Personalized Airfares, ChatGPT Task Agent & AI-Powered Utility Mergers — Daily Pulse 07-18-2025

On this HumanAi Daily Pulse, Delta lets Artificial Intelligence decide what you’ll pay at checkout—here’s how to beat the algorithm. OpenAI turns ChatGPT into a do-it-all task agent, moving from answer-bot to digital coworker. Google’s AI Mode adds deep search and a Gemini 2.5 Pro boost. U.S. utilities merge to finance grid upgrades as data-center power use could triple. And the UK pours £1 billion into linked supercomputers to speed medical breakthroughs. Edward Jacak explains why each story matters and what you can do—today—to adapt.Show Notes (with timestamps)TimeStorySource URL00:00Delta Air Lines Lets AI Name Your Ticket Pricehttps://www.theverge.com/news/709556/delta-air-lines-ai-ticket-price-rollout02:15OpenAI Turns ChatGPT Into a Full-Service Task Agenthttps://www.reuters.com/business/openai-unveils-chatgpt-agent-handle-tasks-ai-apps-evolve-2025-07-17/04:20Google AI Mode Gets Deep Search & Gemini 2.5 Prohttps://www.engadget.com/ai/google-expands-ai-mode-with-extra-features-for-search-205252812.html06:25U.S. Utilities Merge as AI Power Demand Soarshttps://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-utilities-hit-ma-trail-ai-boom-drives-up-power-demand-2025-07-18/08:35