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OpenAI launches its ChatGPT Atlas web browser, available initially for macOS and “coming soon” to Windows, iOS, and Android, with an “Ask ChatGPT” sidebar — OpenAI on Tuesday announced a next-generation web browser, Atlas, as the company seeks to expand from an app into a broader computing platform.
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| OpenAI: |
OpenAI says ChatGPT Atlas' opt-in browser memories feature can remember key details from users' web browsing to improve chat responses and offer suggestions — The browser with ChatGPT built in. — Today we're introducing ChatGPT Atlas, a new web browser built with ChatGPT at its core.| Hayden Field / The Verge: |
OpenAI says ChatGPT Atlas features an agent mode to let ChatGPT automate web-based tasks on behalf of users, available for ChatGPT Plus and Pro users — ChatGPT is the “beating heart of Atlas,” according to employees on the livestream. … OpenAI's next move in its battle against Google is an AI-powered web browser.| Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog: |
First impressions of ChatGPT Atlas, as browser agents remain confusing, with insurmountable security and privacy risks including prompt injection attacks — Introducing ChatGPT Atlas (via) Last year OpenAI hired Chrome engineer Darin Fisher, which sparked speculation they might have their own browser in the pipeline.
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| Bloomberg: |
Samsung unveils the Galaxy XR headset, with Android XR, 4K micro-OLED displays, a Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip, and an external battery pack, available for $1,800 — The $1,800 headset is a precursor to smart glasses launching “pretty soon.” — A new mixed-reality headset developed …
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| Shahram Izadi / The Keyword: |
| Sarah Whitten / CNBC: |
Netflix reports Q3 revenue up 17% YoY to $11.51B, matching est., and an operating margin below est. due to Brazilian tax dispute expense; NFLX drops 6%+ — Shares of Netflix plummeted as much as 7% after the company posted a third-quarter earnings miss after the closing bell Tuesday.
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| Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters says the company is “now on track to more than double ad revenue this year” and is currently using AI to test new ad formats — The streaming giant reported its Q3 earnings Tuesday.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Anthropic is in discussions with Google about a deal that would provide Anthropic with computing power valued in the high tens of billions of dollars — Anthropic PBC is in discussions with Alphabet Inc.'s Google about a deal that would provide the artificial intelligence company …
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| Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge: |
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5) review: feels the same as M4 with a speed upgrade and still good value for money with great battery life, but only a modest update — Last year's entry-level MacBook Pro was an impressive return to form for Apple's Pro laptop. Between the M4 chip, increased RAM …
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| Lance Ulanoff / TechRadar: |
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| Reuters: |
Meta forms a JV with Blue Owl to fund the $27B, 2GW Hyperion data center in Louisiana, its largest ever private capital deal; Meta will retain a ~20% equity — Meta (META.O) has struck a $27 billion financing deal with Blue Owl Capital to fund its biggest data center project globally …
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| Olivia Le Poidevin / Reuters: |
EBU/BBC study: 45% of responses from top AI assistants misrepresented news content with at least one significant issue and 31% showed serious sourcing problems — - Research finds AI assistants make errors reporting news — Public trust could be eroded, EBU official says| David Ingram / NBC News: |
Hundreds of public figures sign a Future of Life Institute statement urging a ban on the development of AI superintelligence until it can be deployed safely — The call, signed by Nobel laureates, ex-military leaders and public figures worldwide, seeks a ban on research that could create machines smarter than people.| Financial Times: |
Sources: Sequoia COO Sumaiya Balbale resigned after the firm refused to discipline partner Shaun Maguire over his comments calling Zohran Mamdani “an Islamist” — Sumaiya Balbale left the venture firm after it decided not to discipline outspoken investor for posts about Zohran Mamdani
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| Financial Times: |
Non-profit Cyber Monitoring Centre estimates that the Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack cost the UK economy at least £1.9B and affected over 5,000 UK organizations — Incident was likely ‘the most economically damaging cyber event’ for the country, according to cyber classification group
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| Chris Kerr / Game Developer: |
Palworld developer Pocketpair says its new publishing division won't fund games that use generative AI, saying it “doesn't believe” in the tech — Pocketpair communications director and publishing manager John Buckley explains how AI can harm even its most vocal detractors.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple's foldable iPad with an 18" screen faces engineering challenges tied to weight, features, and display tech, pushing its debut to 2029 or later — Apple Inc.'s effort to reinvent the iPad by adding a giant foldable screen has hit development hurdles, potentially delaying the planned launch.
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| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
Dune: Polymarket and Kalshi had $2B+ in notional trading volume in the week ending October 19, exceeding the previous peak during the 2024 presidential election — The trading volume on the leading prediction markets platforms, Polymarket and Kalshi, has hit a new record high …
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: |
Findem, an AI-powered talent acquisition startup, raised $51M in equity and debt, including a $36M Series C led by SLW, taking its total funding to $105M — In a competitive hiring environment, the ability to find exceptional talent that isn't necessarily knocking down your door is hugely desired and not always easy to attain.
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| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
YouTube launches its likeness detection tech, letting eligible creators in its Partner Program request the removal of AI-generated content with their likeness — YouTube revealed on Tuesday that its likeness-detection technology has officially rolled out to eligible creators in the YouTube Partner Program, following a pilot phase.| Arsheeya Bajwa / Reuters: |
Texas Instruments reports Q3 revenue up 14% YoY to $4.74B, vs. $4.64B est., and forecasts Q4 revenue and profit below estimates; TXN drops 8%+ — Texas Instruments (TXN.O) forecast fourth-quarter revenue and profit below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, as macroeconomic uncertainty stemming … | Financial Times: |
Electricity demand from data centers powering the AI boom has caused a gas turbine supply crunch, as the US becomes the epicenter of new gas-fired power plants — A supply crunch in giant turbines for gas-powered plants threatens environmental and geopolitical consequences
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| Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: |
Keycard, which lets enterprises manage AI agent access to internal systems, raised a $30M Series A led by Acrew Capital and a $8M seed led by a16z and boldstart — Keycard Labs Inc., a startup that helps enterprises manage their artificial intelligence agents' access to internal systems, launched today with $38 million from investors.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Sesame, which is developing an AI agent with a natural-sounding human voice and smart glasses, raised a $250M Series B and opens an early beta of its iOS app — Sesame, a conversational AI startup and smart glasses maker, has raised a $250 million Series B round and is opening up its beta … | Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Fal.ai, which hosts multimodal AI models for developers, raised ~$250M at a $4B+ valuation, less than three months after announcing a $125M Series C — Fal.ai, a startup that hosts image, video, and audio AI models for developers, has closed a new round valuing the company at over $4 billion … Sponsor Posts
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