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OpenAI expands group chats in ChatGPT globally to all logged-in users on Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans, after piloting the feature in select regions (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/20/chatgpt-launches-group-chats-globally/

ChatGPT launches group chats globally | TechCrunch
The company sees group chats in ChatGPT as a way for people to coordinate trips, co-write documents, settle debates, or work through research together, while ChatGPT helps search, summarize, and compare options.

Researchers say Russia-aligned Pravda network is engaging in "LLM grooming", flooding the internet with disinformation to influence chatbots like ChatGPT (Aisha Down/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #JazzTheatre
John Coltrane:
🎵 Aisha
#JohnColtrane
https://open.spotify.com/track/0Haa5GeQyJJ9SjSqbqcXsT

TikTok will let users choose how much AI-generated content appears in their For You feed and plans to add more advanced labeling tech for AI-content (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/tiktok-now-lets-you-choo…

TikTok now lets you choose how much AI-generated content you want to see | TechCrunch
With the new AI-generated content control, users who want to see less of this sort of content can dial things down, while those who enjoy it can choose to see more of it.

TikTok will let users choose how much AI-generated content appears in their For You feed and plans to add more advanced labeling tech for AI-content (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/tiktok-now-lets-you-choo…

TikTok now lets you choose how much AI-generated content you want to see | TechCrunch
With the new AI-generated content control, users who want to see less of this sort of content can dial things down, while those who enjoy it can choose to see more of it.

Snapchat launches Topic Chats, which enables public conversations on subjects like F1, and plans to use AI and other safety tech to moderate the chats (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/snapchat-rolls-out-topic-chats-for-publ…

Snapchat rolls out 'Topic Chats' for public conversations | TechCrunch
The social network says the new feature will let users chat about what’s happening in the world and across various communities, from Formula 1 to the reality TV show "Below Deck."

UK bank Lloyds agrees to acquire UK startup Curve, which offers digital wallets, in a deal set to close in H1 2026; Sky News reported Lloyds is set to pay £120M (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content (Aisha Down/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/11/meta-shuts-down-global-accounts-linked-to-abortion-advice-and-queer-content
http://www.memeorandum.com/251211/p25#a251211p25

Started Don't Look Deeper from 2020. Pretty damn good. Don Cheadle, etc.
#film #scifi

Don't Look Deeper (2020)
In near-future California, high school senior Aisha learns a dark secret about herself. She goes from dreams of graduation and college...to suddenly running for her life.

Monzo receives an Irish banking license, allowing the London-based digital lender to offer current and savings accounts across the EU (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-17/monzo-gets-iri…

TikTok launches Bulletin board, which lets brands and creators share public, one-to-many messages to their followers, similar to Instagram's broadcast channels (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/13/tiktok-launches-i…

TikTok launches its own version of Instagram's broadcast channels | TechCrunch
TikTok is rolling out “bulletin board,” a new one-to-many messaging feature that mirrors Instagram’s broadcast channels. The tool lets creators and brands share text, images, and videos directly with followers.

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Death in Vegas:
🎵 Aisha
#DeathinVegas
https://open.spotify.com/track/6987QQm1UGiJjFrpXmFPBq

Google tests AI-powered overviews on some publications' Google News pages; publishers like Der Spiegel, El País, and WaPo in commercial partnerships get paid (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/10/goog

Google is testing AI-powered article overviews on select publications’ Google News pages | TechCrunch
By adding AI-powered article overviews, Google says users will get more context before they click through to read an article.

Google tests AI-powered overviews on some publications' Google News pages; publishers like Der Spiegel, El País, and WaPo in commercial partnerships get paid (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/10/goog

Google is testing AI-powered article overviews on select publications’ Google News pages | TechCrunch
By adding AI-powered article overviews, Google says users will get more context before they click through to read an article.

Fertility startup Inito, which offers an at-home health diagnostics platform, raised a $29M Series B and plans to use AI-designed antibodies to make new tests (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/10/fert

Fertility startup Inito wants to use AI-designed antibodies to expand at-home health tests | TechCrunch
Inito has raised $29 million in new funding to invest in and develop AI-engineered antibodies that will help it offer new types of tests and improve the accuracy of existing ones.

Semantic Edge-Cloud Communication for Real-Time Urban Traffic Surveillance with ViT and LLMs over Mobile Networks
Murat Arda Onsu, Poonam Lohan, Burak Kantarci, Aisha Syed, Matthew Andrews, Sean Kennedy
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.21259

Semantic Edge-Cloud Communication for Real-Time Urban Traffic Surveillance with ViT and LLMs over Mobile Networks
Real-time urban traffic surveillance is vital for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to ensure road safety, optimize traffic flow, track vehicle trajectories, and prevent collisions in smart cities. Deploying edge cameras across urban environments is a standard practice for monitoring road conditions. However, integrating these with intelligent models requires a robust understanding of dynamic traffic scenarios and a responsive interface for user interaction. Although multimodal Large Lan…

Adobe partners with YouTube to launch a dedicated content creation space for YouTube Shorts creators within its Premiere mobile app for iOS (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/08/adobe-launches-content-…

Adobe launches content creation hub in Premiere mobile for YouTube Shorts creators | TechCrunch
The company says the space is designed to give creators everything they need to produce viral videos, grow their audience, and tap into trends, whether it's creating day-in-the-life vlogs, travel videos, or behind-the-scenes clips.

Observation via spin Seebeck effect of macroscopic magnetic transport from emergent magnetic monopoles
Nan Tang, Stephan Glamsch, Aisha Aqeel, Ludwig Scheuchenpflug, Michael Schulze, Christoph Liebald, Daniel Rytz, Christo Guguschev, Manfred Albrecht, Philipp Gegenwart
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.18422

Meta launches Vibes, its short-form video feed of AI-generated videos, in Europe through the Meta AI app, following its US debut six weeks earlier (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/06/meta-brings-its-short-form-video-feed-of…

Meta brings its short-form video feed of AI slop to Europe | TechCrunch
Meta says that since the launch of Vibes, media generation in the Meta AI app has jumped more than tenfold.

Meta launches Vibes, its short-form video feed of AI-generated videos, in Europe through the Meta AI app, following its US debut six weeks earlier (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/06/meta-brings-its-short-form-video-feed-of…

Meta brings its short-form video feed of AI slop to Europe | TechCrunch
Meta says that since the launch of Vibes, media generation in the Meta AI app has jumped more than tenfold.

WhatsApp launches an Apple Watch companion app, letting users get call notifications, read full messages, and record and send voice messages (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/whatsapp-launches-long-awaited-apple-watch-app/…

WhatsApp launches long-awaited Apple Watch app | TechCrunch
For the first time, WhatsApp users will be able to use their Apple Watch to get call notifications, read full messages, record and send voice messages, and view media content more clearly.

TikTok announces its first ever TikTok Awards show in the US; the live event will take place on December 18 and will be streamed on the TikTok app and on Tubi (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/03/tiktok-announces-its-first-awards-show…

TikTok announces its first awards show in the US | TechCrunch
The awards will include "Creator of the Year," "Video of the Year," "Muse of the Year," "Breakthrough Artist of the Year," and more.

TikTok announces its first ever TikTok Awards show in the US; the live event will take place on December 18 and will be streamed on the TikTok app and on Tubi (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/03/tiktok-announces-its-first-awards-show…

TikTok announces its first awards show in the US | TechCrunch
The awards will include "Creator of the Year," "Video of the Year," "Muse of the Year," "Breakthrough Artist of the Year," and more.

eBay agrees to acquire Tise, a social marketplace for secondhand fashion and interior design items that has raised $45M in funding, for an undisclosed sum (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/22/ebay-to-acquire-social-marketplace-platfor…

eBay to acquire social marketplace platform Tise | TechCrunch
eBay’s acquisition of Tise indicates that it's looking to modernize its platform to attract younger shoppers, expand its social commerce tools, and build a stronger presence in the sustainable retail market.

YouTube says it paid out $8B to the music industry in the 12 months to June 2025, up from $6B in 2022 and $4B in 2021 (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/23/youtube-paid-out-8b-to-the-music-industry-in-12-months/

YouTube paid out $8B to the music industry in 12 months | TechCrunch
The milestone marks a new record for the platform, as YouTube’s annual music industry payout increased by $2 billion since 2022.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NickGrimshaw
Death in Vegas:
🎵 Aisha
#DeathinVegas
https://open.spotify.com/track/6987QQm1UGiJjFrpXmFPBq

Checkout.com announces an employee share buyback at a $12B valuation, up 30% from $9.35B two years ago yet below $40B in 2022, and says an IPO isn't a priority (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Model ML, which aims to use AI agents to automate grunt work done by investment bankers like making pitch decks, raised $75M, after raising $12M earlier in 2025 (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Researchers say Russia-aligned Pravda network is engaging in "LLM grooming", flooding the internet with disinformation to influence chatbots like ChatGPT (Aisha Down/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov

Revolut says it plans to invest $13B, including $4B in the UK, and expand into 30 new geographies by the end of the decade, aiming to reach 100M users globally (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…