Meta hired Clara Shih, Salesforce's CEO of AI, to lead a new Business AI group, focusing on making AI accessible to businesses using Meta's apps.

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PayPal has revived its money-pooling feature, allowing users to collectively pay for trips, gifts, and other expenses with friends or family, even if they don't have a PayPal account.

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Bluesky has reached 20 million users and is rapidly growing, closing the gap with Instagram Threads in metrics like daily active users and website visits. While still smaller than Threads, Bluesky's growth could lead to it catching up in the future.

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Smart ring maker Oura has secured a $75 million investment from glucose device maker Dexcom, boosting its valuation to over $5 billion. The partnership will enable Oura rings to track blood sugar levels through app integration.

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Microsoft is bringing Windows 11 to the Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S in December as part of a public preview, allowing users to access a local Windows PC or cloud instance from a Quest headset.

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The Department of Justice is pushing Google to spin off its Chrome browser business and plans to recommend antitrust requirements related to AI and Android operating system. This follows the Justice Department's successful antitrust case against Google in August, in which a federal judge ruled that Google broke antitrust laws in both online search and search text ads markets. The focus on Chrome is due to its significant role as a key access point for many users to Google's services.

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Bluesky has surpassed 20 million users, growing rapidly due to policy changes at X, including a change to the block feature and allowing third-party AI training on user posts.

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Mexico's tight labor market is driving companies to prioritize employee well-being, with financial, physical, and mental health being interconnected. Minu, a startup, offers over 50 benefits to its 1 million users, including telehealth and earned wage access.

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Three former Duolingo executives have launched a new startup, Outsmart Education, to make college education more affordable and accessible, with a $13 million seed funding round led by Khosla Ventures.

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Socium, a Senegalese HR-tech startup, has raised $5 million in seed funding to focus on Francophone Africa, where it has a first-mover advantage and a large market for HR software.

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