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Google is making Gemini 4 Hydrogen the default model for Search's AI Mode worldwide, aiming to answer layered, conversational questions in one pass without keyword workarounds.

• Gemini 4 Hydrogen is now the default engine for Google Search's AI Mode worldwide and also handles the hardest queries in AI Overviews.
• Google expanded query fan-out, which splits complex prompts into subtopics and runs simultaneous background searches to build a single answer.
• Google says Gemini 4 Hydrogen runs 2.5 times faster than Gemini 3.8 Flash and reduces fabricated claims more than fivefold.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:42 Understanding Natural Thought Over Keywords
01:43 Behind the Scenes of Query Fan-Out
02:34 Structured Visuals Replace Walls of Text

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A roughly ten-hour Microsoft infrastructure failure knocked out Outlook, Teams and Copilot worldwide and broke OpenAI and Anthropic integrations, exposing the risks of tightly linked workplace tools.

• A Microsoft infrastructure failure on November 12 locked users out of Outlook, Teams and Copilot for roughly ten hours across multiple continents.
• Microsoft said servers failing automated health checks and a network misconfiguration overloaded healthy servers, ruling out a cyberattack.
• Microsoft 365 connectors used by OpenAI and Anthropic stopped working, cutting ChatGPT and Claude integrations for affected teams.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:46 The Scale of the Disruption
01:47 Impact on Third-Party AI Tools
02:33 What Caused the Outage
03:21 The Takeaway for Connected Workplaces

Read the full story on Blockrora: https://blockrora.com/technology/microsoft-365-outage-outlook-teams-copilot/

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Bitcoin fell below $70,000 for the first time since mid-August as US spot ETF outflows and thin order books triggered more than $1.3 billion in crypto liquidations.

• Bitcoin fell below $70,000 on Friday for the first time since mid-August, touching an intraday low of $68,943.
• US spot bitcoin ETFs are $1.56 billion in net outflows for 2026, after holding roughly $1.01 billion of inflows on Oct. 29.
• More than $1.3 billion in crypto positions were liquidated over 24 hours, including $677 million in bitcoin, according to CoinGlass figures.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:30 Leverage unwinds at $70,000
02:39 Thin books, crowded leverage
04:13 ETF demand flips negative for 2026
05:52 Dollar, yields and a hawkish Fed
07:17 Levels to watch

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Grand Theft Auto VI has passed $1 billion in preorders before release, outpacing GTA V, as Hollywood studios and employers adjust to its pull on consumer time.

• Sensor Tower says Grand Theft Auto VI has exceeded $1 billion in preorders from more than 10 million digital copies on PlayStation 5 and Xbox.
• Sony and Microsoft confirmed GTA 6 is the most preordered game in the history of their digital storefronts.
• BambooHR data shows launch-day time-off requests are running 13 percent higher than comparable dates over the past two years.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:19 Why Film and TV Studios Are Paying Attention
02:24 A Digital Rollout Beyond the Console
03:43 Even the Workforce Is Taking a Day Off

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Nvidia's board is weighing whether to remove CEO Jensen Huang after a reported affair with a direct report, as a China espionage probe and a $600 billion stock slide deepen the crisis.

• Nvidia's board is meeting to decide whether to remove CEO Jensen Huang after reports of a second extramarital affair.
• The New York Times reported Huang had an affair with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia's vice president of healthcare, who reports directly to him.
• Nvidia's stock has lost roughly $600 billion in market value since the board announced its internal investigation into Huang.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:22 From National Security Probe to Boardroom Revolt
02:55 Who Could Replace Jensen Huang?
04:39 Market Fallout and Industry Implications

Read the full story on Blockrora: https://blockrora.com/technology/nvidia-board-weighs-ousting-jensen-huang/

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OpenAI's new Business Hub lets companies verify profiles, control product data and sell through AI agents inside ChatGPT, a direct challenge to Google's search business.

• OpenAI's Business Hub lets companies claim verified ChatGPT profiles and manage the product, catalog and pricing data the chatbot uses.
• Businesses can deploy custom Business Agents that answer shopper questions one-on-one and help complete purchases inside the chat.
• OpenAI is giving companies analytics dashboards showing how often they are mentioned, what shoppers search for and which answers lead to sales.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:23 From Casual Chats to Real Sales
02:18 The New Rules of Getting Discovered
02:58 A New Gatekeeper in the Making

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X is rolling out an in-app clipping tool on iOS and Android that splits ad revenue between video creators and the users who clip them, aiming to fix credit for viral clips.

• X is launching an in-app video clipping tool on iOS and Android that splits ad revenue between original creators and clippers.
• Users can clip 5 to 60 seconds from videos at least two minutes long, capped at 30 percent of runtime.
• Each clip automatically links back to the source video, and revenue sharing runs through X's Original Content Rewards program.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:48 Built-In Clipping on Mobile
01:43 A Shared Ad Revenue Model
02:26 Testing Shared Value in Digital Media

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Google added two custom AI processors, the TPU 8tx for confidential computing and the TPU 8i Max for memory-heavy prompts, aiming to reduce the industry's dependence on Nvidia.

• Google expanded its custom silicon family with two purpose-built AI processors, the TPU 8tx and the TPU 8i Max.
• The TPU 8tx pairs with AMD EPYC processors to keep data encrypted even while it is being processed in memory.
• The TPU 8i Max combines two chips on one module, doubling memory bandwidth and compute density without using extra rack space.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:50 Locking Down Data with the TPU 8tx
01:29 Cracking the Memory Bottleneck with the TPU 8i Max
02:16 Why Custom Chips Matter

Read the full story on Blockrora: https://blockrora.com/technology/google-tpu-8tx-8i-max-ai-chips-nvidia/

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted an affair with a businesswoman U.S. officials suspect of spying for Beijing, prompting a board inquiry, a stock slide and export-control pressure.

• Jensen Huang confirmed an extramarital relationship with Alice Huang, whom U.S. intelligence officials suspect of being an asset of China's Ministry of State Security.
• Alice Huang is a former senior executive at Megaspeed, an Nvidia Cloud Partner accused of helping reroute restricted AI chips to blacklisted Chinese entities.
• Nvidia's board launched an independent review, and the company said it found no evidence that trade secrets or national security data were compromised.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:56 The Man at the Center of the AI Boom
01:51 The Allegations: Alice Huang and Megaspeed
03:31 Market Tremors and Governance Fallout
04:17 The Geopolitical Knot: Washington and Export Controls
05:12 What’s Next

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Apple says more than 100,000 apps built for the foldable iPhone Duo are live, though banking, delivery and ride-hailing apps still lag on its squarer 4:3 inner display.

• Apple says more than 100,000 apps built specifically for the iPhone Duo are live on the App Store, with thousands more added daily.
• The iPhone Duo's 7.6-inch folding inner display has a roughly 4:3 aspect ratio, so unoptimized apps show black bars along the edges.
• Food delivery, ride-hailing and mobile banking apps still lag, as compliance and security testing slows their interface overhauls.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:52 The Challenge of the 4:3 Canvas
01:58 Implications for Fintech and High-Utility Apps

Read the full story on Blockrora: https://blockrora.com/technology/iphone-duo-apps-app-store-optimized/

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