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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.
More: TechCrunch, International Business Times, Digital Trends, and Marcus on AI
X: @brianstelter. Bluesky: @carlquintanilla, @kashhill, @sheeraf, @triangulator.org, and @shiraovide. Mastodon: @amcvittie@hachyderm.io. Forums: r/technology
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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.
More: CSO, 9to5Mac, SitusAMC, PYMNTS.com, Finextra, Bloomberg, BeInCrypto, Modern Diplomacy, CNN, and Reuters
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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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| 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.
More: PCMag, The Information, International Business Times, Tom's Guide, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada, BGR, Neowin, NDTV Profit, Times of India, Digit, Finance Magnates, Appleosophy, Moneycontrol, Digital Trends, Times of India, Appleosophy, The Mac Observer, Forbes, Benzinga, iThinkDifferent, 9to5Mac, Gizmodo, MacRumors, Engadget, iClarified, MacRumors, PhoneArena, Cult of Mac, iLounge, Wccftech, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Livemint, and AppleInsider
X: @markgurman, @markgurman, and @markgurman
Bluesky: @carnage4life and @prietschka
Forums: Hacker News and MacRumors Forums
| 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.
More: New York Times, Business Insider, Gizmodo, The Independent, The Guardian, The Economic Times, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Social Media Today, Hindustan Times, UPI, TechCrunch, The Verge, The Wrap, Pharyngula, The Indian Express, The Overspill, and DNYUZ
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Bluesky: @mollymckew, @cuthrell.com, @keeptherepublic, @casuallylucid, @mikesenters, @philiploring.com, @scottedelman, @imincorrigible, @mbkplus, @asrothstein, @nrvindivisible, @jeromecylin, @vortexegg.com, @caseynewton, @murderedbybluesky, @chrisdeleon, @neilforreal, @micahloewinger, @patriotprogressive, and @martinsfp. Threads: @grapeylyle
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to, @DemocracyMattersALot …, and @stefan@stefanbohacek.online
Forums: r/newsinterpretation, r/Britain, r/thedavidpakmanshow, r/lastweektonight, r/esist, r/MarchAgainstNazis, r/Fuckthealtright, r/InternationalNews, r/AnythingGoesNews, r/Global_News_Hub, r/DePi, r/somethingiswrong2024, r/technology, r/LeopardsAteMyFace, r/NewsSource, r/newyork, r/ThePeoplesPress, r/Law_and_Politics, r/goodnews, r/AntiTrumpAlliance, r/TheLessTakenPathNews, r/TheRealGrandePrairie, r/democrats, r/EatTheRich, r/Astuff, r/ProgressiveHQ, r/JoeRoganReacharound, r/FreeSpeech, r/Intelligence, r/NoFilterNews, and r/politics
| Jamie Smyth / Financial Times: |
Amazon-backed nuclear reactor developer X-energy raised $700M led by Jane Street, taking its total funding to $1.4B, to build 150 SMRs in the US and the UK — Reactor developer closes fundraising round as markets expect atomic energy will power the AI boom
More: Bloomberg, Axios, Yahoo Finance, and CT Mirror
| 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
More: TechCrunch, Datamation, USA Insurance News …, and PYMNTS.com
Mastodon: @jeridansky@sfba.social and @CelloMomOnCars@mastodon …
Forums: Hacker News, r/BetterOffline, and r/technology
| Bloomberg: |
Analysis: as crypto sheds $1T+, the Trump family's fortune has fallen to ~$6.7B from $7.7B in early September; President Trump's TMTG stake fell by ~$800M — In President Donald Trump's second term, crypto assets transformed his family's wealth. Now the Trumps — and their followers … | Bloomberg: |
Lenovo CFO Winston Cheng says the PC maker is stockpiling memory and other critical components amid a supply crunch, holding inventories ~50% higher than usual — Lenovo Group Ltd. is stockpiling memory and other critical components to navigate a supply crunch brought on by the boom in artificial intelligence.
More: Tech in Asia and DigiTimes
| 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 … | Bart Meijer / Reuters: |
The EU unconditionally approves Omnicom's $13.25B all-stock deal to buy Interpublic, creating the world's largest ad agency to better compete with Big Tech — The EU Commission on Monday said it had unconditionally approved Omnicom Group's (OMC.N) $13.25 billion all-stock deal to buy rival Interpublic Group (IPG.N).| Reuters: |
Hashrate Index: China's bitcoin mining market share rebounded to 14% by the end of October, making it the world's third-largest miner despite China's 2021 ban — - China's bitcoin mining market share rebounds to 3rd globally, Hashrate Index shows — Beijing's softening stance, cheap electricity attract crypto miners| Matt Day / Bloomberg: |
Internal documents: Amazon's data center operations total 900+ facilities in 50+ countries, including AWS colocation facilities, higher than commonly understood — Amazon.com Inc.'s data center operation is much larger than commonly understood, totaling more than 900 facilities in more than 50 countries …
More: DatacenterDynamics
| Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg: |
Model ML, which aims to use AI agents to automate grunt work done by investment bankers like making pitch decks, raised $75M, after raising $12M earlier in 2025 — The artificial intelligence startup Model ML raised $75 million as it looks to develop technology to replace much of the grunt work done …
More: Tech.eu, FinSMEs, EU-Startups, and Tech in Asia
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