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Ina Fried / Axios:
OpenAI launches its ChatGPT Atlas web browser, available initially for macOS, and “coming soon” to Windows, iOS, and Android  —  OpenAI on Tuesday announced a next-generation Web browser, Atlas, as the company seeks to expand from simply being a popular app into a broader computing platform.
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OpenAI says ChatGPT Atlas' opt-in browser memories feature can remember key details from users' web browsing to improve chat responses and offer suggestions  —  The browser with ChatGPT built in.  —  Today we're introducing ChatGPT Atlas, a new web browser built with ChatGPT at its core.
Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog:
First impressions of ChatGPT Atlas, as browser agents remain confusing, with insurmountable security and privacy risks including prompt injection attacks
Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Coinbase agrees to acquire Echo, a blockchain platform to let crypto companies quickly raise capital, for ~$375M, marking Coinbase's eighth acquisition in 2025  —  Acquisition marks Coinbase's eighth deal this year  —  Coinbase Global has struck a roughly $375 million deal to acquire Echo …
New York Times:
Internal Amazon documents and sources: executives believe Amazon is on the cusp of replacing 500K+ jobs with robots and aims to automate 75% of its operations  —  Earlier this month, I went to Louisiana to tour Amazon's most advanced warehouse.  It was unlike any I had visited in my seven years covering the company →
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q3 revenue up 17% YoY to $11.51B, matching est., operating margin below est. due to Brazilian tax dispute expense; NFLX drops 5%+ after hours  —  Shares of Netflix plummeted as much as 7% after the company posted a third-quarter earnings miss after the closing bell Tuesday.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix says it is on track to more than double its advertising revenue in 2025 and is currently using AI to test new ad formats  —  The streaming giant reported its Q3 earnings Tuesday.
Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge:
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5) review: feels the same as M4 with a speed upgrade and still good value for money with great battery life, but only a modest update  —  Last year's entry-level MacBook Pro was an impressive return to form for Apple's Pro laptop.  Between the M4 chip, increased RAM …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple's foldable iPad with an 18" screen faces engineering challenges tied to weight, features, and display tech, pushing its debut to 2029 or later  —  Apple Inc.'s effort to reinvent the iPad by adding a giant foldable screen has hit development hurdles, potentially delaying the planned launch.
David Pierce / The Verge:
iPad Pro (M5, 2025) review: amazing performance, hardware remains unbeaten, and iPadOS is getting more Mac-like, but still too pricey for a secondary computer  —  What do you get the tablet that has everything?  Last year, Apple debuted a massive overhaul to the iPad Pro, with a thin new design …
Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Dario Amodei addresses “inaccurate claims” about Anthropic's policy stances after David Sacks said the “real issue” is “Anthropic's agenda to backdoor Woke AI”  —  Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei addressed “inaccurate claims” about the artificial intelligence …
Omar El Chmouri / Bloomberg:
Documents: OpenAI has more than 100 ex-investment bankers paid $150 per hour to train its AI to build financial models as part of its secretive Project Mercury  —  OpenAI has more than 100 ex-investment bankers helping train its artificial intelligence on how to build financial models …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
HBO Max raises prices across all plans: Basic With Ads increases by $1/month to $10.99, Standard by $1.50/month to $18.49, and Premium by $2/month to $22.99  —  It's going to cost you more to watch HBO Max, after the streaming platform raised its prices just a year after its last hikes.
Artie Beaty / ZDNET:
Samsung rolls out a Perplexity TV app, which works alongside Samsung's Vision AI Companion, on its 2025 TVs; 2023 and 2024 TV models will get it later this year  —  ZDNET's key takeaways  — Samsung is introducing a new Perplexity TV app.  — 2025 models get the app now, 2024 and 2023 models later this year.
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Apple challenges the DMA in the EU's General Court, saying it “imposes hugely onerous and intrusive burdens” at odds with Apple's rights in the EU marketplace  —  Apple Inc. lashed out at the European Union's attempts to tame the power of Silicon Valley in the most far-reaching legal challenge …
Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica:
Google Fi plans an AI call quality feature to filter out background sounds like wind next month, and will bring full RCS support on the web in December  —  Google's Fi cellular service is getting an upgrade, and since this is 2025, there's plenty of AI involved.
Alexey Shabanov / TestingCatalog:
Google launches new features for its Google AI Studio developer platform, including a revamped “Build” tab to vibe code AI apps  —  Google debuts a revamped AI Studio “Build” interface that cuts technical barriers for AI app prototyping with one-click Cloud Run publishing.
Lance Ulanoff / TechRadar:
Apple Vision Pro M5 review: everything looks sharper, especially virtual desktop mode, and the Dual Knit band is comfortable, but the headset still costs $3,500  —  New Apple silicon and a new headband level up the experience  —  TechRadar Verdict … Why you can trust TechRadar …
Adrienne So / Wired:
Oakley Meta Vanguard review: the smart glasses combine headphones, sunglasses, and a camera, plus Garmin integration, but the camera specs aren't too impressive  —  Meta's second collaboration with Oakley look good, sound great, and might just replace your action cam.  —  Rating:
Michelle Hackman / Wall Street Journal:
The US government issues new guidelines on its $100K H-1B visa fee, saying it will apply only to new visa applicants outside the country, not all new applicants  —  Under new guidance, only applicants living abroad will be subject to the fee  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee …

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Sources: Nexstar has begun directing stations to fill local newscasts with segments from Nexstar's NewsNation instead of national networks' content like NBC's

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