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Here is the corrected draft. I adjusted the introduction to position The Pulse as an addition to your ecosystem, not a replacement.

It frames the problem as "Noise vs. Signal"—you give them deep dives (lead magnets), and now you are giving them the radar (The Pulse).

Title: My DMs are broken
Subtitle: The one question everyone keeps asking me.

Hey,

I love writing the deep-dive guides for you.
I love breaking down specific productivity hacks.
And I am going to keep sending those.

But recently, my inbox has looked like a crime scene.
Everyone is asking the same question:

"I missed the news this week. What actually matters?"

It makes sense.
Trying to keep up with AI right now is like trying to drink from a firehose.
Most newsletters just make it worse. They send you a list of "50 New Tools" that you will never use. That isn't helpful. That is noise.

You need signal.

So, I am launching a new Sunday edition: The Pulse.

Every Sunday, I will cut through the hype.
I will tell you exactly what changed in the last 7 days.
I will tell you why it matters.
And I will tell you how it impacts your life.

Welcome to Edition #1.

The internet melted down this week.

It wasn't because of a new model benchmark.
It wasn't because of a CEO firing.

It was because of a spreadsheet.

For the last two years, we have treated AI like a slot machine.
You put in a prompt. You pull the lever. You hope for a good result.

That era ended this week.
We just entered the Era of Integration.

Claude is now native inside Excel.

This isn't a chatbot living in a sidebar.
This isn't a "helper."

This is an analyst.
It can reason across multiple sheets.
It can cite specific cells.
It performs formula-safe updates.

Why this matters:
If your job relies on memorizing VLOOKUP, you are in trouble.
If your job relies on analyzing data, you just got a superpower.

→ The Move: If you are a Pro user, check your add-ins. Stop writing formulas. Start defining outcomes.

While the internet screamed about Excel, the giants slipped three massive updates out the back door.

They didn't do press releases. They didn't want the hype.
They just shipped code.

Microsoft Copilot's "Auto" Mode
Users found a new toggle in 365. Copilot now quietly decides if your question needs a "Quick Response" or "Deep Thinking." It is making judgment calls without asking you.

ChatGPT Health (The Quiet Pivot)
OpenAI silently added connectors for Apple Health and HealthEx. They want to be your doctor, but they are terrified of the privacy backlash. They launched it in a whisper.

Windsurf + Kimi K2
The coding IDE "Windsurf" added the Kimi K2 model.
Why does this matter?
It offers reasoning capabilities at a fraction of the cost. It’s the budget option for heavy lifters.

If you are trying to grow an audience in 2026, stop doing what worked in 2025.

A leak from LinkedIn this week confirmed what we suspected.
The algorithm has changed its diet.

The "Do Not Fly" List:
• External Links in posts? -60% reach.
• Text-only posts? Beating images by 30%.
• Comments? Weighted 3x higher than likes.

The days of "broadcasting" are over.
The days of "discussion" are here.

Information without action is just entertainment.
Here is how you win this week:

Audit Your Workflow
Open your most complex spreadsheet. Run the new Claude integration. See if you can replace 30 minutes of manual data entry with one prompt.

Fix Your Funnel
Stop putting links in the body of your LinkedIn posts. Put them in the comments or your bio. You are fighting the algorithm, and the algorithm is winning.

Test "Cowork"
If you have Claude Pro, download the desktop app. Try the "Cowork" feature. It’s a file agent that used to cost $100/month in SaaS fees. Now it's free with your sub.

The Bottom Line:
The winners of 2026 won't be the "Prompt Engineers."
They will be the "Workflow Architects."

Stop asking the AI to write poems.
Ask it to do your job.

See you next week,

John

P.S. Reply "EXCEL" and I'll send you a breakdown of the exact prompt I used to automate my weekly reporting.