Fri. 07/18 – ChatGPT Agent

OpenAI has a new agent that can control your entire computer. You might soon be able to put crypto in your 401k. Why is Apple suing a prominent YouTuber? And in the Weekend Longreads, the one article that has done the most to radicalize me, as an investor, in a long, long time. Links: OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Agent can control an entire computer and do tasks for you (The Verge) OpenAI ChatGPT Agent announcement LIVE — all the big news from today's livestream (Tom's Guide) Netflix says it’s streamed 95 billion hours in 2025, and a lot of ads too (The Verge) Donald Trump set to open US retirement market to crypto investments (Financial Times) AI start-up Perplexity’s valuation tops $18bn months after latest funding round (Financial Times) Apple Sues Jon Prosser Over iOS 26 Leaks (Macrumors) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: 4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment (The New Yorker)