ChatGPT just got a major upgrade — here’s what's new and 7 prompts to try it
AI ChatGPT just got a major upgrade — here’s what's new and 7 prompts to try it Features By Amanda Caswell Published 1 August 2026 If you spend your day jumping between dozens of browser tabs, this update is for you When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Now, rather than utilizing ChatGPT capabilities in a different browser, users can explore new features right in Chrome.With ChatGPT's Side Chat, users can ask questions about YouTube videos, understand highlighted text and reference multiple open tabs at once. Once you've updated, simply open any webpage or YouTube video.Launch ChatGPT Side Chat from the browser.
- ▪AI ChatGPT just got a major upgrade — here’s what's new and 7 prompts to try it Features By Amanda Caswell Published 1 August 2026 If you spend your day jumping between dozens of browser tabs, this update is for you When you purchase throug
- ▪Now, rather than utilizing ChatGPT capabilities in a different browser, users can explore new features right in Chrome.With ChatGPT's Side Chat, users can ask questions about YouTube videos, understand highlighted text and reference multipl
- ▪Once you've updated, simply open any webpage or YouTube video.Launch ChatGPT Side Chat from the browser.
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AI ChatGPT just got a major upgrade — here’s what's new and 7 prompts to try it Features By Amanda Caswell Published 1 August 2026 If you spend your day jumping between dozens of browser tabs, this update is for you When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter OpenAI announced Friday (July 31) that ChatGPT is getting deeper browser integration through both its Chrome extension and desktop app, making it easier to ask questions about what you're already looking at online instead of constantly copying and pasting text into a chat.The update…
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