ChinaTalk:
Q&A with Z.ai Director of Product Zixuan Li on Chinese AI models embracing open source, attracting global users for its GLM model, training on memes, and more  —  Zixuan Li on the Chinese AI ecosystem  —  Zixuan Li is Director of Product and genAI Strategy at Z.ai (also known as Zhipu 智谱 AI).

John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Apple's DMA compliance isn't “malicious”, but an effort to balance Apple's privacy focus with the EU's mandate, as iOS 26.2 iPhone/Watch Wi-Fi sync changes show  —  There have been several new features that have been delayed in the EU while Apple worked on making them compliant …

Courtney Rozen / Reuters:
OPM Director Scott Kupor earlier this month said DOGE “doesn't exist” and OPM took over many of its functions, eight months before DOGE was set to close  —  - DOGE disbanded eight months ahead of scheduled end in July 2026  — Former DOGE employees take new roles in administration

New York Times:
Interviews with current and former OpenAI employees detail how updates that made ChatGPT more appealing to boost growth sent some users into delusional spirals  —  It sounds like science fiction: A company turns a dial on a product used by hundreds of millions of people and inadvertently destabilizes some of their minds.

Associated Press:
Changes to CISA left some states without election cybersecurity help; California says CISA gave little support during the November 4 vote on redistricting  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Since it was created in 2018, the federal government's cybersecurity agency has helped warn state …