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ChatGPT Adds Animated GIF Maker
OpenAI’s Images 2.6 model lets users adjust playback speed and edit GIFs frame by frame, while keeping characters recognizable across the animation. OpenAI says ChatGPT users now generate more than four billion images per week.
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Google Makes School Search Conditional on AI Access
For K–12 accounts, administrators must opt in to Gemini, Gemini Notebook and Gemini in Classroom; schools that keep those AI tools off also lose Google Search.
Google says it will send schools implementation details and timing in the coming months.
Drax Maps £20bn AI Data Centre at Yorkshire Power Station
The initial £2.5bn phase is expected to be funded through a joint venture between Brookfield and Qai, a subsidiary of the Qatar Investment Authority.
Apple Sets 18+ Rule for Dating Apps and Romance Chatbots
Starting November 16, developers must answer new App Store questions about dating, romantic or sexual features—including interactions with AI companions—and complete declarations for all apps by January 12, 2027.
Top in Robotics
Waymo to End Uber Robotaxi Exclusivity in 2028
Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana said riders disliked not knowing whether an Uber booking would bring an autonomous car or a human-driven one.
Aformic raises $6.95 million for industrial robot expansion
Aformic says it has more than $34 million in orders, and plans to use the funding to develop robots for AI data-centre construction and maintenance, a field constrained by skilled-worker shortages.
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ADP Reports 86,000 Private-Sector Jobs Added in October
Service-sector hiring led, while professional and business services shed 27,000 jobs. Job changers’ annual pay gains reached 4.8%, compared with 3% for workers who stayed put.
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Macronix to Phase Out ROM, Putting Switch 1 Cartridges at Risk
Switch 2 cartridges use NAND flash, a memory segment Macronix is not exiting, so they are less directly affected.
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Fal Raises $1.3 Billion at $16 Billion Valuation
Its valuation has doubled since April, as customers—especially users of open-source models—drive demand for services that run trained AI models and generate outputs.
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Apple adds karaoke video recording to Music
The camera option works only in the iOS 27.3 beta, and recordings can be edited with four vocal effects before they’re saved or shared.
