The Next Normal

Weekly Update: Opus 4.5 Takes the Spotlight, ChatGPT Turns Three, Teens Lose Their AI Friends, and MIT Charts Workforce Disruption

Nov 24 - Nov 30 2025

Dec 1 • 

Monique Malcolm-Hay

November 2025

Weekly Update: Record Nvidia Earnings, Gemini 3’s Breakthrough, AI-Powered Teaching, Market Jitters, and Bezos’ New AI Bet

Nov 17 - Nov 23 2025

Nov 24 • 

Monique Malcolm-Hay

Weekly Update: Group Chats, Smarter Search, Agentic Shopping, AI Performance Reviews, and Rising Threats

Nov 10 - Nov 16 2025

Nov 17 • 

Monique Malcolm-Hay

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Weekly Update: The AI x Workforce Landscape is Heating Up

Oct 20 - Oct 26 2025

Nov 17 • 

Monique Malcolm-Hay

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October 2025

This week at DevDay, OpenAI unveiled apps inside ChatGPT, including an early partnership with Coursera

Every week, more than 800 million people use ChatGPT, and one of the most common reasons is to learn.

Oct 8 • 

Monique Malcolm-Hay

This year has brought a stream of CEO announcements making their stance on AI explicit

Originally shared on LinkedIn on September 28 2025.

Oct 8 • 

Monique Malcolm-Hay

September 2025

Yesterday, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Pulse

For the past three years, ChatGPT has been the most powerful Q&A machine in history.

Sep 27 • 

Monique Malcolm-Hay

Nvidia didn’t just come to the UK to shake hands. They came to write checks (or “cheques”, depending on your timezone)

Originally shared on LinkedIn on September 19 2025.

Sep 27 • 

Monique Malcolm-Hay

Last week, everyone was talking about Stanford University’s new study on gen AI and the workforce.. but there was a perspective missing from…

Last week, everyone was talking about Stanford University’s new study on gen AI and the workforce..

Sep 2 • 

Monique Malcolm-Hay

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August 2025

At last month’s “Winning the AI Race” summit in DC hosted by the All-In Podcast, one of the key themes was clear: AI isn’t a force for job…

At last month’s “Winning the AI Race” summit in DC hosted by the All-In Podcast, one of the key themes was clear: AI isn’t a force for job destruction…

Aug 4 • 

Monique Malcolm-Hay

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July 2025

Handshake, best known as a student job platform, entered the AI training market in January. Just six months in, it expects to reach a $100M…

Handshake, best known as a student job platform, entered the AI training market in January.

Jul 24 • 

Monique Malcolm-Hay

Yesterday, ​​Mattel, Inc. and OpenAI announced a partnership to bring gen AI into toys and experiences.

Originally shared on LinkedIn on June 13 2025.

Jul 23 • 

Monique Malcolm-Hay