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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Pulse, A Tool That Generates Personalized Morning Updates
- Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
- Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager
In a rush? Here are the quick facts:
- OpenAI launched ChatGPT Pulse, a new feature that provides personalized updates for Pro users every morning.
- The new AI tool can connect to other apps, such as Gmail and Google Calendar, to share relevant updates and reminders for customers.
- Users can adjust and enhance the feed by letting the chatbot know what they consider relevant or irrelevant.
According to OpenAI’s announcement , ChatGPT Pulse will consider users’ information like chats, connected apps such as Gmail and Google Calendar, and feedback from interactions to generate a curated feed of interactive updates in a specially designed interface.
Now in preview: ChatGPT Pulse This is a new experience where ChatGPT can proactively deliver personalized daily updates from your chats, feedback, and connected apps like your calendar. Rolling out to Pro users on mobile today. pic.twitter.com/tWqdUIjNn3 — OpenAI (@OpenAI) September 25, 2025
“Today we’re releasing a preview of ChatGPT Pulse to Pro users on mobile,” wrote OpenAI. “The research appears in Pulse as topical visual cards you can scan quickly or open for more detail, so each day starts with a new, focused set of updates.”
Users can make adjustments by letting ChatGPT Pulse know what they consider useful or irrelevant. The feature also considers the customer’s conversations and data from the apps linked—the integration is off by default and must be activated. It focuses on the users’ interests and upcoming events, offering suggestions such as healthy dinner ideas, reminders for meetings, or training advice for goals like completing a triathlon.
The app can also function as a personal assistant, sending reminders to buy a birthday gift or providing restaurant recommendations for an upcoming trip.
“Every morning, ChatGPT delivers a curated set of the most relevant updates, giving you the information you need so you can get back to what matters most,” added ChatGPT. “Each update is available for that day only unless you save it as a chat or ask a follow-up question, which adds it to your conversation history.”
OpenAI has introduced other features for ChatGPT in the past few months. In April, the company announced an update for its Memory feature , allowing the chatbot to improve its memory processing to provide more personalized experiences. In May, the startup launched Codex , a special feature for software developers. And in July, OpenAI rolled out Study Mode, a tool designed to improve learning processes.
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Viral Call-Recording App Neon Pulled Following Massive Security Flaw
- Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
- Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager
The viral voice-calling app Neon, which gained popularity for offering users the option to sell private data to AI companies, went offline on Thursday after TechCrunch discovered a major security flaw.
In a rush? Here are the quick facts:
- The new app Neon went offline after TechCrunch reported a major security flaw.
- The platform quickly rose to the top of the U.S. App Store charts, promoted as a “money-making tool,” reaching 75,000 downloads in a day.
- The app developer, Alex Kiam, shared a notification with users.
According to TechCrunch’s exclusive report , researchers revealed that logged-in users could access other people’s private data, including recent call lists, transcripts, call recordings, and earnings per call. The team also discovered that Neon’s servers could be manipulated to reveal metadata from other users.
“We used a network traffic analysis tool called Burp Suite to inspect the network data flowing in and out of the Neon app,” wrote TechCrunch. “Our network analysis tool revealed details that were not visible to regular users in the Neon app. These details included the text-based transcript of the call and a web address to the audio files, which anyone could publicly access as long as they had the link.”
TechCrunch reported the security flaw to the app creator, Alex Kiam, on Thursday, immediately after confirming the data breach. The app was shut down shortly afterward.
Kiam said that he took the servers down and notified users. Moments later, he sent an email to customers informing them about the app’s shutdown.
“Your data privacy is our number one priority, and we want to make sure it is fully secure even during this period of rapid growth. Because of this, we are temporarily taking the app down to add extra layers of security,” stated the email shared with TechCrunch.
Neon had reached over 75,000 downloads only on Thursday, and quickly reached the top of the charts on app marketplaces, reaching second place in the App Store as one of the most popular social media apps.
The platform, promoted as a “moneymaking tool,” offered users the opportunity to sell their audio conversations—between app users—for thirty cents per minute, allowing them to earn up to $30 per day, along with referral bonuses.
The data collected was offered to AI companies “for the purpose of developing, training, testing, and improving machine learning models, artificial intelligence tools and systems, and related technologies,” according to Neon’s description.
It remains unclear when Neon’s service will be restored, and TechCrunch noted that the warning shared with users did not mention the data that had already been exposed.
Other popular apps that have recently climbed the app marketplace charts have also faced troubling security risks. Tea, a women-focused dating advice app, suffered a massive data breach right after reaching the top charts in July, forcing its developers to suspend services.
