- ChatGPT launches query interruption
- Gemini can read your Gmail and Drive
- Google’s Opal expands to 160+ countries
A collection of AI Updates!🧵
1. China Bans Foreign AI Chips in State Data Centers
Government requires new state-funded data center projects to only use domestically-made AI chips. Applies to all projects with any state funding.
This could be the start of a global chip conflict.
2. ChatGPT Now Lets You Interrupt Queries
Can now interrupt long-running queries and add new context without restarting or losing progress. Especially useful for refining deep research or GPT-5 Pro queries.
Real-time prompt adjustment will save lots of time.
3. Gemini Deep Research Gets Gmail and Drive Access
Available for all desktop users now, mobile soon. Combines live web research with internal documents for market analysis and competitor reports.
Deep research meets private data.
4. Snapchat Makes Perplexity the Default AI for All Users
Starting January, Perplexity becomes the default AI for all Snapchat users.
Deal begins in 2026 at $400M annually.
Capturing the younger demographic and early users through Snapchat.
5. Google Labs Expands Opal to 160+ Countries
No-code AI app builder grows from 15 to 160+ countries. Users create mini-apps with natural language for tasks like research automation and marketing campaigns.
Vibecoding apps is going global.
6. OpenAI Launches GPT-5-Codex-Mini
More compact, cost-efficient version allows 4x more usage. Plus, Business, and Edu get 50% higher rate limits. Pro and Enterprise get priority processing.
Have you tried this GPT-5-Codex Mini?
7. Gamma Raises Series B at $2.1B Valuation
AI presentation platform hits $100M ARR with just 50 employees ($2M per employee). 70M users creating 30M presentations monthly. API now public.
Genuinely disrupting PowerPoint.
8. Circle Releases AI Coding Tools
AI chatbot and MCP server generate code for integrating USDC, CCTP, Gateway, Wallets, and Contracts. Works in browser or IDEs like Cursor.
From idea to production faster.
9. xAI is Hosting a Hackathon with Early Grok Model Access
24-hour event with exclusive access to upcoming Grok models and X APIs. Applications open until November 22.
Early access to next-gen Grok models.
10. Lovable Partners with Imagi to Bring Vibecoding to Schools
Teachers can now use Lovable in classrooms - the same tool Fortune 500 companies use to build product lines.
OpenAI is making this possible.
That's a wrap on this week's AI news.
Which update surprised you most?
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