This move signals a significant expansion of OpenAI’s ecosystem and could reshape how users interact with the web. Instead of relying on traditional navigation, users will interact through a conversational interface similar to ChatGPT, allowing them to ask questions, perform tasks, and conduct research directly within the browser.

With ChatGPT boasting 400–500 million weekly active users, OpenAI’s browser could potentially capture a significant share of the market if adopted by its existing user base and may exert pressure on the browsing giant Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) ad money. Chrome is a cornerstone of Google’s ad business, and a successful OpenAI browser could strain this revenue stream, that constitutes nearly 75% of Alphabet’s total income.

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Source: https://seekingalpha.com/news/4466329-openai-to-launch-ai-powered-browser-potential-challenge-to-google-chrome—report

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The tech giant said it had signed a 20-year deal to purchase power from the Pennsylvania plant, which would reopen in 2028 after improvements.

The agreement is intended to provide the company with a clean source of energy as power-hungry data centres for artificial intelligence (AI) expand.

The plan will now go to regulators for approval.

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Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx25v2d7zexo

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Hospitals, banks, airports, airlines and broadcasters worldwide were impacted by a massive, ongoing IT outage Friday. Thousands of Windows PCs, which many companies and organizations rely on as part of their critical internet infrastructure, were hit by the CrowdStrike outage. Perhaps most concerning, several US states reported that their emergency 911 call centers were also hit.

The outage was blamed on a faulty update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. The company handles the security of many Windows PCs and services around the world. In a statement Friday morning, CrowdStrike said the issue had been “identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed.”

Microsoft Regional Director Troy Hunt called it “the largest IT outage in history” in a post on X.

“Earlier today, a CrowdStrike update was responsible for bringing down a number of IT systems globally. We are actively supporting customers to assist in their recovery,” a Microsoft spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

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Source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/microsoft-crowdstrike-outage-causes-chaos-for-flights-hospitals-and-businesses-globally/

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Shares of the chipmaker climbed 3.5% to $135.58, lifting its market capitalization to $3.335 trillion, just days after overtaking iPhone maker Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab to become the second most valuable company.

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The Ai Pin, as the device is called, is designed to be worn on clothing and can be tapped to talk to a virtual assistant powered by technologies from ChatGPT-creator OpenAI and cloud computing power from Microsoft (MSFT.O). It uses a laser projection system to display text and monochromatic images on a user’s hand.

Founded by ex-Apple (AAPL.O) veterans who worked on the iPhone, Humane is one of many companies in Silicon Valley angling to find the next wave of consumer devices. But the company has emphatically rejected the mixed-reality headsets in the works from companies such as Apple and Meta Platforms (META.O), with Humane co-founder and President Imran Chaudhri saying during a demonstration of the Ai Pin earlier this year that “the future is not on your face.”

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Source: https://www.reuters.com/technology/wearable-ai-pin-launched-by-humane-backed-by-ex-apple-execs-microsoft-2023-11-09/

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Russia is still trying to dupe Americans and sow chaos, according to Microsoft, which claims to have successfully stopped the latest effort. The high-tech company says the Russians allegedly set up several fake websites that could be mistaken for those belonging to the conservative Hudson Institute, the International Republican Institute, the U.S. Senate, and even Microsoft itself. Once at these websites, the hackers had traps set up to capture passwords and other credentials.

“This activity is most fundamentally focused on disrupting democracy,” Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith told The Associated Press.

Political analyst Jeff Crank says this should come as no surprise. “… The Russians, they are our enemies. Putin’s a former KGB agent – he’s trying to sow discontent in America,” he tells OneNewsNow.

Jeff Crank

The Microsoft report linked the hackers to the Russian unit formerly known as GRU, the Russian Military Intelligence Service.

Crank, who hosts a weekly radio program in Colorado, says the Russians seem to be equal opportunity troublemakers.

“We knew that through the election,” he continues, “that they were trying to sow liberal discontent and conservative discontent – and groups like Antifa and other groups like that, they fall right for it. They’re willing participants.

“… If there’s anybody colluding with the Russians, wouldn’t it be the people who are willingly going out there and following up on this divisiveness that the Russians are trying to sow?” he asks.

But politics aside, Crank notes, America’s national security needs to catch up to the danger.

“I think this is a whole new area of warfare that we’re seeing – and it’s not just the Russians,” he states. “The Chinese are doing it, we saw the North Koreans hack into Sony Pictures. I think we’re a little bit behind the curve on fighting this.”

Russian officials have dismissed Microsoft’s claims as unfounded, citing a lack of detail on the hacking.

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