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📢 Leak reveals OpenAI plans ads on ChatGPT
✈️ Airbus orders software fix for 6,000 A320 planes
📱 iPhone Fold will be creaseless and cost $2,400, report says
🧬 Silicon Valley sets its sights on building the perfect baby
📊 Facebook remains popular with 71% usage
📉 Palantir has worst month in two years
🎁 + 7 other news you might like
🔮 + 5 handpicked research papers and tools
📢 Leak reveals OpenAI plans ads on ChatGPT LINK
Hidden code discovered inside the ChatGPT Android app beta suggests OpenAI is internally testing a new ads feature that would change the currently completely free service for its global audience.
The leak found specific references to bazaar content and a search ads carousel, indicating the company might initially limit these promotions to the search experience rather than just standard text chats.
This move toward a Google Search model comes as the platform handles 2.5 billion prompts a day from 800 million people, providing massive data to target specific products to potential buyers.
✈️ Airbus orders software fix for 6,000 A320 planes LINK
Airbus said intense solar radiation may corrupt critical flight control data, requiring a software update for the A320 family following a sudden drop in altitude on a JetBlue flight last month.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said the work may cause short-term disruption to schedules as U.S. travelers return home from the Thanksgiving holidays, though the fix should take about two hours.
American Airlines is addressing the order on about 340 planes, while Delta expects the issue to affect less than 50 A321neo aircraft and United says it is not affected by the directive.
📱 iPhone Fold will be creaseless and cost $2,400, report says LINK
Apple reportedly achieved a crease-free design for the iPhone Fold by handling the panel structure and lamination process itself while using an inner display from Samsung that met specific quality standards.
Engineers collaborated with suppliers Shin Zu Shing and Amphenol to develop hinge bearings from a strain-resistant liquid-metal material that works in tandem to ensure the display remains both tough and durable.
Foxconn has established a dedicated production line for the device now entering the engineering verification test phase, though the hardware will likely launch with a steep price tag hovering around $2,400.
🧬 Silicon Valley sets its sights on building the perfect baby LINK
Silicon Valley startups like Herasight are selling wealthy prospective parents the ability to filter embryos based on specific desires, ranging from physical height and mental health risks to potential musical ability.
Billionaires including Sam Altman are funding companies that use whole genome sequencing and controversial embryo editing to screen for inherited diseases or even alter DNA before any implantation takes place.
While founders promise to reduce disease risks, bioethicists argue that selecting for attributes like IQ is scientifically unproven and creates a dangerous expectation that children should turn out like products.
📊 Facebook remains popular with 71% usage LINK
Pew Research data reveals 71% of American adults still use Facebook, while YouTube takes the crown with 84%, meaning these two maintain what researchers call universal reach with broad appeal.
Over half of these users check the platform daily, proving demographic staying power, whereas Instagram drops off a generational cliff among those over 65 who do not engage with TikTok.
Political divides reshape the social media ecosystem, as Republicans on X are now more active than Democrats, while Bluesky shows a stark partisan preference despite its tiny userbase in the landscape.
📉 Palantir has worst month in two years LINK
Palantir shares dropped 16 percent in November for their worst month since August 2023 as investors dumped AI stocks and a Jefferies note called the company's valuation extreme compared to Microsoft.
The selloff intensified after filings revealed famed investor Michael Burry is betting against the company and Nvidia, prompting CEO Alex Karp to accuse the short seller of market manipulation during television appearances.
Recent contract wins with PwC and FTAI did not stop the bleeding, leaving the firm trading at 233 times forward earnings while critics warn about a bubble across the artificial intelligence sector.
Other news you might like
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- New Apple research hints at how future AirPods could read brain signalsLINK
- Should OpenAI Brace For A Tough Winter Now That Gemini 3 Is Here?LINK
- America’s most-used password in 2025 is one simple wordLINK
- Study shows how feed ranking shapes political hostilityLINK
- The mere existence of Google TPUs reportedly saved OpenAI 30% on Nvidia chipsLINK
- Man Loses Password to the Chip in His HandLINK
Latest research and tools
winapps: allows Linux users to run Windows applications seamlessly integrated into their desktop environment using virtualization technology like QEMU or VirtualBox.LINK
Tyr: a peer-to-peer email system built on the Yggdrasil mesh network, enabling direct email communication without traditional centralized servers.LINK
abc-unix: a programming language from 1991 that influenced Python's design, featuring simplified syntax and built-in data structures for teaching programming concepts.LINK
nyno: a workflow automation tool that provides a graphical interface and Docker support as an open-source alternative to n8n for building automated processes.LINK
travels: a fast undo/redo library that works with any framework, using mutative JSON patches to track and reverse state changes efficiently.LINK
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