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CoreWeave stock falls 16% as AI debt concerns rise
CoreWeave’s shares dropped 16% on Wednesday amid growing investor fears about excessive borrowing by tech firms to fund AI infrastructure. Bond yields on its 2031 and 2032 debt surged to 14.8% and 14.9%, respectively,…
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Martin Shkreli says photonic chips could run circles around Nvidia
On the All‑In podcast released Oct. 12, 2026, former hedge‑fund manager Martin Shkreli named three private startups—Neurofos, Opticore and Lumi—as potential challengers to Nvidia’s AI‑chip dominance. He said their…
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HUMXN offers free plumbing and HVAC repairs in three cities to train AI robots
HUMXN, an AI lab focused on real-world data collection, is offering free plumbing, electrical, HVAC, air-duct cleaning, and carpet cleaning services in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Miami. Homeowners receive these services…
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Blackstone's Jon Gray builds $200B data center empire, Google cloud venture
Bloomberg has published a profile of Jon Gray, the President of Blackstone, highlighting his strategic pivot toward artificial intelligence. Gray is positioning AI as his primary investment focus, leveraging the firm's…
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Berkshire Hathaway invests over $900 million in Bending Spoons
Bending Spoons, an Italian holding company that owns software assets like AOL, Vimeo, and Evernote, has secured a major investment from Berkshire Hathaway. The deal includes a newly disclosed $330 million stake,…
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Steve Eisman warns OpenAI collapse could trigger US recession
Steve Eisman, known for The Big Short, spoke on the The Compound and Friends podcast about the growing systemic importance of OpenAI. He said that if OpenAI were to go bankrupt, the U.S. economy could enter a recession…
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Danaher partners with NVIDIA on AI lab
Danaher announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to combine its instruments, automation and workflow software with NVIDIA’s accelerated computing and AI platforms. The partnership also includes plans for an AI‑powered…
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SoftwareOne Holding (SWX:SWON) Wins OpenAI Role, Is The AI Upside Already Priced In?
SoftwareOne Holding, a Swiss software and cloud specialist, has been appointed an OpenAI Select Partner. This designation allows the company to formally deliver GPT-6 Astra and ChatGPT Work solutions to enterprise…
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A profile of Alexandr Wang, who sources say is "an operator", had "all" of Zuckerberg's support during Meta's AI revamp, and is being touted as his successor
A Financial Times profile describes Alexandr Wang, the 29-year-old head of Meta's Superintelligence Labs, as a potential successor to Mark Zuckerberg. Sources characterize Wang as "an operator" who received "all" of…
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OpenAI hires former xAI sales lead Graham Seamans for cybersecurity unit
OpenAI announced that it has brought on Graham Seamans, who ran xAI’s sales team since August 2025, to head the firm’s cybersecurity sales effort. Seamans, a former SpaceX employee, previously spent about eight years…
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Reach Security raises $50M+ Series B led by Top Tier Capital Partners
Reach Security, a developer of AI-powered exposure management tools, has raised more than $50 million in a Series B round led by Top Tier Capital Partners. The funding round also included backing from Ballistic…
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Duvo raises $32 million Series A led by Balderton
Duvo, the Czech startup that builds an “Enterprise Execution OS” to automate business processes across ERPs, spreadsheets and legacy apps, announced a $32 million Series A round led by Balderton Capital. Existing…
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Scarlet raises $50 million series b to expand AI medical device certification
Scarlet, a London‑based certification body for AI‑enabled medical devices, announced a $50 million Series B round led by Headline. New investor Notion Capital joined existing backers Atomico, Creandum, Kindred Capital…
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Workday agrees to acquire C1.ai for enterprise identity management
Workday Inc. has agreed to acquire C1.ai, a software company formerly known as ConductorOne. C1.ai develops enterprise software designed to manage identities for both humans and AI agents. The company has raised $111M…
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Mistlabs raises $26M to launch Ambi ambient AI on Apple devices
Mistlabs has exited beta for its ambient AI system, Ambi, on Apple devices, backed by a $26 million Pre-A funding round. The San Francisco-based company, led by CEO Peter Mo, positions Ambi as a proactive assistant…
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TSMC reports record third-quarter profit, sixth straight quarter
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) announced third‑quarter results that beat analysts’ forecasts, posting NT$1.49 trillion ($46.36 billion) in revenue and NT$763.1 billion net income, above the LSEG estimate…
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Nvidia invests $30B in OpenAI and guarantees $105B for its Ohio data center
Nvidia’s circular financing model fuels AI growth but risks market fragility. The chipmaker invests in AI firms like OpenAI and Anthropic while acting as supplier and financier, creating opaque funding loops. In 2024…
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Anthropic in talks with NYC Comptroller over potential IPO delay due to AI safety concerns
Anthropic is engaged in discussions with New York City Comptroller Mark Levine regarding a possible delay of its planned IPO, which sources previously indicated could occur in mid-November. Levine has urged the company…
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Katie Zacharia denies role on AI mining startup NRED board
WIRED has uncovered details regarding Katie Zacharia's alleged connection to NRED Intelligent Mining, a Canadian company pivoting from copper and gold exploration to an AI-assisted mineral platform called MetalCore.…
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Nvidia reportedly in talks to acquire or deepen stake in Reflection AI
Nvidia (NVDA) is reportedly in early talks to acquire or deepen its investment in Reflection AI, a U.S. startup that builds open‑weight AI models. Nvidia has already put $800 million into the company, which was valued…
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Intuit announces intention to acquire Sequence for AI revenue management
Intuit Inc. has announced its intention to acquire Sequence, a revenue‑management platform that uses AI to automate the quote‑to‑revenue workflow. The move is meant to strengthen Intuit’s Enterprise Suite and…
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Bank of America predicts Meta’s Q3 AI-driven ad revenue to exceed $63.8B
Bank of America forecasts Meta’s third-quarter revenue will hit $63.8 billion, surpassing the $63.3 billion consensus estimate, driven by AI’s role in boosting advertising. The bank expects earnings per share of $3.79,…
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Nvidia veteran Amulya Vishwanath backs physical AI beyond robots
Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, has launched Techable VC to invest in what she calls “physical AI.” The firm targets early‑stage companies in…
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Google expands News AI pilot to over 400 publications
Google announced on October 15, 2026 that its News AI pilot now includes more than 400 publications worldwide, up from the original group launched in December 2025. The latest partners range from global outlets such as…
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RapidCanvas raises nearly $29M Series B led by Vertex Ventures and Hitachi Ventures
Austin‑based RapidCanvas, which builds agent‑driven platforms for businesses to create custom AI applications, announced a new financing round. The company said it has raised nearly $29 million in a Series B round. The…
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Nvidia expands buyback program to $80B, returning $26B in Q2
Nvidia approved an $80 billion buyback program in May 2026, on top of an existing $38.5 billion authorization. By the end of Q2 FY27, $99 billion remained available. In that quarter, the company returned $26 billion to…
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Wall Street splits on Meta’s AI costs and revenue potential
Meta’s stock received mixed analyst reactions after its AI push. Goldman Sachs lowered its price target to $762 from $860, citing higher expected 2027 operating expenses as the company invests in AI products like the…
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Opinion: Nvidia’s AI hardware edge over SpaceX’s Grok models
This opinion piece compares Nvidia and SpaceX as AI investments. Nvidia, valued at about $5.5 trillion, dominates AI hardware with GPUs like the Vera Rubin architecture, which SpaceX’s Elon Musk called the best AI…
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Google funds $15M for Indian MSMEs, expands free AI teacher training
Google has announced a $15 million grant, provided through Google.org to the nonprofit TheNudge, to support Indian micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The funding aims to develop AI tools that help these…
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Jabil AI revenue may reach $22.1 billion in fiscal 2027
Jabil, a contract electronics manufacturer, reported strong financial results for fiscal 2026, which ended on August 31. The company generated $36 billion in revenue, a 21% increase from the previous year. Non-GAAP…
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Arm Holdings revenue jumps 22% year over year to $1.3 billion in fiscal Q1 2027
Arm Holdings reported revenue of roughly $1.3 billion in the first quarter of its fiscal year 2027, a 22% year-over-year increase. Royalty revenue reached $715 million, making up about 55% of total revenue, while…
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IonQ CEO aims to build quantum ecosystem like Nvidia
IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi has stated that the company intends to replicate Nvidia's dominance in AI by controlling the entire quantum computing ecosystem, not just building hardware. The article argues that IonQ is…
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Anthropic shares Q3 financials with investors ahead of potential $2 trillion IPO
Anthropic is sharing its third-quarter financial performance with prospective institutional investors as it prepares for a potential initial public offering that could value the company at around $2 trillion, according…
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Nscale faces Norway delay and penalties ahead of $35B IPO
Bloomberg reports that Nscale is preparing for an initial public offering with a valuation of up to $35 billion, but the company faces significant operational hurdles. One of its flagship AI data centers in Norway is…
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Orange JUICE hires NVIDIA veteran Elias Martinez Cohen as CTO
ORANGE JUICE, a permanent-capital holding company, has appointed Elias Martinez Cohen as its Chief Technology Officer. Cohen brings nearly eight years of experience from NVIDIA, where he led the AI storage platform…
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Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 remaster from sale after buggy AI upscaling
Sega announced it is removing Total War: Shogun 2 — Complete Edition from all digital storefronts after the Tuesday launch drew heavy criticism. Players reported bugs and visual upscaling that appears to have been…
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Samsung enters market as competitor to meta's AI glasses, according to reuters
Samsung has entered the AI‑enabled eyewear market, positioning itself against Meta’s dominant smart glasses line. Meta’s glasses sold about 7 million units in 2025 and captured 76 % of the worldwide market, according…
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Jim Cramer says AI sell-off proves diversification is key
CNBC's Jim Cramer stated on Thursday that the recent decline in artificial intelligence stocks serves as a critical lesson for investors regarding the importance of diversification. After months of AI infrastructure…
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CNN and Google strike multi-year partnership to explore AI engagement
CNN and Google have announced a multi‑year partnership that will let CNN’s articles feed into Google’s generative‑AI responses. The announcement follows CNN’s lawsuit against Perplexity AI for copyright infringement,…
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Accenture caps Claude spend at $29 per employee per month
This policy, effective October 1, requires employees who exceed this amount to find specific project budgets, known as Work Breakdown Structures, to cover the additional costs. The move comes as many companies grapple…
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Broadcom commits up to $92B to fund Anthropic and OpenAI’s chip purchases
Broadcom announced it will finance up to $92 billion in chip purchases for Anthropic and OpenAI, including $42 billion in senior debt for Anthropic with Broadcom guarantees. The deal also includes an $18 billion junior…
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Zuckerberg says Meta was prepared to write up to $200 billion AI check before knowing if model would work
Mark Zuckerberg stated that Meta was prepared to commit between $100 billion and $200 billion to AI infrastructure before knowing whether its models would succeed, as discussed in a podcast with Chief AI Officer…
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Google’s AI spending drags free cash flow into the red as analysts predict 26% upside
Google reported a strong quarter with revenue of $119.80 billion, up 24.2%, and Google Cloud revenue surging 82% to $24.77 billion. Despite this growth, free cash flow turned negative at -$5.86 billion, driven by a…
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CNBC Investing Club highlights AI, cybersecurity and retail winners and losers over past five weeks
The Nasdaq rose 2.3% over the period, while the Dow fell nearly 1%. Cybersecurity stocks like CrowdStrike surged 19.4% as concerns about AI risks spiked demand for network protection. Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei,…
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North.cloud raises $60M Series B led by PeakSpan Capital
North.cloud, a company that helps organizations monitor their cloud, AI, and data spending, has closed a $60 million Series B funding round. The investment was led by PeakSpan Capital, according to an exclusive report…
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Nadella proposes AI model swaps via Azure governance
Satya Nadella described an AI governance approach during Microsoft’s Q4 earnings call, framing it as a ‘killswitch’ for individual models. His proposal suggests models should be decoupled from their execution…
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OpenAI's Sachin Katti to leave infrastructure role, stay on as advisor
Sachin Katti, OpenAI's infrastructure lead, announced he is departing his role after roughly a year at the company, with his last day set for November 15, 2026, and will continue as an advisor. Uday Ruddarraju,…
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OpenAI alleges former employee took product plans and presented them to Apple
OpenAI claims a former employee who worked at Apple, then joined OpenAI for six months before returning to Apple, took more than 100 confidential files related to unreleased product plans and presented them to Apple…
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Micron, Seagate, Western Digital sink as chip sell-off deepens
Chip stocks fell on Tuesday, extending a sell-off sparked by worries over artificial intelligence financing and intensifying competition. Micron slipped about 5%, SanDisk fell 5%, while Seagate and Western Digital both…
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Claude AI ranks Alphabet as top AI-era stock pick
Claude AI’s portfolio lists Alphabet (GOOGL) as its sixth-best stock pick, citing its dominance in AI infrastructure and models. The firm highlights Google’s cost advantage: it designs its own chips, trains its own…
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Dell stock drops 11% amid enterprise AI spending doubts
Dell’s shares fell 11% on Wednesday, pulling down other data center equipment firms like Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Oracle, and Super Micro. Analysts at Barclays downgraded Dell, HPE, and NetApp to a hold rating,…
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OpenAI London staff earn average £2.3m per person
OpenAI’s London office paid its 110 staff an average package of £2,318,181 in 2025, combining salary and equity. The total payroll was £87 million, with shares worth £168 million, a figure that is 58 times the median…
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JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley sell AI data center debt at discounts to avoid limits
Major banks like JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, SMBC and MUFG are offloading AI-related data center loans they previously underwrote, according to the Financial Times and Bloomberg. These deals involve shifting riskier…
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Microsoft directs Azure software teams to cut costs by 20% amid AI spending
Microsoft’s Azure software development group, led by president Girish Bablani, has instructed its roughly 11,500 employees to propose ways to reduce expenses by at least 20%. The move aims to offset soaring capital…
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Epic Games delays Disney shooter and shifts to AI-first development after $1.5 billion investment
Epic Games has delayed its upcoming Marvel and Star Wars-themed shooter game, originally slated for March 2027, and directed developers to adopt an 'AI-first' development approach using tools like Anthropic's Claude to…
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OpenAI reportedly in early talks to acquire cybersecurity firm Trail of Bits
OpenAI is in preliminary discussions to acquire Trail of Bits, a New York-based cybersecurity firm specializing in auditing open-source software and smart contracts. The company has worked on major crypto projects like…
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OpenAI CFO highlights cybersecurity as key growth area amid AI demand
She noted that the company’s business is evenly split between consumer and enterprise segments, with revenue coming from subscriptions and usage-based services. Friar did not provide revenue forecasts but emphasized…
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IBM study suggests CFOs may expand AI leadership roles by 2030
A recent IBM Institute for Business Value survey of 1,500 CFOs worldwide found that 62% have broadened their duties to include enterprise technology or AI strategy leadership. James Kavanaugh, IBM’s CFO, said the role…
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Nvidia in talks to acquire or invest further in Reflection AI
Nvidia is reportedly in early-stage discussions to acquire or increase its investment in Reflection AI, a startup specializing in open-weight AI models. Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter, stated that…
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Harmonic Security raises $50M Series B to grow AI governance platform
Harmonic Security Inc. announced a $50 million Series B round to expand its platform that inspects employee interactions with AI tools before they reach the target system. The startup’s small‑language‑model engine…
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