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Sources: Apple is intensifying CEO succession planning as Tim Cook, now 65, may step down as early as next year, with John Ternus seen as the likely successor — iPhone maker's board is preparing for its longtime leader to step down as early as next year — Apple is stepping … | 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 …
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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 …
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| Jyoti Mann / Business Insider: |
Internal memo: Meta plans to assess employees on their “AI-driven impact”, which will be a “core expectation” of their performance from 2026 — - Meta will assess employee performance by AI-driven impact starting in 2026. — The company is shifting toward … | 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)
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| 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.
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| 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 … | 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 …
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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 … | Molly Taft / Wired: |
Data Center Watch: local opposition blocked or delayed 17 US data center projects worth $98B in Q2 2025, vs. 16 projects worth $64B from May 2024 to March 2025 — A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year.
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| Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg: |
Digital asset treasuries increasingly rely on in-kind contributions, with sponsors using their own crypto instead of cash, shifting risk to retail investors — Executives are turning to a novel structure to fund crypto accumulation vehicles as investor appetite thins.| Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac: |
Opera says in the 12 months ending with October, it saw a 88% surge in daily active iOS users across Europe, partly due to the changes mandated by the DMA — Norway-based Opera announced today that its iOS user base in Europe has grown by as much as five times since the Digital Markets Act (DMA) took effect in 2024.| 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 …
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| The Information: |
Sources: Apptronik, a humanoid robot maker backed by Google, is in the process of raising at least $400M led by B Capital at a $5B pre-money valuation — Apptronik, a humanoid robot maker backed by Google, is in the process of raising at least $400 million at a $5 billion valuation not including … | 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 …
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| 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 …
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| 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
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| 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
| Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times: |
WH national security memo: Alibaba provides tech support for China military's “operations” against targets in the US; Alibaba says it is “complete nonsense” — National security document outlines intelligence on tech support given to PLA ‘operations’Sponsor Posts
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