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If you've been trying to access Fable 5 and wondering why it's suddenly unavailable, it's not just you. Anthropic has suspended access to Fable 5 following a U.S. government directive issued this week. The company says it was required to disable the model while it works through new export control requirements. What this means: • Fable 5 is currently unavailable • Mythos 5 has also been affected • Other Claude models remain available • Users outside the U.S., including Australia, are impacted This is a reminder of how quickly the AI landscape can change. One week you're testing a new model. A few days later it's gone. If your business, content workflow, or products rely heavily on a single AI model, it's a good idea to have backup options and flexible systems in place. Were you using Fable 5? What did you think of it before access was suspended? 👇

OpenAI & Visa Just Changed AI Commerce This is one of the biggest AI announcements of the year. OpenAI and Visa have announced a major partnership that will allow AI agents inside ChatGPT to make purchases on behalf of users using Visa's payment network. What this means: 💳 ChatGPT will be able to complete purchases, not just recommend products. 🛒 AI agents could compare options, find deals, book services, and complete transactions. 🔒 Users remain in control with spending limits, approval requirements, and merchant restrictions. 🌎 Visa's global payment network provides the payment infrastructure and security layer behind the transactions. Think about that for a second. We're moving from: "Here's the best product I found." To: "I found the best option, ordered it, paid for it, and it's on the way." This isn't just AI chat anymore. It's AI taking action. The real question is no longer whether AI will change commerce. The question is: How comfortable are you letting an AI spend money on your behalf? Would you trust ChatGPT to make purchases for you? 👇

I ran the productivity detective prompt and thought it was going to call me out. It didn't. It basically said I don't have a procrastination problem. I have too many things going at once and not enough hours. Rude but accurate. Try it and see what yours says. Did it call you out or let you off the hook? Prompt Act as a productivity detective. Interview me one question at a time. Your goal is to uncover the real reason I'm not making faster progress. Keep digging deeper with each answer. Do not accept surface-level explanations. Challenge assumptions when necessary. Look for patterns, contradictions, avoidance behaviours, overcommitment, perfectionism, distractions, unclear priorities, and hidden bottlenecks. When you have enough information, provide: • My biggest bottleneck • The habits feeding it • The hidden cost of not fixing it • The easiest fix • The highest-leverage action I can take this week • One uncomfortable truth I need to hear Ask the first question.