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    A military aircraft reportedly caused the UK’s air traffic control outage.

    Sources tell the Financial Times that “spurious” flight data entered by a UK military jet “triggered a series of events” that grounded flights across the country earlier this week:

    The entry caused a meltdown within the wider air traffic control system that took hours — and several attempts — to restart, the people said.

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    Emma Roth
    Adobe reports record $6.76 billion in revenue as it continues its AI push.

    That’s a 13 percent increase from the same time last year, according to Adobe’s Q3 earnings report released on Thursday. The company also reached more than one billion monthly active users across its suite of software, as it fills out Photoshop, Premiere, Express, Acrobat, Lightroom, and other apps with new AI tools.

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    California governor signs law blocking “addictive” social feeds for minors.

    Under AB1709, social platforms can’t provide algorithmic recommendations, infinite scroll, or autoplay features to users under 16 unless they receive parental consent.

    Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of other online safety-focused bills into law as well, including new rules requiring chatbot makers to notify young users that they’re not talking to a human.

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    Google’s Dreambeans AI app is rolling out to everyone in the US.

    The app, which Google began testing in June, pulls information from across Search, Gmail, Photos, Calendar, and Gemini to provide AI shopping recommendations, travel suggestions, event reminders, and more. It pairs these suggestions with somewhat unsettling storybook-style drawings of yourself.

    You can download the app on Android and iOS.

    Screenshot: David Pierce / The Verge
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    OpenAI says it has made “substantial progress” on another major math problem.

    That’s according to a statement OpenAI provided to The New York Times shortly after its Navier-Stokes breakthrough:

    In addition, since the completion of Navier-Stokes, we have made substantial progress on another Millennium Prize problem. We are working through how to share these results thoughtfully.