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OpenAI:
OpenAI pilots group chats in ChatGPT in Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan, letting up to 20 users create profiles and prompt ChatGPT in a shared space  —  Collaborate with others, and ChatGPT, in the same conversation.  —  Try in ChatGPT(opens in a new window)
Thomas Ricker / The Verge:
Meta plans to launch WhatsApp third-party app integration in Europe “over the coming months”, which is required by the DMA, starting with BirdyChat and Haiket  —  Coming ‘soon’ with end-to-end encryption enabled.  —  Meta is on the cusp of launching third-party integration …
Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Amazon and Anthropic join Microsoft in backing the GAIN AI Act, which would require US chipmakers to meet local demand before export; Nvidia opposes it  —  Legislation would give tech leaders preferential access to chips  —  WASHINGTON—Amazon.com is joining Microsoft …
Elissa Welle / The Verge:
Mozilla says it is building AI Window, an opt-in Firefox feature that includes an AI assistant and lets users pick their preferred model, but gives few details  —  You will be able to chat with the browser's AI assistant in the new AI Window. … Another day, another AI browser.
The Economic Times:
India officially notifies its first data protection law to establish a framework for data processing, protection, and governance, including verifiable consent  —  India has officially notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, establishing a framework for data processing, protection, and governance.
Logan Hitchcock / Decrypt:
Publicly traded Bitcoin miner Bitfarms says it will wind down its BTC operations and pivot to AI infrastructure, after reporting Q3 net loss up 92% YoY to $46M  —  Bitcoin miner Bitfarms will end its Bitcoin operations in the coming years, shifting focus to providing infrastructure for growing AI demand.
Financial Times:
Sources: Tether is in talks to lead a €1B funding round in Neura Robotics, valuing the startup at €8B-€10B, as Tether seeks to expand its investment portfolio  —  Cryptocurrency giant seeks to build on sprawling investment portfolio with bet on German humanoid robotics group
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Google proposes ad tech changes to settle a €2.95B EU antitrust fine, including boosting interoperability across its ad tech services, but still plans to appeal  —  Google has offered to tweak its ad tech products to settle a European Union order after a near-€3 billion ($3.4 billion) …
Iain Martin / Forbes:
Sources: Stockholm-based vibe coding startup Lovable is in talks to raise funding at a valuation of ~$6B, up from $1.8B in July when it raised a $200M Series A  —  The Stockholm-based startup that uses AI to code apps and websites for its users is in talks to raise a new round at triple its last valuation from just four months ago.
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Madlin Mekelburg / Bloomberg:
A US judge rules that Apple and OpenAI must answer to a lawsuit filed by X and xAI, accusing them of conspiring to thwart competition in emerging markets in AI  —  Apple Inc. and OpenAI must answer to a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's X Corp. and xAI accusing the companies of conspiring …

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
NPR retracts an article saying Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring; he has made no such announcement, and a spokesman called the story “inaccurate”

Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
Dish DBS and several subsidiaries file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas; the company expects to emerge from bankruptcy by the third quarter

Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix and Eureka Productions worked with ElevenLabs to use AI to re-create Gene Wilder's voice as Willy Wonka for a new unscripted series

More News

Tess Bennett / Australian Financial Review:
Australia-based AI infrastructure company Firmus raised AU$500M, or ~$325M, tripling its valuation to AU$6B in two months, after raising AU$330M in September

Earlier Picks

OpenAI:
OpenAI adds GPT-5.1 to its API, featuring a “no reasoning” mode and extended prompt caching with up to 24-hour retention for faster responses at a lower cost
Dave Lee / Bloomberg:
Sundar Pichai proved to be the “wartime CEO” that Google needed after ChatGPT's launch, making the company an AI leader, in part by empowering Demis Hassabis
Bloomberg:
Sources: Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab is in early talks to raise funding at a ~$50B valuation, more than quadruple from July and could rise to $55B-$60B
Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Cursor says it has crossed $1B in annualized revenue, has 300+ employees, and its in-house models “generate more code than almost any other LLMs in the world”
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple unveils Mini Apps Partner Program, offering a reduced 15% commission on IAPs for mini apps, or “self-contained” experiences built with web tech like HTML5
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