Tuesdays are 3 AI updates, one hot take, one action. Weekends are practical real estate agent workflows.
Google I/O started today and they used the keynote to launch enough new features to get a dedicated newsletter. The two leaders are still Claude and ChatGPT but Google will continue to be a loud challenger and I wanna make sure you know the highlights so you can see how they might impact your business.
1. Google cut AI Ultra to $100 a month at I/O yesterday and shipped two new Gemini models the same day. Gemini 3.5 Flash is a faster lightweight model and Omni is a new video-and-world model. The whole keynote read as Google running hard to close the gap on Claude and ChatGPT after a quarter where Anthropic and OpenAI both raised enterprise prices. Token costs are moving in opposite directions across the three labs, and a $100 Ultra plan finally fits inside an individual top producer's budget instead of an enterprise procurement cycle.
2. Gemini Spark is Google's answer to ChatGPT agent mode. Spark sits on a dedicated Google Cloud VM and works 24/7, reaching into Gmail, Calendar, Tasks, and Chrome from one assistant. You can ask it to draft email, plan your week, run a Chrome workflow, or queue a follow-up sequence, with a confirm-before-send checkpoint on anything that costs money or leaves your account. For now it's limited to AI Ultra subscribers, so the new $100 plan is the entry ticket. Worth watching even if you're not paying since this pattern of easier agentic integrations will likely land in ChatGPT Pro and Claude Max within a few months.
3. Daily Brief is Google's morning-prep AI, and it ships today to anyone on the $20 Plus plan. Open the Gemini app and you get a synthesized briefing built from your live Gmail and Calendar, with priorities and conflicts surfaced at the top. This is the workflow Cohort 5 agents already hand-roll inside Claude and ChatGPT every Monday morning, now productized by Google as a native feature with real account access. Friday's Weekend Workflow shows you how to build a portable version that runs anywhere, so you're not locked into Google when something better ships.
HOT TAKE
The I/O keynote was Google running to remind the market it's still in the AI race. The two leaders right now are Claude and ChatGPT, and most serious agent workflows I see are being built on one of those two. Google's move is to stack native features into its own ecosystem and pull you back in. Use what's useful from Gemini, never let one stack hold every workflow you depend on. The race benefits all of us because it brings the pricing down and pushes each platform to find ways to service their customers, including real estate agents, better.
1 THING TO TRY
This week, open the Gemini app on your phone and let Daily Brief run for two consecutive mornings (you need at least the $20 AI Plus tier). On day three, ask yourself: did the briefing tell you anything your morning routine wasn't already giving you? If it did, keep using it. If not, then tune in for this weekends workflow to see how to use one of the other LLMs to build one for yourself.
AI 1-DAY WORKSHOP
Saturday, June 6 (10am-6pm ET): I'm running my next one-day Claude workshop for real estate agents. Five concrete workflows built live in one session. Sign up here.
After June 6, I'm considering running additional one-day trainings in late summer. If you’re interested in a Gemini focused day reply to this email with YES.
-Matt
