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November 14, 2025, 8:15 PM

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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)
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
OpenAI says ChatGPT will now ditch em dashes if users tell it to; em dashes have become telltale signs that supposedly signals text written by AI  —  OpenAI says ChatGPT will now ditch the em dashes if you tell it to.  The telltale sign that supposedly signals text written by AI has popped …
Hugh Son / CNBC:
JPMorgan Chase secures deals with fintech middlemen, like Plaid, covering 95%+ of third-party data pulls, and will receive payment for access to customer data  —  JPMorgan Chase has secured deals ensuring it will get paid by the fintech firms responsible for nearly all the data requests …
More: Reuters and PaymentsJournal
X: @cate_long and @mattdizwhitlockLinkedIn: Hugh SonForums: Slashdot
Sam Clark / Politico:
Germany approves legislation granting Interior Ministry new powers to ban Chinese tech suppliers from critical infrastructure sectors like energy and transport  —  New law set to come into place as Germany toughens its stance on China.  —  The German government is set to get new powers …
Theo Wayt / The Information:
Elon Musk says Grok 5 would be released “in Q1 sometime”, later than a deadline he previously set of releasing the model by the end of 2025  —  XAI plans to release its next-generation Grok 5 artificial intelligence model in the first three months of next year, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday.
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 …
Chris Welch / Bloomberg:
Samsung Galaxy XR review: matches some of the Vision Pro's hardware features at half the price, but has an uncomfortable headband and less precise hand tracking  —  Samsung's Galaxy XR is a cheaper and lighter, but inferior rival to Apple's Vision Pro.  —  In the not-too-distant future …
Yun Li / CNBC:
Filing: Berkshire Hathaway discloses a $4.3B stake in Alphabet in Q3, a surprising move given Warren Buffett's reluctance toward high-growth, tech-driven stocks  —  Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway revealed a new position in internet and AI giant Alphabet in a filing …
Bloomberg:
Google says it plans to invest $40B through 2027 in three new data centers in Texas, including one co-located with a new solar and battery energy storage plant  —  Alphabet Inc.'s Google plans to invest $40 billion in three new Texas data centers, ramping up its footprint as competitors …
Karissa Bell / Engadget:
X replaces DMs with Chat, a new messaging system that it says is E2EE, supports file sharing, video calling, and more, rolling out first to iOS and the web  —  It also adds disappearing messages and file sharing features.  —  X has finally revealed its long-promised chat platform …
Bernie Pazanowski / Bloomberg Law:
Meta, TikTok, Google, and YouTube sue California over a new law that prohibits personalized feeds for minors without parental consent, claiming it violates 1A  —  Meta Platforms Inc., TikTok Inc., Google LLC, and YouTube LLC are challenging a California law that forbids social media platforms …
Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
Jeff Green / Bloomberg:
Microsoft signs a deal with a legal advocacy group to resolve claims it denied discounts to conservative religious nonprofits; OpenAI and Asana also made deals  —  Microsoft Corp. signed an agreement to put to rest accusations that it used a litmus test to deny software discounts to conservative faith-based groups.
More: LifeNews.com
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.
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.

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