Open Links In New Tab
Mobile Archives Advertise Site News Contact Editors
Techmeme
October 21, 2025, 4:30 PM
Mediagazer memeorandum WeSmirch
Home River Leaderboards About Events Newsletter

Top News

Ina Fried / Axios:
OpenAI launches its ChatGPT Atlas web browser, available initially for macOS, and “coming soon” to Windows, iOS, and Android  —  OpenAI on Tuesday announced a next-generation Web browser, Atlas, as the company seeks to expand from simply being a popular app into a broader computing platform.
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.
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
Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Coinbase agrees to acquire Echo, a blockchain platform to let crypto companies quickly raise capital, for ~$375M, marking Coinbase's eighth acquisition in 2025  —  Acquisition marks Coinbase's eighth deal this year  —  Coinbase Global has struck a roughly $375 million deal to acquire Echo …
New York Times:
Internal Amazon documents and sources: executives believe Amazon is on the cusp of replacing 500K+ jobs with robots and aims to automate 75% of its operations  —  Earlier this month, I went to Louisiana to tour Amazon's most advanced warehouse.  It was unlike any I had visited in my seven years covering the company →
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.
David Pierce / The Verge:
iPad Pro (M5, 2025) review: amazing performance, hardware remains unbeaten, and iPadOS is getting more Mac-like, but still too pricey for a secondary computer  —  What do you get the tablet that has everything?  Last year, Apple debuted a massive overhaul to the iPad Pro, with a thin new design …
Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica:
Google Fi plans an AI call quality feature to filter out background sounds like wind next month, and will bring full RCS support on the web in December  —  Google's Fi cellular service is getting an upgrade, and since this is 2025, there's plenty of AI involved.
Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Dario Amodei addresses “inaccurate claims” about Anthropic's policy stances after David Sacks said the “real issue” is “Anthropic's agenda to backdoor Woke AI”  —  Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei addressed “inaccurate claims” about the artificial intelligence …
Omar El Chmouri / Bloomberg:
Documents: OpenAI has more than 100 ex-investment bankers paid $150 per hour to train its AI to build financial models as part of its secretive Project Mercury  —  OpenAI has more than 100 ex-investment bankers helping train its artificial intelligence on how to build financial models …
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 …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
HBO Max raises prices across all plans: Basic With Ads increases by $1/month to $10.99, Standard by $1.50/month to $18.49, and Premium by $2/month to $22.99  —  It's going to cost you more to watch HBO Max, after the streaming platform raised its prices just a year after its last hikes.
Artie Beaty / ZDNET:
Samsung rolls out a Perplexity TV app, which works alongside Samsung's Vision AI Companion, on its 2025 TVs; 2023 and 2024 TV models will get it later this year  —  ZDNET's key takeaways  — Samsung is introducing a new Perplexity TV app.  — 2025 models get the app now, 2024 and 2023 models later this year.
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Apple challenges the DMA in the EU's General Court, saying it “imposes hugely onerous and intrusive burdens” at odds with Apple's rights in the EU marketplace  —  Apple Inc. lashed out at the European Union's attempts to tame the power of Silicon Valley in the most far-reaching legal challenge …
Alexey Shabanov / TestingCatalog:
Google launches new features for its Google AI Studio developer platform, including a revamped “Build” tab to vibe code AI apps  —  Google debuts a revamped AI Studio “Build” interface that cuts technical barriers for AI app prototyping with one-click Cloud Run publishing.
Lance Ulanoff / TechRadar:
Apple Vision Pro M5 review: everything looks sharper, especially virtual desktop mode, and the Dual Knit band is comfortable, but the headset still costs $3,500  —  New Apple silicon and a new headband level up the experience  —  TechRadar Verdict … Why you can trust TechRadar …
CNBC:
AWS says services have “returned to normal operations” after a US-EAST-1 outage, first reported on October 20 at 3:11am ET, that affected major services  —  Amazon Web Services, a leader in the cloud infrastructure market, reported a major outage on Monday that took down numerous major websites.
More: The Register, ZDNET, Ars Technica, PCWorld, Amazon Web Services, Reuters, About Amazon, BBC, Wired, PCMag, CBS News, Technical.ly, The Tech Policy Press Podcast, BBC, PaymentsJournal, masslive.com, Bloomberg, NBC News, Forbes, Roblox Status, Gizmodo, Silicon Canals, Blockonomi, TechCrunch, The Guardian, AppleInsider, Decrypt, Sky News, TechCrunch, BleepingComputer, Associated Press, The Hill, Silicon Republic, Michael Tsai, Hackread, Tech in Asia, Windows Central, Eurogamer.net, Financial Times, Futurism, Reuters, Daring Fireball, Tech.co, New York Times, Forbes, Politico, GeekWire, Plain Dealer, The Stack, Washington Post, iTnews, Cautious Optimism, Fierce Network, Engadget, CBS News, 9to5Mac, Breitbart, Baller Alert, CryptoSlate, Engadget, and Guru3D
X: @fortnitestatus, @coinbasesupport, @aravsrinivas, @mer__edith, @fortnitestatus, @senwarren, @m_franceschetti, @askrobinhood, @eosstatus, @amazonnews, @aravsrinivas, @internetofshit, @artman, @davidcrawshaw, @nottuxedosam, @plmatchcentre, @allgarbled, @coinbasesupport, @jsrailton, @basedbeffjezos, @hetzner_online, @chshersh, @rauchg, @hetzner_online, @rauchg, @samwhoo, @elonmusk, @anothercohen, @antoniogm, @benhylak, @dhh, @eosstatus, @quinnypig, @quinnypig, @quinnypig, @rjonesy, @film_girl, @gergelyorosz, @stevesi, @trungtphan, @rauchg, @sqs, @internetofshit, @tomwarren, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @lloydsbank, @positivfuturist, @netcapgirl, @dougmadory, @grousark, @elonmusk, @tszzl, @elonmusk, @mer__edith, @dhh, @iterintellectus, @gregisenberg, @photomatt, @dhh, @daniellockyer, @geerlingguy, @molly0xfff, @tekbog, @birdabo404, @mrshibolet, @lefterisjp, @lakeaustinblvd, @cloudflareradar, @sandislonjsak, @zerohedge, @scrypto_, @askrobinhood, @qianl_cs, @jsrailton, @pierbapt, @functi0nzer0, @lukerramsden, @jezcorden, @calilyliu, @basedbeffjezos, @hiteshdotcom, @patrick_nealis, @uttam_singhk, @praveeninpublic, @jreakin, @lloydsbank, @altcoinpsycho, @danielrpk, @edludlow, @gergelyorosz, @framer, @reach_vb, @jezcorden, @askrobinhood, @elonmusk, @nonfungiblemomo, @zoealannahx, and @heyandras
LinkedIn: Stjepan Udovičić, Jeremy M., and Alistair McLeod
Bluesky: @reuning, @justingarrison.com, @tradeinsight.info, @renevega, @davemark.com, @evalentin25, @cervine.online, @katebevan.com, @annepmitchell, and @watchdogprg
Threads: @themarkethustle, @themarkethustle, @themarkethustle, @deirdre.assenza, @themarkethustle, and @themarkethustle
Mastodon: @bwebster@mastodon.social, @JulianOliver@mastodon.social, @h4ckernews@mastodon.social, @lapcatsoftware@mastodon …, @AskPippa@c.im, and @Lazarou@mastodon.social
Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, Hacker News, Hacker News, Hacker News, r/inthenews, r/Foodforthought, r/Layoffs, r/aws, r/sysadmin, r/remotework, r/amazonemployees, r/technology, r/alexa, r/technology, r/worldnews, r/Wellthatsucks, r/NewsStarWorld, r/technews, r/tech, r/pcmasterrace, r/ICGA, Beehaw, Slashdot, and Slashdot
Adrienne So / Wired:
Oakley Meta Vanguard review: the smart glasses combine headphones, sunglasses, and a camera, plus Garmin integration, but the camera specs aren't too impressive  —  Meta's second collaboration with Oakley look good, sound great, and might just replace your action cam.  —  Rating:
Contessa Brewer / CNBC:
DraftKings acquires predictions platform Railbird as it prepares to launch its mobile platform DraftKings Predictions in the coming months  —  DraftKings is acquiring predictions platform Railbird as it prepares to launch a mobile platform in the coming months to be called DraftKings Predictions.

Sponsor Posts

Subquadratic:
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning  —  SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds.  Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Cape:
Most carriers track everything.  Cape doesn't.  —  Unlimited talk, text & data, 24-hr metadata deletion, network ID rotation, SIM-attack defense, and more.  Switch today and get 29% off for life.
Zoho:
Do you need a Zoho Partner?  Here's why working with one can benefit you.  —  Zoho offers over 60 applications, each one built for a unique use case.  From sales and marketing to finance, HR, and customer support …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data  —  Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Sponsor Techmeme

Featured Podcasts

Hard Fork:
 Open Model Wars + Claire Stapleton's Dishy Google Memoir + Substack's Slop Fight
The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech.
Subscribe to Hard Fork.
Great Chat:
 Tech's short-term era
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
Access:
 Meet the most AI-pilled CEO on Earth
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
The Upstarts Podcast:
 Basis's Matt Harpe: Why AI Won't Replace Accountants — It'll Make Them Richer
Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more.
Subscribe to The Upstarts Podcast.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
 Lucas Shaw on Warner Bros' Limbo, Netflix's Anxiety, and Hollywood's Sort-of Comeback
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
 Connecting the Unconnected: Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
Add your podcast here
 

About This Page

This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 4:30 PM ET, October 21, 2025.

The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.

From Mediagazer

Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal says he's stepping down after a year in the role; his hiring was part of a push to promote “personal liberties and free markets”

Minho Kim / New York Times:
Sarah B. Rogers, Trump's nominee to lead USAGM, says she would reinstate some agency employees; if confirmed, she would still serve in the State Department

Matt Stout / The Boston Globe:
The Massachusetts Senate passes an amendment that would in many instances bar judges, grand juries, and others from forcing reporters to identify their sources

More News

Earlier Picks

Michelle Hackman / Wall Street Journal:
The US government issues new guidelines on its $100K H-1B visa fee, saying it will apply only to new visa applicants outside the country, not all new applicants
Michael Beltran / Rest of World:
Some Japanese stores are using robots from the startup Telexistence to restock shelves, piloted remotely by Filipino workers whose actions train AI models
Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal:
To secure vast compute for OpenAI, Sam Altman's deal spree pits Silicon Valley giants against each other as they race to cash in, making OpenAI too big to fail
Mediagazer memeorandum WeSmirch
Home River Leaderboards About Events Newsletter