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“If he has the money, go for it.”
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If you missed its October re-release, you’ll have another chance to see Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey in IMAX next month. Variety reports it’s returning to over 1,000 screens in the US and Canada, including IMAX 70mm. You’ll also be able to buy The Odyssey on digital, 4K, Blu-Ray, and DVD starting November 17th. [Link: ‘The Odyssey’ Returns to Imax 70mm Theaters Again After Record-Breaking Run | https://variety.com/2026/film/news/the-odyssey-rerelease-imax-70mm-christopher-nolan-universal-1236940500/ | Variety]
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Today I was on the phone with someone who suggested maybe the AI bubble was bursting and that was what was going on with AI stocks. Well, maybe! I don’t know! I’ve seen a lot of attempts to explain why the market was up yesterday and is down today and this is the best one of the bunch. [Link: So, about that Anthropic IPO . . . | https://www.ft.com/content/2fbd60ee-060a-4957-b9c5-3b5a0ce88e1a?syn-25a6b1a6=1 | FT Alphaville]
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Perplexity is taking on OpenAI and Anthropic.
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Its editorial archive is still live, at least for now.
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Tech is reshaping the world — and not always for the better. Whether it’s the rules for Apple’s App Store or Facebook’s plan for fighting misinformation, tech platform policies can have enormous ripple effects on the rest of society. They’re so powerful that, increasingly, companies aren’t setting them alone but sharing the fight with government regulators, civil society groups, and internal standards bodies like Meta’s Oversight Board. The result is an ongoing political struggle over harassment, free speech, copyright, and dozens of other issues, all mediated through some of the largest and most chaotic electronic spaces the world has ever seen.
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Morgann Book reads a lot of books. And, as a literary creator and podcaster, makes a lot of content about books. She joins the show to explain why BookTok loves all things romance and romantasy, why physical books are an important balance to digital life, and why she’s not worried at all about the future of reading. Watch | Listen | Get ad-free [Media: https://youtu.be/CAYWoVi0rkw]
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It’s reportedly set for sometime in January.
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In its latest earnings report, Co-CEO Dave Gilboa also hinted at when the glasses will ship, saying, “on November 12, we’ll begin accepting pre-orders for our first Intelligent Eyewear collection and look forward to delivering customer orders during the holiday season.” Gentle Monster’s Android XR glasses are also expected to arrive this fall. [Link: Warby Parker Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results | https://investors.warbyparker.com/news/news-details/2026/Warby-Parker-Announces-Third-Quarter-2026-Results/default.aspx | Warby Parker]
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Apple has updated a support page to say that, when you’re trying to set up Siri AI, you “might” get put on a waitlist — previously, the document indicated that you would get added to a waitlist, as spotted by 9to5Mac. [Link: Apple disables Siri AI waitlist in iOS 27, with one exception | https://9to5mac.com/2026/11/04/apple-disables-siri-ai-waitlist-in-ios-27-with-one-exception/ | 9to5Mac]