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Daily Tech News Roundup - 2025-11-18

1. a16z-backed super PAC is targeting Alex Bores, sponsor of New York’s AI safety bill — he says bring it on
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/17/a16z-backed-super-pac-is-targeting-alex-bores-sponsor-of-new-yorks-ai-safety-bill-he-says-bring-it-on/
Summary: A super PAC backed by Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI, and other tech leaders has targeted New York Assembly member Alex Bores' congressional campaign, marking its first attack against a lawmaker supporting AI regulation.

2. Google is fighting the defamation battle Meta caved on
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/822636/google-robby-starbuck-defamation-lawsuit-ai-chatbot
Summary: Google filed a motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by anti-corporate diversity activist Robby Starbuck, who claimed Google’s AI falsely associated him with sexual assault allegations and a white nationalist. Starbuck’s claims against Google came after he filed a similar lawsuit against Meta, whose AI he claimed falsely asserted that he’d participated in the […]

3. The best foldable phone you can buy
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/635839/best-foldable-phone
Summary: Editor’s note: Black Friday doesn’t officially take place until Friday, November 28th; however, if you want to shop ahead of time, we’ve rounded up the best early Black Friday deals you can already get. A foldable phone isn’t for the faint of heart. They’re generally heavier, pricier, and have less capable cameras than a standard slab-style phone. They’re […]

4. OpenAI is finally letting employees donate their equity to charity
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/822496/openai-employee-equity-donation-charity-rounds-share-valuation
Summary: Current and former OpenAI employees have grown increasingly frustrated by the fact that the company hasn't allowed them to donate their equity to charity in years. But OpenAI has finally seemed to bow to pressure, sending out an email from the company's equity team stating that current and former employees with eligible shares will be […]

5. Google updates its weather forecasts with a new AI model
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/822489/weather-forecast-ai-model-google-weathernext
Summary: Google debuted a new and improved AI weather model today that will be incorporated into popular products like Search, Gemini, and Pixel phones.  The company’s AI-enhanced forecasts have proven themselves to be quite accurate so far. AI weather models have also been able to make predictions faster and more efficiently than conventional physics-based models. Until […]

6. The best Garmin watches for training and everyday life
Source: https://www.theverge.com/23691498/best-garmin-smartwatch-fitness-tracker-wearables
Summary: Editor’s note: Black Friday doesn’t officially take place until Friday, November 28th; however, if you want to shop ahead of time, we’ve rounded up the best early Black Friday deals you can already get. Few brands are as synonymous with outdoor sports as Garmin. You’ll find these fitness trackers and smartwatches on dozens of wrists at any 5K, […]

7. Google Calendar can finally block off time without faking a meeting
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/822492/google-calendar-tasks-busy-time-block
Summary: The latest feature update for Google Calendar allows you to block off time for tasks and mark yourself as busy, all in one place, expanding the existing Tasks feature in Calendar. It’s something Workspace users have been specifically requesting and effectively allows tasks to function like meetings, including options to set (and adjust) a specific […]

8. NetChoice sues Virginia to block its one-hour social media limit for kids
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/822475/netchoice-virginia-lawsuit-social-media-time-limit-law
Summary: The tech industry trade group NetChoice is suing Virginia over a new law that will restrict minors from using social media for more than one hour per day. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, asks the court to block the law over claims it violates the First Amendment by putting “unlawful barriers on how and when […]

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