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Jay Peters

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    The video player in Google Drive is about to look a bit nicer.

    In addition to a refreshed design, Google is making it easier to fast forward, rewind, adjust playback speed, and turn captions on or off for videos you’re watching in Google Drive, according to a blog post. The updates will be available to all Google Workspace customers.

    A screenshot of the new video player in Google Drive.
    Image: Google
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    Jay Peters
    Netflix is getting a daily word game from TED.

    “Slide rows of scrambled letters to spell words in this thought-provoking word puzzle game from TED,” according to the App Store description for the new game, TED Tumblewords. Seems like the game is trying to be Netflix’s Wordle.

    The new game is set to launch on November 19th on Android and iOS, though you’ll need a Netflix subscription to be able to play it.

    Screenshots of TED Tumblewords.
    Images: Netflix
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    Jay Peters
    Yelp halted reviews at the McDonald’s Trump visited over the weekend.

    The Yelp page for the Pennsylvania McDonald’s has seen an increased volume of politicized reviews following Trump’s visit on Sunday, but as reported by CNBC, Yelp has temporarily paused reviews:

    Yelp said it typically pauses comments when a business receives heightened media attention that can result in people posting their personal views, without having a legitimate customer interaction with the business.

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    Jay Peters
    Apple might feature games in a new app on iOS.

    The new gaming-focused app could combine parts of the App Store and Game Center, 9to5Mac reports:

    According to our sources, the app will have multiple tabs, including a “Play Now” tab, a tab for the user’s games, friends, and more. In Play Now, users will find editorial content and game suggestions. The app will also show things like challenges, leaderboards, and achievements. Games from both the App Store and Apple Arcade will be featured in the new store.

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    Jay Peters
    Donald Trump will reportedly be on The Joe Rogan Experience.

    Trump is set to record the podcast episode on Friday, according to Politico.

    Kamala Harris could appear on Rogan’s podcast at some point, too; last week, Reuters reported that Kamala Harris’ campaign has met with Rogan’s team.

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    Jay Peters
    OpenAI has hired Dr. Ronnie Chatterji to be its first chief economist.

    Here’s what Dr. Chatterji, a Duke professor and former CHIPS coordinator for the White House, will do, according to OpenAI:

    In this new role, Dr. Chatterji will lead research into how AI will influence economic growth and job creation; including the global economic impacts of building AI infrastructure, insights on longer-term labor market trends, and how to help the current and future workforce harness the benefits of this technology.