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Snapchat's new ‘Topic Chats’ feature, Read AI is building a note-taking app, and Meta asked the Oversight Board to weigh in on Community Notes Nov 19, 2025

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-users of the social network to participate in public conversations about popular trends. By its own admission, Snapchat has previously focused on private conversations, but says the growth of its TikTok-like Spotlight feature made it clear that people want to comment publicly about topics they’re interested in.

-"It's AI on standby." said Read AI CEO David Shim explaining that the company's vision is to give people a tool that can record, transcribe and analyze nearly every professional conversation they have, no matter where those discussions take place and whether they occur online or in-person.

-When Meta announced last year that it was ditching third-party fact checkers in favor of an X-style Community Notes system, the company was careful to note that it would only implement the changes within the United States to start.

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DeepMind releases a new weather forecasting model for more accurate predictions Nov 18, 2025

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WeatherNext 2 can generate information around eight times faster than the previous version.

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Cloudflare hit by outage causing 'widespread' errors, Tesla won its bid to decertify a class action lawsuit, and DeepMind releases a new weather forecasting model for more accurate predictions Nov 18, 2025

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-If you're experiencing internet issues this morning, you're far from alone. Infrastructure company Cloudflare has been hit with what it calls "widespread 500 errors, with Dashboard and API also failing." The company said that services are starting to recover, but customers may continue to see "higher-than-normal errors rates" as it continues to work on the problem. As of 8:13 am, the company said that "the issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented." The company added that "we have made changes that have allowed Cloudflare Access and WARP to recover. Error levels for Access and WARP users have returned to pre-incident rates."

-Tesla has secured a ruling to strip a 2017 lawsuit claiming a racist work environment of its class-action status, as reported by Reuters. The lawsuit could not proceed with class-action status because the plaintiffs' attorneys had failed to find 200 class members willing to testify.

-Google's DeepMind just released WeatherNext 2, a new version of its AI weather prediction model. The company promises that it "delivers more efficient, more accurate and higher-resolution global weather predictions."

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Google plans to invest $40 billion towards building data centers in Texas Nov 17, 2025

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The investment will be made over the next two years and introduce three new data centers across Texas.

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Jeff Bezos will head a new engineering-focused AI startup called Project Prometheus, Rivian spinoff Also revealed a $3,500 starting price for its first e-bike, and the Mac Pro could be the latest addition to Apple's product purgatory Nov 17, 2025

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-Jeff Bezos is spearheading a new AI start-up called Project Prometheus, focused on his current interests in space and engineering. The New York Times reported that the company, which has yet to be made public, will reportedly have $6.2 billion in funding. Part of that sum will come from Bezos, who will act as co-CEO.

-Rivian's electric mobility spinoff named Also announced a $3,500 starting price for its first e-bike called the TM-B. The startup unveiled the shapeshifting e-bike last month, with options for a limited Launch edition, a Performance version or a base model.

-The wait for a new Mac Pro may take a lot longer, according to the latest Power On newsletter. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that the Mac Pro has an uncertain future within Apple's desktop strategy and isn't likely to see a refresh in 2026.

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Apple is bringing MLS to the masses Nov 14, 2025

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Plus, Tesla is reportedly testing Apple CarPlay in its vehicles.

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Disney+ may start hosting user-generated AI videos, Verizon may cut 15,000 jobs, and Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket safely made it to space a second time Nov 14, 2025

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-According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney+ might soon play host to user-generated short-form AI videos. Iger said, “the other thing that we’re really excited about, that AI is going to give us the ability to do, is to provide users of Disney+ with a much more engaged experience, including the ability for them to create user-generated content and to consume user generated content — mostly short-form — from others.”

-Verizon had a marked drop in postpaid wireless customers, losing 7,000 customers in that segment compared with a gain of 18,000 in Q3 2024. CEO Dan Schulman said, "we are going to take bold and fiscally responsible action to redefine Verizon's trajectory at this critical inflection point for our company. These will not be incremental changes."

-Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch marks the first time the space startup has been able to catch a New Glenn booster for later reuse. The maiden flight of the rocket in January was successful in the sense that it got New Glenn into space, but Blue Origin wasn't able to save the booster from a watery grave.

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Valve’s Steam Frame VR headset is finally official Nov 13, 2025

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The wireless headset has been rumored for years.

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Doordash now delivers food orders via a robot in Miami, Google added agentic AI checkout to shopping, and Google will allow 'experienced users' to sideload unverified Android apps Nov 13, 2025

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-DoorDash is bringing its robot delivery service to Miami, following an initial rollout in Los Angeles and Chicago earlier this year with over 600 participating merchants. The company continues to work with Coco Robotics as part of its push towards a "multi-modal system" that allows it to make human, robot and drone deliveries at scale.

-Google has announced a trio of new AI-powered shopping features. The tech company is rolling out more conversational search capabilities for shopping in AI Mode, so that buyers can make more specific and descriptive queries to find exactly what they're looking for.

-In August, Google announced that it will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identities if they want Android users to be able to sideload their apps.

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Apple is reportedly working on more satellite features for iPhone Nov 12, 2025

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Apple is reportedly looking to expand its iPhone's satellite capabilities beyond emergency assistance and texting.

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