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Apple removes an app after the DOJ asked them to. People are using AI, but which AI are they actually paying for? Sora is now the number one app in all the land. And in the Longreads, now is it time to blame ChatGPT for breaking up marriages?

• Apple takes down ICE tracking apps after pressure from Bondi DOJ (Fox Business)
• A new a16z report looks at which AI companies startups are actually paying for (TechCrunch)
• AI is not killing jobs, US study finds (Financial Times)
• OpenAI wraps $6.6 billion share sale at $500 billion valuation (CNBC)
• OpenAI’s invite-only video generation app Sora tops Apple’s App Store (CNBC)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• Egon Durban’s $55bn buyout bet raises stakes for Silver Lake (Financial Times)
• Silver Lake Cements Power Broker Status With $55 Billion EA Deal (Bloomberg)
• ChatGPT Is Blowing Up Marriages as Spouses Use AI to Attack Their Partners (Futurism)

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