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Karissa Bell / Engadget: 65 mins ago

X replaces DMs with Chat, a new messaging system that it says is E2EE, supports file sharing, video calling, and more, rolling out first to iOS and the web

Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg: 2 hours ago

Digital asset treasuries increasingly rely on in-kind contributions, with sponsors using their own crypto instead of cash, shifting risk to retail investors

Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac: 2½ hours ago

Opera says in the 12 months ending with October, it saw a 88% surge in daily active iOS users across Europe, partly due to the changes mandated by the DMA

OpenAI pilots group chats in ChatGPT in Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan, letting up to 20 users create profiles and prompt ChatGPT in a shared space

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

OpenAI says ChatGPT will now ditch em dashes if users tell it to; em dashes have become telltale signs that supposedly signals text written by AI

Hugh Son / CNBC:

JPMorgan Chase secures deals with fintech middlemen, like Plaid, covering 95%+ of third-party data pulls, and will receive payment for access to customer data

Jyoti Mann / Business Insider:

Internal memo: Meta plans to assess employees on their “AI-driven impact”, which will be a “core expectation” of their performance from 2026

Sam Clark / Politico:

Germany approves legislation granting Interior Ministry new powers to ban Chinese tech suppliers from critical infrastructure sectors like energy and transport

Theo Wayt / The Information:

Elon Musk says Grok 5 would be released “in Q1 sometime”, later than a deadline he previously set of releasing the model by the end of 2025

Thomas Ricker / The Verge:

Meta plans to launch WhatsApp third-party app integration in Europe “over the coming months”, which is required by the DMA, starting with BirdyChat and Haiket

Chris Welch / Bloomberg:

Samsung Galaxy XR review: matches some of the Vision Pro's hardware features at half the price, but has an uncomfortable headband and less precise hand tracking

Yun Li / CNBC:

Filing: Berkshire Hathaway discloses a $4.3B stake in Alphabet in Q3, a surprising move given Warren Buffett's reluctance toward high-growth, tech-driven stocks

Bloomberg:

Google says it plans to invest $40B through 2027 in three new data centers in Texas, including one co-located with a new solar and battery energy storage plant

Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac:

Opera says in the 12 months ending with October, it saw a 88% surge in daily active iOS users across Europe, partly due to the changes mandated by the DMA

Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg:

Digital asset treasuries increasingly rely on in-kind contributions, with sponsors using their own crypto instead of cash, shifting risk to retail investors

Karissa Bell / Engadget:

X replaces DMs with Chat, a new messaging system that it says is E2EE, supports file sharing, video calling, and more, rolling out first to iOS and the web

Bernie Pazanowski / Bloomberg Law:

Meta, TikTok, Google, and YouTube sue California over a new law that prohibits personalized feeds for minors without parental consent, claiming it violates 1A

Financial Times:

Sources: Tether is in talks to lead a €1B funding round in Neura Robotics, valuing the startup at €8B-€10B, as Tether seeks to expand its investment portfolio

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