| | | The Beatles officially broke up at Disney World. Paul, George and Ringo signed the dissolution papers at the Plaza Hotel in New York in December 1974. John Lennon skipped the meeting because of an astrology reading, flew to Florida instead, and made the lawyers chase him to the Polynesian Resort. | He asked his girlfriend to photograph him signing. Looked out at Cinderella Castle. Put pen to paper. The greatest band in history ended with John Lennon gazing at a Disney theme park because the stars said so. Room 1601 is now a Beatles pilgrimage site and Disney has never put up a plaque. | What’s in store: | | Read Time: 5 minutes |
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| | | | | OPENAI | | | OpenAI has acquired Odessia, an AI travel startup founded by Francis Davidson, who is joining the company to work on the future of travel. | Odessia developed an AI assistant that helped users plan and book trips, but the service has now shut down. | The financial details of the deal haven't been disclosed. | Here's what's happening: | Davidson will bring his experience in travel technology to OpenAI. Odessia helped early users plan millions of dollars' worth of trips before shutting down. OpenAI has yet to reveal how the acquisition will shape its travel services.
| Paradise, pending further announcements | Odessia raised $6 million in funding led by Sequoia Capital and launched its travel assistant earlier this year. | Davidson also founded Sonder, a short-term rental company that grew into a billion-dollar business before going bankrupt in 2025. | OpenAI hasn't announced any new travel products, although it already works with companies including Booking.com, Expedia and KAYAK. | ChatGPT is about to get a lot better at travel itineraries. -MV | Would you let ChatGPT plan your entire holiday? | | Vote for live results + see results and opinions from yesterday at the bottom of the email. |
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| | | | A baker makes 80 muffins at a cost of $0.60 each. She sells 75% at $2.00 each and discounts the rest to $0.80. What’s her total profit? | Find the answer at the bottom of the email! |
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| | | | | Some people keep a sales pipeline. Bob Knakal keeps a 24-foot map of Manhattan. This video follows the veteran broker through a day of prospecting, dealmaking, and obsessively tracking the city block by block, while unpacking the habits behind more than $22 billion in property sales. | |
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| | | | | GOOGLE | | | Google DeepMind has unveiled AlphaGenome 2, a new AI model that predicts how changes in DNA affect different cells in the body. | It could help scientists better understand diseases and develop new treatments. | The model builds on last year's AlphaGenome, offering a closer look at how the same genetic change can affect different cells. | In brief: | The AI can predict how DNA changes affect cell types it hasn't studied before. It could help researchers find possible causes of diseases and targets for new drugs. Google is offering free access for non-commercial research, with limited access for commercial use.
| The gene pool has a leak | Trained on more than 100 million cell profiles across 68 tissues, AlphaGenome 2 can identify nearly twice as many genetic changes that affect how genes work as the previous leading model. | DeepMind hopes future versions could also help create virtual cells to study how the body works. | Google, could we prioritise the genetic condition that makes people schedule Friday afternoon meetings? Many thanks. -MG |
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| | | | Health: A UK advertising watchdog is cracking down on misleading sunbed adverts that claim tanning beds are safe or offer health benefits, warning businesses to remove such claims by December 7.
Gaming: Bethesda has marked Skyrim’s 15th anniversary with a thank-you message and exclusive artwork, but fans are disappointed by the lack of major announcements or updates on the next Elder Scrolls game.
Movies: James Gunn and Peter Safran are leaving their roles as DC Studios co-CEOs, with former Marvel executive Jeremy Latcham taking over on December 1 amid uncertainty over the DC Universe’s future direction. | Don’t Miss: The EU has proposed sweeping new rules to crack down on addictive online features, misleading pricing, gaming loot boxes, and manipulative advertising. The Digital Fairness Act could also make subscriptions easier to cancel and give users more control over endless scrolling and autoplay, with companies facing hefty fines for violations. |
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| Number Crunch Answer: $88 | #1261
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