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October 22, 2025, 4:05 AM

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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:
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  —  Introducing ChatGPT Atlas (via) Last year OpenAI hired Chrome engineer Darin Fisher, which sparked speculation they might have their own browser in the pipeline.
Bloomberg:
Samsung unveils the Galaxy XR headset, with Android XR, 4K micro-OLED displays, a Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip, and an external battery pack, available for $1,799  —  The $1,800 headset is a precursor to smart glasses launching “pretty soon.”  —  A new mixed-reality headset developed …
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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 6%+  —  Shares of Netflix plummeted as much as 7% after the company posted a third-quarter earnings miss after the closing bell Tuesday.
Bloomberg:
Sources: Anthropic is in discussions with Google about a deal that would provide Anthropic with computing power valued in the high tens of billions of dollars  —  Anthropic PBC is in discussions with Alphabet Inc.'s Google about a deal that would provide the artificial intelligence company …
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 …
Lance Ulanoff / TechRadar:
Reuters:
Meta forms a JV with Blue Owl to fund the $27B, 2GW Hyperion data center in Louisiana, its largest ever private capital deal; Meta will retain a ~20% equity  —  Meta (META.O) has struck a $27 billion financing deal with Blue Owl Capital to fund its biggest data center project globally …
David Ingram / NBC News:
Hundreds of public figures sign a Future of Life Institute statement urging a ban on the development of AI superintelligence until it can be deployed safely  —  The call, signed by Nobel laureates, ex-military leaders and public figures worldwide, seeks a ban on research that could create machines smarter than people.
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.
Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News:
Findem, an AI-powered talent acquisition startup, raised $51M in equity and debt, including a $36M Series C led by SLW, taking its total funding to $105M  —  In a competitive hiring environment, the ability to find exceptional talent that isn't necessarily knocking down your door is hugely desired and not always easy to attain.
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Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
YouTube launches its likeness detection tech, letting eligible creators in its Partner Program request the removal of AI-generated content with their likeness  —  YouTube revealed on Tuesday that its likeness-detection technology has officially rolled out to eligible creators in the YouTube Partner Program, following a pilot phase.
Financial Times:
Electricity demand from data centers powering the AI boom has caused a gas turbine supply crunch, as the US becomes the epicenter of new gas-fired power plants  —  A supply crunch in giant turbines for gas-powered plants threatens environmental and geopolitical consequences
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Sesame, which is developing an AI agent with a natural-sounding human voice and smart glasses, raised a $250M Series B and opens an early beta of its iOS app  —  Sesame, a conversational AI startup and smart glasses maker, has raised a $250 million Series B round and is opening up its beta …
Marina Temkin / TechCrunch:
Sources: Fal.ai, which hosts multimodal AI models for developers, raised ~$250M at a $4B+ valuation, less than three months after announcing a $125M Series C  —  Fal.ai, a startup that hosts image, video, and audio AI models for developers, has closed a new round valuing the company at over $4 billion …

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