AI Tools & ETF Weekly

OpenAI previews faster inference, Visual Studio adds pull-request context, Google advances encrypted inference, and ETF flows favor short-duration bonds while product launches and price performance diverge.

OpenAI adds more control over how ChatGPT thinks, Google Maps gains agentic errands, and ETF flows rotate between growth, regional funds, and bonds.

This week: browser-based AI gains controlled access to real tasks, MCP moves toward stateless scale, and ETF flows favor semiconductors even as broad growth funds sell.

This week: Google and Anthropic ship more efficient agent models, OpenAI packages enterprise agents for production, and ETF flows swing between broad-market buying and heavy technology outflows.

This week: Google expands NotebookLM and Vids, Cursor adds team workflows, and ETF flows remain strong even as semiconductor funds fall.

This week: Microsoft expands agent workflows inside Visual Studio, Anthropic launches Claude for Teachers, and ETF flows split between global buying, US equity selling, and strong bond demand.