TechCrunch Daily Crunch OpenAI says it’s fixed ChatGPT’s em dash problem
Nov 15, 2025
Discover the latest on North Korean cyber mischief as five individuals admit to helping them exploit U.S. companies. Meanwhile, Meta is set to enhance WhatsApp with third-party chat capabilities to meet European regulations. Dive into OpenAI's tweaks to ChatGPT, addressing its pesky em dash issue. Plus, celebrate Pine Labs' IPO landmark in India’s fintech scene and Boeing's innovative carbon capture collaboration with Charm Industrial. Tech trends and international intrigue unfold in this engaging discussion!
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Guilty Pleas Over North Korea Remote Worker Scheme
- Five facilitators admitted to helping North Koreans pose as remote IT workers for U.S. companies.
- Their scheme affected 136 companies and generated $2.2 million for the regime, according to the DOJ.
WhatsApp To Support Third-Party Chat Interop In EU
- Meta will enable third-party chat interoperability on WhatsApp in Europe to comply with the EU's DMA.
- Opt-in users can share messages and media with interoperable third-party messaging services.
M-dash Became An AI Writing Signal
- The M-dash became a visible marker people associate with AI-written text across many platforms.
- That association made the M-dash a contentious typographic signal despite its longer history in writing.