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Source: OpenAI plans to release a new ChatGPT feature called Operator this week to automate complex tasks typically done via a web browser (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)

Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information: Source: OpenAI plans to release a new ChatGPT feature called Operator this week to automate complex tasks typically done via

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Donald Trump says he will sign an EO on Monday to delay enforcing the TikTok ban and argues for a TikTok JV with 50% US ownership (Avery Lotz/Axios)

Avery Lotz / Axios: Donald Trump says he will sign an EO on Monday to delay enforcing the TikTok ban and argues for a TikTok

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Earnest Analytics: ~60% of paid Gemini users kept their subscriptions six months after signing up, better than Perplexity but lagging behind ChatGPT and Claude (Miles Kruppa/Wall Street Journal)

Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal: Earnest Analytics: ~60% of paid Gemini users kept their subscriptions six months after signing up, better than Perplexity but

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A look at Troodi, a mental health chatbot built by AI startup Elomia Health for Troomi's child-focused phones, with thousands of teen users across the US (Julie Jargon/Wall Street Journal)

Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal: A look at Troodi, a mental health chatbot built by AI startup Elomia Health for Troomi’s child-focused phones, with

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Live blog: The US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in TikTok's appeal against the divest-or-ban law (Wired)

Wired: Live blog: The US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in TikTok’s appeal against the divest-or-ban law  —  We’re tuning in live as the justices

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Backpack Exchange, an exchange founded by former FTX and Alameda employees, acquires FTX EU and takes responsibility for distributing FTX bankruptcy claims (Adam James/The Block)

Adam James / The Block: Backpack Exchange, an exchange founded by former FTX and Alameda employees, acquires FTX EU and takes responsibility for distributing FTX

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Inside the fall and last-minute revival of accounting startup Bench, which struggled with implementing automation tools and faced tumult in its executive suite (Charles Rollet/TechCrunch)

Charles Rollet / TechCrunch: Inside the fall and last-minute revival of accounting startup Bench, which struggled with implementing automation tools and faced tumult in its

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OpenAI missed its goal to launch Media Manager, an opt-out tool for creators, by 2025; sources: the tool was rarely viewed as an important launch internally (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: OpenAI missed its goal to launch Media Manager, an opt-out tool for creators, by 2025; sources: the tool was rarely viewed

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US politicians fully embraced influencers in 2024, blurring lines between punditry and journalism and paving the way for lawmakers to become creators themselves (Makena Kelly/Wired)

Makena Kelly / Wired: US politicians fully embraced influencers in 2024, blurring lines between punditry and journalism and paving the way for lawmakers to become

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Source: Microsoft and OpenAI wrangle over Microsoft's stake in the for-profit, use of OpenAI's IP, continued collection of 20% of OpenAI's revenue, and more (The Information)

The Information: Source: Microsoft and OpenAI wrangle over Microsoft’s stake in the for-profit, use of OpenAI’s IP, continued collection of 20% of OpenAI’s revenue, and