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Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporterGetty ImagesOpenAI wants to take on similar browsers such as those from Microsoft, Oracle and PerplexityA few minutes into using ChatGPT Atlas, the new internet browser from OpenAI, I ran into quite a big road block.This isn’t like Google Chrome, which is used by roughly 60% of people. It’s all built around a chatbot you’re meant to talk to to surf the web.”Messages limit reached,” read one note. “No available models support the tools in use,” said another.And then: “You’ve hit the free plan limit for GPT-5.”OpenAI says it will make using the internet easier and more efficient.…

Thanks to the reader who forwarded the Sunday announcement from Lazy Dog Crazy Dog that it’s closed both its Ballard and West Seattle (9064 Delridge Way SW) locations (though the email only mentions Ballard, the sign on the door today confirms that WS is closed too): Dear Lazy Dog Customers: It is with great sadness that we announce the indefinite closure of Lazy Dog Crazy Dog, effective today, Sunday at 6:00 PM. Over the past two weeks, we have received hundreds of menacing messages and threats of violence directed at our employees and our business. These have come through email,…

NVIDIA CEO and co-founder Jensen Huang commends President Donald Trump’s A.I. agenda and outlines what the country’s job future will look like on ‘Special Report.’ Chegg Inc., a Santa Clara-based online learning platform, said Monday it will cut about 45% of its workforce – roughly 388 employees – as it confronts what it calls “the new realities of AI and reduced traffic from Google to content publishers.” In its official statement, the company said the restructuring plan reflects “a significant decline in Chegg’s traffic and revenue,” which it has attributed to shifts in generative AI and changing search patterns.Chegg said…

OpenAI is offering its ChatGPT Go plan available free of charge for one year to users in India who sign up during a limited promotional period starting November 4, as the company looks to expand in one of its top markets. On Tuesday, OpenAI announced the promotion but did not specify how long the offer would remain available. Existing ChatGPT Go subscribers in India will also be eligible for the free 12-month plan, the company said. Priced at less than $5 per month, ChatGPT Go launched in India in August as OpenAI’s most affordable paid subscription plan. The service later…

Thanks to Gary Jones for the photos. Several readers asked today about the presence of multiple boats fishing with nets off Alki Point. They’re purse seiners that show up about this time many years (here’s one of our past reports), fishing for chum salmon. If you’re interested in the rules, maps, etc., here’s the 56-page document (which we also linked when purse seiners showed up briefly two months ago). Source link

The president said he was optimistic about the future of trade with Tokyo just before signing an agreement on rare earth minerals.  President Donald Trump and Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday signed a framework agreement for securing the supply of critical minerals and rare earths through mining and processing, the White House said. The agreement came after Trump’s meeting with Japan’s first female leader, as part of his wider trip to Asia. Both Washington and Tokyo are looking to strengthen their supply chains for rare earth elements, which are used everywhere, from renewable energy to electronics and cars.According…

OpenAI has released new estimates of the number of ChatGPT users who exhibit possible signs of mental health emergencies, including mania, psychosis or suicidal thoughts.The company said that around 0.07% of ChatGPT users active in a given week exhibited such signs, adding that its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot recognizes and responds to these sensitive conversations.While OpenAI maintains these cases are “extremely rare,” critics said even a small percentage may amount to hundreds of thousands of people, as ChatGPT recently reached 800 million weekly active users, per boss Sam Altman.As scrutiny mounts, the company said it built a network of experts…

Three weeks after two community events (WSB coverage here and here) aired concerns about street disorder near the Westside Neighbors Shelter in The Triangle, a neighbor reports results of a “productive meeting.” Abi CC’d us on their report: Dear West Seattle Neighbors and Community Partners, After a productive meeting 10/23 with the Westside Neighbors Shelter (WSNS), we wanted to share an update where shelter board members, owners and operators, myself & my partner came together to review updates from recent community / precinct meetings and plan the next steps for the shelter’s future. Our goal is to ensure the shelter…

Businesses are making good money. And that’s the strong currency behind their rising valuation. I know that experts always talk about various political or economic factors, like the China trade, or what the Fed’s gonna do, peace in the Middle East, or why might New York City elect a communist mayor. I’m not sayin’ these things don’t matter. And in most cases, President Trump is carving out success after success. So it’s a good backdrop for stocks. Fundamentally, the stock is only worth what someone will pay for it, and the overall market with millions of investors using their wisdom…

Zoom founder and CEO Eric Yuan believes that AI assistants will finally allow us to shorten our workweek. Speaking on stage at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 conference on Monday, Yuan discussed his videoconferencing product’s embrace of AI, which includes a “digital twin” feature where an AI avatar can speak for you. Yuan began using his AI avatar in an earnings call with investors this year, demonstrating the technology’s potential and ability to push the “boundaries of communication,” he said. At Disrupt, the exec emphasized spending a lot of time talking about AI and the right products to bring to market.…