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- ChatGPT lets users lock chats behind a PIN, Face ID or Touch ID, per TechCrunch
OpenAI announced that ChatGPT users can now lock conversations with a four-digit PIN, or with Face ID or Touch ID on supported devices, TechCrunch reports. Locked chats move to a separate Locked Chats section, away from regular history, pinned chats and search, and with Memory on they share their own separate memory. OpenAI notes that locking does not add end-to-end encryption, change how long chats are kept, or remove what ChatGPT remembered before a chat was locked.
- ChatGPT’s Chrome extension can read open tabs and let ChatGPT Work control the browser, per The Verge
With OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas browser gone, The Verge reports the ChatGPT Chrome extension now lets ChatGPT view open tabs when Chrome is tagged in the web or desktop app, including a demo that compares several shopping tabs. The sidebar update brings full Chat or Work history onto the current page, and ChatGPT Work can control Chrome for tasks such as sending messages, filling forms or downloading files, similar to Gemini auto browse, plus organize or group tabs.
- OpenAI adds a College Planner to ChatGPT for Teens, per The Verge
The Verge reports that OpenAI is bringing College Planner to ChatGPT for Teens, the teen mode it introduced in August with safeguards and break reminders. OpenAI says the tool gathers application requirements, deadlines, tasks, and financial-aid steps for each school on a student's list into one plan.
- ChatGPT adds virtual try-on and Favorites shopping features, per TechCrunch
ChatGPT gained two shopping features: virtual try-on for clothing and accessories, and a Favorites option that saves products into the user's profile, per TechCrunch's Sarah Perez. The report did not include further product details.