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Key takeaways:
- Amazon's re:Invent conference took place this week, with AWS CEO Adam Selipsky taking shots at rivals and unveiling a $195 thin client that resembles a Fire TV Cube, a business-oriented AI chatbot called Q, and three new serverless offerings.
- Fidelity National Financial experienced a massive cyberattack, leaving homeowners and prospective buyers confused and concerned.
- Neuralink, the company founded by Elon Musk that is developing implantable chips to read brain waves, raised an additional $43 million in venture capital. However, the company is facing scrutiny over its workplace culture and research practices.
- Other notable events include Sam Altman returning as CEO of OpenAI, SpaceX acquiring parachute vendor Pioneer Aerospace, Tesla launching its Cybertruck, record online sales on Black Friday, Evernote imposing caps on its free plan, and Teenage Engineering unveiling its latest gadget.