Subj : Inside OpenAI's code red ¨, Google's AI glasses ¨, cost of software declines ¨ To : All From : TLDR Date : Tue Dec 09 2025 11:23:40 --3cy2uwUR Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made the call last week to pause the company's side= projects for eight weeks and focus on improving ChatGPT=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0 = Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 =09= =09TOGETHER WITH [Wispr] [4] TLDR 2025-12-09 THE VOICE TOOL FOR = PEOPLE WHO BUILD WITH AI (SPONSOR) [4]=20 Wispr Flow [4] turns your voi= ce into clean, structured text =E2=80=94 instantly formatted and ready to= use in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or Notion. 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Google plans to launch the first of its= AI-powered glasses in 2026. The company has planned audio-only glasses tha= t will allow users to speak with Gemini and glasses with an in-lens display= to show users information. The glasses will be built on top of Android XR = in collaboration with Samsung, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker.
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Apple chip chief Johny Srouji told staf= f on Monday that he is staying at the company for now. There were recent ru= mors and speculations about his future at Apple, but he doesn't plan on lea= ving anytime soon. Apple CEO Tim Cook has been working aggressively to reta= in Srouji with a campaign that included a substantial pay package and the p= otential of more responsibility down the road.
Paramount Skydance launches= hostile bid for WBD =E2=80=98to finish what we started,' CEO Ellison tells= CNBC (4 minute read)

Paramount Skydance is launching a hosti= le bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. It will go straight to shareholders w= ith an all-cash, $30 per share offer. The offer is supported by equity fina= ncing from the Ellison family, Middle Eastern financing partners, Jared Kus= hner's Affinity Partners, and other parties. Those partners have agreed to = forgo any governance rights as part of their investment. The modifications = allow the deal to be outside of the jurisdiction of the Committee of Foreig= n Investment in the US.
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