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☀️ On this day: On November 14, 1967, American physicist Theodore Maiman received U.S. patent 3,353,115 for his ruby laser system. He used a photographer's flashlamp and a small synthetic ruby crystal to generate intense pulses of red light, proving that ruby could produce laser light despite other scientists dismissing the idea. That early invention helped pave the way for laser technology now used in everything from eye surgery and industrial cutting to fiber-optic communications.

What’s happening:

  • 💳 OpenAI launches ChatGPT Wallet for AI agent

  • ✈️ FAA halts all US departures for four hours

  • 📹 Anthropic adds Claude to Google Meet calls

  • 👔 Nvidia staff push board to reinstate Jensen Huang

  • 🚕 Tesla opens Cybercab orders for personal use

  • + 📊 Daily poll and results

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Hand-picked news:

💳 OpenAI launches ChatGPT Wallet ↗️LINK

  • OpenAI launched ChatGPT Wallet on November 13, letting its “dots” AI agents complete purchases after users approve each one with Face ID or a fingerprint. Only US Pro subscribers aged 18+ get access for now.

  • OpenAI built Wallet with American Express, Mastercard and Visa. Instead of seeing your real card number, the dot gets a stand-in payment token from the card network, and you keep your rewards and dispute protections.

  • OpenAI isn’t taking a cut of purchases yet. The catch: OpenAI admits some websites may block agent purchases, and fraud systems may flag them, so your dot’s shopping cart might hit a wall.

✈️ FAA halts all US departures for four hours ↗️LINK

  • The FAA ordered a rare nationwide ground stop on Friday afternoon, halting every departing US flight for more than four hours after communication issues hit multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers.

  • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed aging telecom switches and routers that choked on too much data. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said officials saw no evidence of a cyberattack.

  • The outage landed the same week the FAA rolled out SMART, its new AI tool for rerouting flights. Duffy denied any link, and warned “you will have more of these” without an upgrade.

📹 Anthropic adds Claude to Google Meet calls ↗️LINK

  • Anthropic has launched Claude Meetings, letting its AI assistant join video calls as an active participant. Claude can follow conversations, answer questions, take notes, and start working on tasks during meetings.

  • The feature is rolling out in beta to Team and Enterprise users on Google Meet, with other platforms coming soon. Claude can also create documents and whiteboards while teammates discuss ideas.

  • The launch comes just ahead of Anthropic's planned November 19 stock market debut. With Claude handling notes and starting tasks in real time, even the post-meeting to-do list could get shorter.

👔 Nvidia staff push board to reinstate Jensen Huang ↗️LINK

  • Some Nvidia employees are pushing the board to reinstate Jensen Huang, WIRED reports, days after he resigned as CEO over an admitted affair and reports of more relationships, including one with a suspected Chinese spy.

  • A longtime engineer’s internal suggestion box post, filed before Huang quit, has drawn over 1,600 comments, many urging his return. About two dozen employees also backed him publicly on LinkedIn after his exit.

  • Employees want Huang back, but the board already handed the job to CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO. Meanwhile, the FBI is examining the case, and Nvidia shed about $430 billion in two trading days.

🚕 Tesla opens Cybercab orders for personal use ↗️LINK

  • Tesla started inviting select customers to buy a Cybercab for personal use at $29,990, with a $1,000 non-refundable deposit and estimated deliveries in Austin, Texas, in December 2026.

  • The two-seater has no steering wheel or pedals, so owners must pay a $299 monthly “Autonomy Subscription” to operate it. It only works inside Tesla’s Robotaxi zones in Texas and Florida.

  • Tesla is taking deposits while NHTSA still investigates how it self-certified a car without manual controls. In September, the agency ordered Tesla to defend that certification under oath.

Today’s Poll:

Which AI assistant do you use more often?

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Yesterday’s Poll Result:

Do you think AI could actually cure cancer within the next 10 years?

  • A) Yes - 52% 🏆

  • B) No - 48%

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“With the exponential advances we're already seeing, why not? It will be interesting to see if the cure is paywalled, or if the tech bros will actually deliver on the philanthropy they're currently teasing.”

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