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Apptopia: ChatGPT referrals to retailer mobile apps increased 28% YoY during the Black Friday weekend in 2025; Amazon's share of ChatGPT referrals grew to 54% (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/chatgpt…

ChatGPT referrals to retailers' apps increased 28% year-over-year, says report | TechCrunch
ChatGPT referrals to retailers' apps were up on Black Friday year-over-year, with Walmart and Amazon benefitting the most.

Why do we have a Toronto Police board with city councillors on it if disbanding the mobile crisis intervention team is kept secret?
Typical Toronto Police trying to hide things
https://www.the…

I've spent the past year learning Morse code, and it's ended up being a great deal of fun. I've had a lot of questions. I've tried to share what I've learned with others as I've gone along.
To celebrate the end of the year, I wrote a combination of information, story, and advice. How to get started, mobile apps and websites, books, getting on the air, learning to send, POTA, SST, keys and keyers. I'm not fluent or expert yet, but that means that I still remember what's hard!

Your EV could soon power your home—and help stabilize the entire grid.
Hyundai and Kia are rolling out Vehicle-to-Grid and Vehicle-to-Home tech across Korea, Europe, and the U.S., turning electric cars into mobile power banks. The systems let EVs store renewable energy, cut electricity costs, and provide backup power during outages or peak demand.

Hyundai Motor Group Expands EV Energy Services with Vehicle to Grid and Vehicle to Home - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Hyundai Motor and Kia expand Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) services, enabling electric vehicles (EVs) to store, supply and share electricity with grids and homes Launch Korea’s first Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) pilot service for customers, supporting Jeju’s renewable-energy goals Expand Europe’s EV energy services by advancing from Smart Charging (V1G) service to ... [continued]

https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=197518
Crazy times in South Korean cyber.

Police Raid KT Offices in Data Breach Investigation
The police raided KT’s offices in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province as part of an investigation into a recent data breach at the mobile carrier.The anti-corruption and economic ...

Replit launches Mobile Apps on Replit, which enables vibe-coding of iOS apps with integrated Stripe monetization (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/ai-startup-replit-launches-feature-to-vibe-code-mobile-apps.html

AI startup Replit launches feature to vibe code mobile apps
Replit launched a feature that lets users create publishable mobile apps using just natural language prompts.

The problem I have with the Telegraph's "China hacked the mobile phones of senior officials in Downing Street" is that it implies that mobile phone handsets had been compromised, but only gives statements about the networks. In terms of compromise, those pose two different sets of risk.
https://w…

China hacked Downing Street phones for years
Spying operation targeted senior government members, including aides to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak

the grand opening of oakshire place mobile home sales of union city, tennessee, may 1970, with free entertainment by... who?! (i don't think this was a previously known/rumored VU date?)

The BBC news mobile app's breaking news alerts thing is wild.
It could be anything from "the Queen/King is dead" through to the one just now "there will be an extra tax on instant lattes".

Running #Java on #iOS: Gluon Introduces OpenJDK Mobile Resources and Automated Build Pipelines
https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/11/java-on