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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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| 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 …
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| 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 …
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| 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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| 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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| 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 …
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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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| 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 …
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| 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.
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| 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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| 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 … | Reuters: |
Sources: Samsung raised some memory chip prices by 30% to 60% compared to September, amid shortages, likely adding to stress for companies building data centers — - Samsung hikes prices of server chips by 30% to 60% — Steep price hikes seen adding to stress for data infrastructure firms
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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)
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| 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.| 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
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| 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.| 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’| Trishla Ostwal / Adweek: |
CloudX, which uses Anthropic's Claude to automate testing mobile ad pricing and optimizing inventory for publishers, raised a $30M Series A led by Addition — CloudX, a mobile ad startup founded by former adtech executives from MoPub and MAX, raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding.Sponsor Posts
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