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November 24, 2025, 4:15 AM

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Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
X's new About This Account feature shows some top accounts, including many MAGA influencers, are based in countries like Russia, India, and Nigeria  —  ROLE PLAY  —  A new feature on Elon Musk's X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
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Nikita Bier / @nikitabier:
X starts rolling out About This Account globally, letting users see the country or region where an X account is based by tapping the signup date on the profile  —  In a couple hours, we'll be rolling out About This Account globally, allowing you to see the country or region where an account is based. This will be accessible by tapping the signup date on profiles. This is an important first step to securing the integrity of the global town [image]
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: iOS 27 will be a Snow Leopard-style update focused on bug fixes and performance, plus new AI features; the FT's Tim Cook retirement story was premature  —  Apple's next major iPhone software update — iOS 27 — will have two major elements: quality improvements and artificial intelligence features.
New York Times:
Interviews with current and former OpenAI employees detail how updates that made ChatGPT more appealing to boost growth sent some users into delusional spirals  —  It sounds like science fiction: A company turns a dial on a product used by hundreds of millions of people and inadvertently destabilizes some of their minds.
Courtney Rozen / Reuters:
OPM Director Scott Kupor earlier this month said DOGE “doesn't exist” and OPM took over many of its functions, eight months before DOGE was set to close  —  - DOGE disbanded eight months ahead of scheduled end in July 2026  — Former DOGE employees take new roles in administration
Financial Times:
Major insurers have recently sought permission from US regulators to offer policies excluding liabilities tied to businesses deploying AI chatbots and agents  —  AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots
Megan Farokhmanesh / Wired:
A look at New Save Collective, a group of gamers and activists roleplaying ICE raids in Fortnite and GTA 5 to prepare for real-world situations  —  Players are roleplaying ICE raids in Fortnite and Grand Theft Auto to prepare for real-world situations.  —  SteveTheGamer55 is live on YouTube.
More: TechSpot
Associated Press:
CISA changes left some US states without election cybersecurity help; California says CISA gave little support during the November 4 vote on redistricting  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Since it was created in 2018, the federal government's cybersecurity agency has helped warn state …
Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News:
Flexion, which is building a full autonomy stack for humanoid robots, raised a $50M Series A from DST Global Partners, NVentures, and others, after a $7M+ seed  —  Flexion, a startup that's “building the brain for humanoid and human-capable robots,” has raised $50 million in funding, it tells Crunchbase News exclusively.
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