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November 03, 2025

EP-401 Meta’s Solar Surge ☀️, Openai’s E-commerce Expansion 🛒, Bluesky’s Social Network Milestone 🌐

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, november 3rd. explore the latest updates in the tech world:

meta & green energy: meta ramps up its green energy investments with three new deals securing nearly 1 gigawatt of solar power, bringing their total solar capacity to over 3 gigawatts in 2023. a 600-megawatt solar farm in lubbock, texas will offset data center usage by 2027.

openai’s growth: chatgpt reaches 800 million weekly users. openai expands with the atlas browser, partnerships with major retailers for ai-driven e-commerce, and a new tool generating music from text, enhancing ai innovation.

bluesky's development: the decentralized social network hits 40 million users, introduces a "dislikes" beta feature to personalize content, and focuses on tools for genuine dialogue and effective moderation.

cybersecurity breach at upenn: hackers breach the university of pennsylvania's email system, criticizing security practices and the rejection of the white house’s academic compact. the university is actively addressing the issue.

that's all for today. we'll see you back here tomorrow.

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