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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.
New York Times:
Banking tech vendor SitusAMC says it suffered a November 12 hack that could expose sensitive customer data; sources say JPMorgan, Citi, and others are impacted  —  SitusAMC, a technology vendor for real estate lenders, holds sensitive personal information on the clients of hundreds of its banking customers, including JPMorgan Chase.
Jennifer Surane / Bloomberg:
Revolut reaches a $75B valuation in its latest share sale led by Coatue, Greenoaks, and others, up from $45B in 2024, making it Europe's most valuable startup  —  Revolut Ltd. garnered a $75 billion valuation in its latest share sale after months of courting investors, a steep increase …
Bloomberg:
Alibaba says its Qwen app drew 10M+ downloads in the week after its relaunch, one of the fastest app adoption rates behind ChatGPT, particularly in China  —  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s Qwen app drew more than 10 million downloads in the week after its relaunch, boding well for a longer-term effort …
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
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

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Arkansas PBS severs ties with the PBS network, the first state public TV system to do so since Congress cut CPB funds, citing the annual $2M+ membership cost

Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney's Zootopia 2 surpasses $1B at the global box office, the fastest PG-rated film to do so after just 17 days in release

Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
R. Bruce Dold, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist at the Chicago Tribune, where he became editor-in-chief and publisher, is dead at 70

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