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Formula Assistant
Search Gmail / Notion mail
GPT-5
Internships @ Notion
How Notion reimagined productivity tools
A WORD FROM THE TEAM

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3 Tips / Updates
1/ Formula Assistant
While I know not everyone reading this is fond of AI—I myself have my fair share of doubts—I was genuinely impressed by this new feature: an embedded AI assistant for formulas.
Formulas have always been a stumbling block for most people trying to advance in Notion, but they're now becoming remarkably simple.

There's now an AI field positioned above the formula field. Simply describe what you need in plain English (or your preferred language), and it generates the Notion code for you. It worked flawlessly in all my tests.
Quite mesmerizing 😅
2/ Search Gmail
If you're using Notion's AI ask / research modes, you can now connect Gmail (or Notion Mail) to allow your Notion AI to search within your emails.
Go to Settings
→ Notion AI
→ AI connectors

3/ GPT-5
As soon as GPT-5 was released by OpenAI, it was embedded into Notion’s AI functions.
New in Notion AI’s toolbelt: @OpenAI's GPT-5
It’s fast, thorough, and handles complex work 15% better than other models we’ve tested. A great choice for tasks with multiple moving parts.
Gradual rollout starting today.
— Notion (@NotionHQ)
5:21 PM • Aug 7, 2025
HANG TIGHT — BE RIGHT BACK…
Learn from this investor’s $100m mistake
In 2010, a Grammy-winning artist passed on investing $200K in an emerging real estate disruptor. That stake could be worth $100+ million today.
One year later, another real estate disruptor, Zillow, went public. This time, everyday investors had regrets, missing pre-IPO gains.
Now, a new real estate innovator, Pacaso – founded by a former Zillow exec – is disrupting a $1.3T market. And unlike the others, you can invest in Pacaso as a private company.
Pacaso’s co-ownership model has generated $1B+ in luxury home sales and service fees, earned $110M+ in gross profits to date, and received backing from the same VCs behind Uber, Venmo, and eBay. They even reserved the Nasdaq ticker PCSO.
Paid advertisement for Pacaso’s Regulation A offering. Read the offering circular at invest.pacaso.com. Reserving a ticker symbol is not a guarantee that the company will go public. Listing on the NASDAQ is subject to approvals.
Here’s What a 1-Day Gutter Upgrade Should Cost You
Today, seniors (even on a fixed income or pension) can afford a modern gutter guard, along with 1-day installation and a 100% no-clog guarantee.
With this new website, you can ‘skip’ the middleman, design a gutter guard that’s right for you, and get (fair) local pricing.
2 Resources
1/ Work @ Notion // Internships
If you're looking for an internship, consider Notion 👀 They've just opened applications for their Summer and Winter 2026 positions.
2/ How Notion Reimagined Productivity Tools
A cool new interview with Ivan Zhao (Notion's co-founder & CEO) ↓
Ivan Zhao joins Joubin Mirzadegan on Grit to break down how the company’s minimalist design became a strategic edge in a world overwhelmed by bloated software. He shares why the AI agent still hasn’t arrived, and how Notion’s modular approach might be the closest thing to making it real.
1 Tweek: Tweet of the Week
NotionのToDoリストの色変えられるようになって、次男が歩けるようになったときぐらい喜んでるのは誰だ?(Ꙭ 三 Ꙭ)私だ!
— つぶあん|Notionデザインオタク (@tsubuan_sun)
9:45 PM • Aug 7, 2025
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