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By Christine Hall

Thursday, November 30, 2023

In today's top story, Lauren reminds us that if you haven't used your Google account in two years, it will probably be deleted on Friday. Don't panic — she shares what you need to do to have this not happen.

Speaking of Google, Lauren also reports that the search giant resigned its homepage to make finding files easier. She also shows what you'll find in your YouTube Music Recap.

Meanwhile, Rita writes about the competitive world of Chinese e-commerce. Alibaba has traditionally dominated in this space; however, PDD, the company behind Temu, is hot on its heels. Read how all of this is shaking out.

And Robinhood is finally going international in 2024 with the launch of its stock trading platform in the United Kingdom. Paul reports that people have been waiting a long time.

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More top reads

Contained, but is it?: After a weeklong outage, Fidelity National Financial confirms cyberattack is now "contained." Here's the update.

Noted: Days after we initially reported about Evernote's free plan, it's now official that the company will restrict free users to 50 notes. Read more.

And now . . . presenting the Tesla Cybertruck: Here's everything to know about the much-hyped electric pickup.

Potty mouth: Yesterday, Elon Musk told advertisers leaving X to "go f*ck yourself." Today, X CEO Linda Yaccarino publicly backs Musk's sentiments.

Happy birthday, ChatGPT: One year later, ChatGPT is still alive and kicking. And with a lot of users. Its mobile apps topped 110 million installs and nearly $30 million in revenue. Meanwhile, Sam Altman is officially back at OpenAI.

For your eyes only: This small French company wants to build an open alternative to Kindle and Kobo. Meet Vivlio.

What's new?: When Android users make that latest update, they will see nearly a dozen new features. Check them out.

Have your cake and eat it too: Kognitos raises $35 million to help businesses automate back-office processes. It's all about efficiency.

M&A: NomuPay acquires Total Processing for tooling and customer service. This is why.

Can you keep a secret?: WhatsApp's new "secret codes" add an extra layer of privacy for your locked chats. Read more.

Even more for your Thursday:

Clayful, a startup that helps students connect to mental health experts within 60 seconds, raises $7M

Drug discovery startup Pepper Bio hopes to challenge Eroom's law with new funding

Amazon CTO Werner Vogels on culturally aware LLMs, developer productivity and women’s health

Instagram Threads search now supports 'all languages' in latest update

Stensul draws on new capital to boost marketing creation features

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