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September 23, 2025, 4:05 PM

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Sam Altman:
Sam Altman says OpenAI wants to create “a factory that can produce a gigawatt of new AI infrastructure every week” and plans to reveal more details this year  —  Growth in the use of AI services has been astonishing; we expect it to be even more astonishing going forward.
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
A look at the Nvidia-OpenAI deal, where Nvidia will invest in $10B tranches; sources say OpenAI informed Microsoft about the deal a day before it was signed  —  ABILENE, Texas - Sam Altman had a deadline.  OpenAI's CEO was headed to Texas to unveil his company's next big infrastructure push …
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Myles Miller / Bloomberg:
The US Secret Service says it has dismantled 300+ SIM card servers in the NYC area that could have disrupted communications ahead of the UN General Assembly  —  Federal agents dismantled a network of devices in the New York area that was used to threaten senior US government officials …
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New York Times:
Larry Ellison is turning into a media magnate, potentially controlling CBS, CNN, TikTok, and more, amid a regulatory environment favorable to Trump allies  —  When Larry Ellison entered his ninth decade in 2024, his high-profile lifestyle seemed to be receding.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Meta starts rolling out built-in message translation in WhatsApp, with support for 19+ languages on iOS and six on Android  —  Translation is rolling out to iPhone and Android users, and will expand to support additional languages in the future.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Google adds a new You tab to Google Play, featuring player account information, personalized content recommendations, rewards, and more  —  Curated content, rewards, subscriptions, stats, and updates will live under a new ‘You’ tab. … Google Play is adding a new centralized user hub …
Artie Beaty / ZDNET:
Google rolls out an AI-powered conversational photo editing tool, previously exclusive to the Pixel 10 series, to all Google Photos users on Android  —  ZDNET's key takeaways  — Google has revealed an AI-powered editing tool for Google Photos.  — You describe your desired edits with voice or text.
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Uber launches prepaid passes, letting customers pay a discounted price in advance on frequently taken trips, in bundles of 5, 10, 15, or 20 rides  —  Customers can pay a discounted price when buying frequently made trips in advance. … Uber is still trying to chip away at the perception …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, YouTube says it will reinstate creators it banned for COVID and election misinfo, and blames Biden officials for the bans  —  YouTube's parent company, Alphabet, on Tuesday said it would reinstate creators previously banned for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and false election content.
Harvard Business Review:
Research: low productivity gains from AI may stem from employees using AI to produce “workslop”, or low-effort, passable work that creates more work for others  —  A confusing contradiction is unfolding in companies embracing generative AI tools: while workers are largely following mandates …
Anna Irrera / Bloomberg:
London-based Fnality, which lets banks transact in a digital cash asset backed with funds at the Bank of England, raised $136M led by BoA, Citigroup, and others  —  Fnality International Ltd., a UK-based blockchain-payments company, has raised $136 million in a funding round led …
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Go in Indonesia for ~$4.50 per month, expanding its budget-friendly ChatGPT subscription plan after debuting it in India in August  —  OpenAI is expanding its budget-friendly ChatGPT subscription plan beyond India.  The company launched its sub-$5 ChatGPT Go paid plan …
ComputerWeekly.com:
Australia-based Morse Micro, which develops ultra-low power Wi-Fi HaLow chips, raised a ~$38M Series C, bringing its total raised to ~$125M  —  Fresh capital to accelerate Morse Micro's expansion into international markets, scale production of its Wi-Fi HaLow chips and support …

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