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October 23, 2025, 2:30 AM

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Cade Metz / New York Times:
Google says its Willow quantum chip using a new Quantum Echoes algorithm ran computations 13,000x faster than supercomputers, aiding drug and materials research  —  Michel H. Devoret was one of three physicists who won this year's Nobel Prize in Physics for a series of experiments they conducted more than four decades ago.
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Reddit files a lawsuit against Perplexity and three data scraping companies, accusing them of illegally stealing its data by scraping Google search results  —  In a lawsuit, Reddit pulled back the curtain on an ecosystem of start-ups that scrape Google's search results and resell the information to data-hungry A.I. companies.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple removes controversial dating safety apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store for failing to meet requirements around content moderation and user privacy  —  Controversial dating safety apps, Tea and Tea on Her, have been pulled from the Apple App Store.
Brody Ford / Bloomberg:
IBM reports Q3 revenue up 9% YoY to $16.3B, above $16.1B est., and Hybrid Cloud (Red Hat) revenue up 14%, below 16% est.; IBM drops 6%+ after hours  —  International Business Machines Corp. reported disappointing revenue in its closely watched Red Hat unit, sparking concerns among investors …
Reuters:
Sources: Trump administration is considering barring exports of products made with US software to China in response to the country's rare earth restrictions  —  - Trump administration considers potential escalation in China trade war  — Measure could restrict shipments to China of goods containing or made with U.S. software
Wall Street Journal:
A teen's parents allege OpenAI loosened ChatGPT's suicide-talk rules to boost engagement before their son died by suicide using a method discussed with ChatGPT  —  An amended complaint from the parents of Adam Raine, a 16-year-old who died by suicide, alleges the changes were part of a push to increase engagement
Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
Amazon is testing AR glasses for delivery drivers, using AI and computer vision to help them scan packages, follow walking directions, and get proof of delivery  —  MILPITAS, Calif. — Amazon is bringing delivery details directly to drivers' eyeballs.  —  The e-commerce giant on Wednesday confirmed …
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with GM CEO Mary Barra and CPO Sterling Anderson on GM's plans for AI and autonomous driving, ditching Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on all its cars, more  —  We've got a special episode of Decoder today.  I'm talking to General Motors CEO Mary Barra and new GM Chief Product Officer …
Dane Stuckey / @cryps1s:
OpenAI CISO Dane Stuckey outlines prompt injection mitigations in ChatGPT Atlas, including a “logged out mode” that blocks agent access to user credentials  —  Yesterday we launched ChatGPT Atlas, our new web browser. In Atlas, ChatGPT agent can get things done for you. We're excited to see how this feature makes work and day-to-day life more efficient and effective for people. ChatGPT agent is powerful and helpful, and designed to be
Canadian Press:
Canada's financial crime watchdog fines crypto exchange Cryptomus a record ~$126M for infractions including failing to flag suspicious transactions  —  Firm failed to flag over 1,000 transactions with suspected links to criminal activity  —  A cryptocurrency exchange has been slapped …
Ina Fried / Axios:
Meta is cutting ~600 jobs out of the several thousand within its Superintelligence Lab, including in its FAIR unit, while sparing the newly formed TBD Lab  —  Meta is cutting several hundred roles from its AI unit even as it continues to hire for its newer TBD Lab, Axios has learned.
Financial Times:
The UK CMA designates Apple and Google with “strategic market status” in each of their mobile platforms, imposing stricter rules on them to improve competition  —  Competition regulator designates the Big Tech groups with special status under strict new digital laws
Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: quantum computing companies including IonQ, Rigetti, and D-Wave are in talks to give the US Commerce Dept. equity in exchange for $10M+ each in funding  —  Discussions signal Washington's wider involvement in key parts of the economy  —  WASHINGTON—Several quantum-computing companies …
Michael Wayland / CNBC:
GM plans to roll out Google Gemini in its vehicles starting in 2026 and plans an advanced driver-assistance system with eyes-off driving capabilities in 2028  —  NEW YORK — General Motors is targeting a suite of new software initiatives for its vehicles over the next three years …

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