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This Sunday morning, OpenAI has launched a new "Computer History" feature for its ChatGPT Mac desktop app, a development confirmed by Memeburn, The Verge, and Crypto Briefing. This opt-in tool records your interactions, including clicks and typing, across allowed apps and websites to build a searchable AI memory. It replaces the previous screenshot-based Chronicle research preview, now using structured interaction data instead of images. However, The Next Web and Digital Trends highlight a significant privacy concern: these memory files are stored locally as unencrypted plain text. This means any program on the same macOS account could potentially read them. While you can exclude specific apps and websites, and it ignores private browsing, this lack of encryption for detailed activity history is a major point of caution. The feature is not available in the European Economic Area, the UK, or Switzerland. In other ChatGPT news, paid users can now edit Google Drive files directly within their chats, as reported by The Mac Observer. Edits apply to the actual file, not a copy. Additionally, both PPC Land and The Mac Observer confirm Yelp has integrated its reservation and waitlist systems into ChatGPT, allowing users to book tables directly from their chat. Meanwhile, OpenAI is expanding its advertising pilot for ChatGPT into new international markets, including the UK, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, and South Korea, according to Crypto Briefing and TechStory. Users will have a choice about ad personalization, with explicit consent required in the EU and UK. Finally, Saber Interactive CEO Matt Karch has apologized to writer Stella Sacco, who claimed she was replaced by ChatGPT for the game "Rideshare Simulator." Kotaku reports Sacco accepted his "unreserved" apology, and Saber has since updated the game's Steam page to include an AI disclaimer for voice-overs, music, and non-campaign dialogue. This means your digital interactions are becoming increasingly integrated with AI, offering new conveniences but also demanding heightened awareness of your data's security and privacy settings.