Reddit wants to position itself as a search engine. On its latest earnings call Apple appears to be ready to go all in on AI. Fast Company reported ChatGPT users noticed their private chats were showing up in search engine results. And its Friday and we end the week with a three questions designed to stoke thoughtful and introspective debate.

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Message filters are not making political fundraisers happy. And OpenAI removes the ability for search engines to index your published chat logs.

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Your public ChatGPT queries are getting indexed by Google and other search engines | TechCrunch

OpenAI removes ChatGPT feature after private conversations leak to Google search | VentureBeat

ChatGPT chats are showing up in Google Search — how to find and delete yours | Tom’s Guide

(19) DANΞ on X: “We just removed a feature from @ChatGPTapp that allowed users to make their conversations discoverable by search engines, such as Google. This was a short-lived experiment to help people discover useful conversations. This feature required users to opt-in, first by picking a chat https://t.co/mGI3lF05Ua” / X

(33) Post | LinkedIn

Google rolls out Gemini Deep Think AI, a reasoning model that tests multiple ideas in parallel | TechCrunch

Google rolls out its most powerful Gemini model yet

Tim Cook says Apple is ‘very open’ to AI acquisitions

Apple (AAPL) Q3 earnings report 2025

Apple’s tariff-fueled iPhone sales surge raises doubts about sustainability | Reuters

Tariffs will cost Apple much more in the rest of 2025

Tim Cook: Apple just sold its three-billionth iPhone – 9to5Mac

Microsoft finally fixes the worst thing about Excel and pivot tables | PCWorld

Microsoft kills Windows 11 SE, another in a long line of failed ChromeOS competitors – Ars Technica

Brilliant Labs launches its second-generation smart glasses

Nintendo is raising prices on just about everything for Switch

Nintendo earnings Q1 2025

China Says US Exploited Old Microsoft Flaw for Cyberattacks – Bloomberg

Reddit wants to be its own search engine

Google Loses Appeal of Order to Revamp App Store Policies – Bloomberg

TikTok launches ‘TikTok Pro’ in Europe with built-in charity program | TechCrunch

NRSC letter – Punchbowl News

Message filtering in iOS 26 upsetting politicians

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Researchers from Cornell University came up with a way to watermark videos with light to verify the authenticity of video. How startup Fable’s Showrunner AI video generation is catching the confidence of Amazon. A new study shows how cat attacks can easily make LLM go off the rails. And Uber Eats releases a new “Live order chat” feature giving merchants the ability to message customers in real time.

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Microsoft joins the $4 trillion club with Nvidia, and Dr. Niki talks about using computer models for the discovery of archeological history.

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Ahead of Meta’s Q2 earnings, Mark Zuckerberg published a vague vision for “personal superintelligence”. Sensor Tower shows an increase in downloads for generative AI apps. Are the days of console exclusivity for games coming to a close? And with the release of Windows on Arm versions of Adobe’s popular creator apps is there enough reason to get people to consider a Windows Arm laptop?

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Plus, Apple slaps back at US antitrust claims, and are passkeys in a wallet insecure?

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“ChatGPT gets ‘study mode’ to guide students without spoon‑feeding answers | PCWorld”

“Google AI Mode adding Search Live video, Canvas, & PDF upload”

“Google says it will sign EU’s AI code of practice | TechCrunch”

“Gen AI apps doubled their revenue, grew to 1.7 B downloads in first half of 2025 | TechCrunch”

“Adobe releases Windows on Arm versions of Premiere Pro and After Effects | The Verge”

“Google Workspace working to counter cookie theft with passkeys”

“Flaw in Gemini CLI coding tool could allow hackers to run nasty commands ‑ Ars Technica”

“Google’s Pixel 10 may get magnetic Qi2 charging after all”

“Apple slams DOJ lawsuit: ‘threatens the very principles that set iPhone apart’ ‑ 9to5Mac”

“Apple Responds to DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit ‑ Thurrott.com”

“YouTube rolls out age‑estimation tech to identify US teens and apply additional protections | TechCrunch”

“YouTube to be part of Australia’s youth social media ban”

“YouTube loosens profanity rules for monetized videos | TechCrunch”

“YouTube’s best Premium feature is finally coming to the big screen”

“Chase Customers to Link Bank Accounts to Coinbase Wallets ‑ Bloomberg”

“Hong Kong fintech firm RD Technologies raises $40 million ahead of stablecoin licensing rollout | The Block”

“Bitcoin ETF Institutional Investors Will Now Be Able to Redeem Shares for BTC ‑ Decrypt”

“Microsoft Authenticator is ending password autofill soon. How to set up a passkey before Aug. 1 | AP News”

“Palo Alto Networks Agrees to Buy CyberArk to Expand Identity Security Tools ‑ Bloomberg”

“Opera takes its browser beef with Microsoft to Brazil in antitrust complaint”

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Cash App launches a new payment option that supports Apple Pay and Google Pay for the first time. Elgato has launched the Facecam 4K webcam that allows users to attach 49mm lens filters. OpenAI introduces a new Study Mode feature that lets students be queried by an LLM instead of just regurgitating information. And we test our understanding of texting etiquette.

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Apple is closing one of its stores in China for the first time, and Tom’s getting the new Elgato Facecam 4k with 49mm lens support.

Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt, and Jason Koebler.

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Tom finds a way to turn MP3 files into a podcast. Justin discusses the idea behind the trend of AI assisted manifestation. Visualizing success in order to be successful. Microsoft launches a new experimental “Copilot Mode” in its Edge browser. And how OpenAI and Google are making shopping the next frontier for their LLM platforms.

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You can get a VPN or get more creative and use a video game. Plus, why Web apps are better than native apps.

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