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November 24, 2025, 7:55 AM

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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.
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.
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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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.
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
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 …

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