OpenAI takes on Google search directly. Another Hollywood strike with the same underlying causes. We know absolutely everything about the new Pixel 9 series already. Is WhatsApp finally catching on in the US? And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

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• OpenAI announces SearchGPT, its AI-powered search engine (The Verge)
• Video game performers will go on strike over artificial intelligence concerns (AP)
• [Exclusive] Google Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro Fold promo material reveals design, specs, AI, and other features (91Mobiles)
• Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Prevail in California Gig-Worker Ruling (Bloomberg)
• Mark Zuckerberg says WhatsApp has 100M monthly active users in the US (TechCrunch)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• Airbnb Hosts Want Guests to Come to Them Directly (Bloomberg)
• Physicists may now have a way to make element 120 – the heaviest ever (New Scientist)
• He says he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. He didn’t, said Frito-Lay. Now he’s suing (LATimes)

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