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• ⚖️ OpenAI responds to teen suicide lawsuit

• 📊 MIT: AI could replace 11.7% of U.S. jobs

• 🖥️ HP to cut up to 6,000 jobs amid AI shift

• 📱 Apple poised to overtake Samsung in 2025

• 🕶️ Alibaba launches Quark AI glasses in China

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⚖️ OpenAI responds to teen suicide lawsuit ↗️LINK

• OpenAI denied responsibility for 16-year-old Adam Raine’s death, arguing in court that he violated terms banning self-harm–related use and that sealed chat logs show broader context, including repeated warnings to seek help and Raine’s long-standing mental health struggles.

• The Raine family’s lawyers say OpenAI ignored evidence that ChatGPT 4o allegedly encouraged harmful behavior, claiming the model’s design choices weakened guardrails; they argue the case is headed toward a 2026 jury trial after OpenAI opted not to file a motion to dismiss.

• The filing follows broader scrutiny of chatbot safety as investigations report dozens of crisis cases linked to ChatGPT, while critics say OpenAI has repeatedly balanced stronger safeguards against engagement goals even as it introduces new wellness initiatives.

📊 MIT: AI could replace 11.7% of U.S. jobs ↗️LINK

• An MIT–Oak Ridge study using the new Iceberg Index found today’s AI could already perform tasks equal to 11.7% of the U.S. workforce (about $1.2 trillion in wages), affecting not only tech roles but routine jobs in HR, logistics, finance, and office administration.

• The Iceberg Index simulates 151 million workers and 32,000 skills across 923 occupations, giving policymakers a detailed, zip-code-level view of where disruption may occur and enabling states like Tennessee, Utah, and North Carolina to test AI policy scenarios before major investments.

• Researchers emphasize the tool isn’t predicting job losses but offering a “digital twin” of the labor market that shows nationwide exposure, including rural regions, helping leaders plan targeted training, workforce programs, and economic strategies as AI adoption accelerates.

🖥️ HP to cut up to 6,000 jobs amid AI shift ↗️LINK

• HP announced plans to lay off 4,000–6,000 employees by fiscal 2028 as it ramps up investment in automation and agentic AI, aiming to save $1 billion over three years despite incurring roughly $650 million in restructuring costs.

• CEO Enrique Lores said HP is redesigning internal processes around AI to boost productivity, innovation, and customer satisfaction, with expectations to outpace market growth in 2026 as AI becomes embedded across the company.

• The move mirrors broader tech-industry layoffs tied to automation, though analysts note companies often rehire workers when AI underdelivers; HP also faces rising DRAM costs and is preparing for increased PC demand as Windows 10 support ends, while its stock has fallen over 25% this year.

🕶️ Alibaba launches Quark AI glasses in China ↗️LINK

• Alibaba unveiled its new Quark AI glasses in China, priced from 1,899 yuan ($268 USD), positioning them as lightweight, regular-looking eyewear powered by the company’s Qwen AI model and tightly integrated with apps like Alipay and Taobao.

• The glasses act as a “life assistant” offering features such as real-time translation and instant price recognition, part of Alibaba’s broader push to strengthen its consumer AI ecosystem and secure a new traffic entry point in China’s highly competitive e-commerce market.

• Quark enters a crowded wearables field dominated by Meta’s VR headsets, with rivals like Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, and Baidu also launching AI-powered devices as tech giants race to define the next major computing platform.

📱 Apple poised to overtake Samsung in 2025 ↗️LINK

• Counterpoint Research projects Apple will grow iPhone sales by 10% in 2025, outpacing Samsung’s expected 4.6%, driven by strong iPhone 17 demand and a major upgrade cycle among users from the Covid-era buying boom.

• Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup showed exceptional early momentum, with sales up 22% in its first month and 37% year-over-year in October, pushing the company toward a projected 19.4% global market share.

• The report predicts Apple will stay the world’s top smartphone maker through at least 2029, supported by continued market expansion, secondhand iPhone users upgrading, and upcoming products like a foldable iPhone and the iPhone 17e.

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