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💰PayPal struck a partnership with OpenAI to embed its wallet in ChatGPT, enabling instant in-chat checkout with buyer/seller protections, plus card payment processing.

📱Apple says it will soon let U.S. iPhone users create a passport‑based Digital ID in Apple Wallet for use at select TSA checkpoints.

🍄Swiss drugmaker Novartis will acquire U.S. biotech Avidity Biosciences for about $12B in cash to bolster its pipeline of therapies for rare muscle disorders.

📱Apple is planning to place ads on Apple Maps next year, letting local businesses buy search placement, Bloomberg reports.

💪Qualcomm unveiled new AI accelerator chips to challenge Nvidia, sending its shares up 11% on Monday.

📱 is killing off Twitter.com and forcing users who log in with hardware security keys or passkeys to re‑enroll those credentials by November 10.

😂Satya Nadella’s pay jumped 22% to $96.5M — about $84M in performance stock and ~$9.5M in cash — even as Microsoft cut more than 15K jobs this year.

😎Instagram now lets you revisit previously watched Reels with a new Watch History feature, catching up to TikTok’s long-standing version.

🧵Threads is rolling out “ghost posts,” disappearing updates that auto‑archive after 24 hours to encourage more unfiltered sharing without the pressure of permanence.

🔰Google is releasing a redesigned Fitbit app anchored by a Gemini‑powered Personal Health Coach that adapts plans to your progress and surfaces smarter weekly insights.

🔤OnePlus launched the OnePlus 15 in China with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and a 165Hz display, promising a global rollout “soon” after months of teasers.

📱OpenAI will make its sub-$5 ChatGPT Go plan free for one year to new and existing users in India during a limited-time promo starting November 4.

🇨🇳China unveiled BI Explorer (BIE‑1), a desk‑side “brain‑like” computing device that its developers tout as the world’s first supercomputer that can fit under a desk.

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🇮🇳 Starting Nov 4, users in India can enjoy ChatGPT Go absolutely FREE for an entire year!

• No card needed!
• The offer also applies to existing users.
• ChatGPT Go (normally ₹399/month) is now ₹0 for a whole year!

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