Perplexity Pages, Claude 3 Haiku Free, and Gemini Advanced in Workspace: The Research Shift

#1 Perplexity: Pages Feature Launches for Pro Users

Perplexity Pages converts any research query into a structured, shareable document with sections, headings, and live citations. Available to Perplexity Pro subscribers. Public or private link sharing.

Executive angle: Use Pages instead of standard Perplexity answers when the output needs to be shared with a team.

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#2 Anthropic: Claude 3 Haiku Available Free on Claude.ai

Claude 3 Haiku, the fastest Claude 3 model with sub-second response times, is now available to Claude.ai free users. Suited for quick lookups, summaries, and high-volume simple tasks.

Executive angle: Use Haiku for speed-sensitive tasks and switch to Sonnet for analysis and longer documents.

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#3 Google: Gemini Advanced Enters Workspace Labs Early Access

Google opened Workspace Labs early access to Gemini Advanced (Gemini Ultra) for Business Standard and above plans. Enhanced reasoning in Docs, Sheets, and Gmail summarization.

Executive angle: Admin enables Workspace Labs in Google Admin Console to start evaluating Advanced capabilities.

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#4 OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Knowledge Cutoff Updated to April 2023

OpenAI updated GPT-4 Turbo's training data cutoff from December 2022 to April 2023, improving accuracy on queries about technology, business, and market conditions from early 2023.

Executive angle: Re-run queries that previously returned outdated information on 2023 technology and market topics.

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#5 Perplexity: Mobile App Gets Pages Integration

Perplexity's iOS and Android apps added Pages access, allowing executives to create and share research documents from mobile without opening a desktop browser.

Executive angle: Create a competitive brief from your phone before a meeting using the Perplexity mobile app.

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02 / Top AI Updates | 3 Deep Dives

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Perplexity Pages converts research queries into structured, shareable documents with sections, headings, and live citations from real-time web sources. Available to Perplexity Pro users. Pages can be shared via public or private link, making them immediately useful for team briefings without reformatting.

Business Impact

Eliminates: Manual compilation and formatting of research from multiple sources into a shareable document

Time back: 1 to 3 hr per research brief

Best for: Executives who prepare recurring competitive, market, or vendor briefings for their teams

Executive Action Steps

• Open Perplexity Pro and click Pages in the left sidebar.
• Enter a specific research query with named sections you want covered.
• Set the audience level to Expert for executive audiences or General for mixed audiences.
• Review the generated sections, edit any gaps, and toggle to public or private before sharing the link.

Why it matters: Pages eliminates the step between getting AI research and sharing it with a team. The output is a document, not a chat answer.

Deep dive: Perplexity Pages: AI-Generated Research Reports Your Team Can Share Instantly ->

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Claude 3 Haiku: The Free Fast Model Now Available for Everyone

Claude 3 Haiku arrived on the Claude.ai free tier in March 2024. As the speed-optimized model in the Claude 3 family, Haiku returns answers faster than Sonnet with sub-second latency, at no cost. It is well suited for quick lookups, short summaries, email subject lines, and high-volume simple classification tasks.

Business Impact

Eliminates: Waiting for Sonnet responses on short, direct tasks that do not require deep reasoning

Time back: Response time reduction on simple tasks; cost reduction for API users using Haiku over Sonnet

Best for: Executives who need fast answers on simple queries and are willing to switch to Sonnet for complex analysis

Executive Action Steps

• Create a free account at Claude.ai (no credit card required).
• Select Haiku from the model picker at the top of a new conversation.
• Use Haiku for quick lookups, bullet summaries, and email drafting tasks.
• Switch to Sonnet (also on free tier with limits) for document review, analysis, and longer outputs.

Why it matters: The speed difference is most visible on simple tasks. Testing both models on the same prompt shows the tradeoff clearly and helps executives calibrate which tier to use by default.

Deep dive: Claude 3 Haiku: The Free Fast Model Now Available for Everyone ->

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Gemini Advanced in Google Workspace: Early Access Guide

Google Workspace Labs opened early access to Gemini Advanced (Gemini Ultra) for Business Standard and above plans in March 2024. The upgrade adds deeper reasoning to Docs, more accurate formula generation in Sheets, and better long-thread handling in Gmail, before the capability reaches general availability.

Business Impact

Eliminates: Workarounds for complex analysis requests that standard Gemini Pro handled inconsistently

Time back: Improved output quality on complex Docs and Sheets tasks reduces editing time by 20 to 40 percent

Best for: Google Workspace admins who want to evaluate Gemini Ultra capabilities before GA rollout

Executive Action Steps

• Check that the Workspace plan is Business Standard or above with the Gemini add-on active.
• Admin enables Workspace Labs in Google Admin Console under Apps > Additional Google Services > Labs.
• Users opt in via account settings once admin enables Labs for the organization.
• Test in Docs first: open a complex multi-part analysis request in the Gemini sidebar and compare output quality.

Why it matters: Early access lets organizations evaluate and provide feedback before GA. Teams that test now arrive at GA with a clear understanding of which use cases generate the most value.

Deep dive: Gemini Advanced in Google Workspace: Early Access Guide ->

03 / Pro Tip

Build a Competitive Intelligence Page With Perplexity in 10 Minutes

Tools: Perplexity Pro | Time: 10 Min | Level: Beginner

A structured Perplexity Pages query produces a sourced, shareable competitive intelligence brief on any company in under 10 minutes. The seven-section structure covers company overview, market positioning, recent announcements, pricing, customer profile, weaknesses, and sales differentiation talking points. The output can be shared directly with the sales team via link.

The Prompt

Why it works: The seven-section structure ensures the output covers every dimension a sales team needs, including the differentiation talking points that a standard competitive search query does not produce.

Best for: Sales leaders, CEOs, and strategy executives who face the same 2 to 5 competitors repeatedly and need a consistent, refreshable briefing format.

Deep dive: Build a Competitive Intelligence Page With Perplexity in 10 Minutes ->

04 / Productivity Gem

Claude Plus Perplexity: The Two-Tool Executive Briefing Workflow

Tools: Perplexity Pro + Claude.ai | Saved: 100+ Min/Briefing

Perplexity surfaces real-time sourced facts. Claude synthesizes them into a structured executive recommendation. Used in sequence, the two tools produce a complete briefing on any topic in 15 to 20 minutes, versus 2 to 3 hours of manual research and writing.

• In Perplexity Pro, run a structured research query on your topic to get sourced facts and recent developments.
• Copy the full Perplexity output including sources.
• Paste the output into Claude.ai followed by the synthesis prompt to generate a structured executive briefing with implications and recommendation.

The Prompt

Time savings: Reduces a 2 to 3 hour manual research and briefing task to 15 to 20 minutes. Savings compound for executives who prepare 2 to 3 briefings per week.

Deep dive: Claude Plus Perplexity: The Two-Tool Executive Briefing Workflow ->

Research got faster and more shareable this week. Perplexity Pages means the output of a research session is a document your team can read, not a chat answer only you can see. Claude 3 Haiku free means there is no cost barrier to having an AI assistant for simple daily tasks.

Executives who act this week will run one Perplexity Pages query on their most active competitor, test Haiku on three quick daily tasks, and opt in to Gemini Advanced Workspace Labs if they are on a qualifying plan.

Forward this to one executive you respect. They will thank you next week.

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