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OpenAI has officially launched an advertising platform, and the URL says it plainly: ads dot openai dot com. After years of positioning ChatGPT as a clean, subscription-driven alternative to ad-supported search, the company appears to be opening the door to a model that looks a lot more like Google. The trade-offs here are real and familiar.
Across the Atlantic and further south, Starlink is quietly reshaping how millions of Africans get online. The Economist reports that SpaceX's satellite service is gaining serious ground on a continent where terrestrial infrastructure has long been unreliable or simply absent. For many users, it isn't a luxury upgrade — it's the first dependable connection they've ever had.
And on Capitol Hill, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is pushing legislation that would ban elected officials, including the president, from launching or profiting off meme coins. The move follows reports that President Trump disclosed over one billion dollars in crypto-related earnings — a figure that has renewed urgent questions about financial conflicts of interest at the highest levels of government.
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