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- Sources: AI inference-chip startup Etched is in early talks to raise funding at a $40B-$50B valuation, up from $21B in August (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Analysis: Anthropic's subscriptions offer ~5x more API-equivalent value per month than OpenAI's for agentic workloads with Claude Opus 5.5 vs. GPT-6.1 Sol (SemiAnalysis) [3d]
- SpaceX stock closes up 7.6% after Morgan Stanley called SPCX "cheap", reaching its highest level since mid-June and returning Elon Musk to trillionaire status (Lora Kolodny/CNBC) [3d]
- TikTok debuts Shopping Assistant, a conversational AI agent that helps users find and buy products, and Buy Direct for one-click purchases from the For You feed (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) [3d]
- Reflection unveils open-weight model Beam, saying it excels at coding and agentic tasks, uses 3x-4x less compute than comparable models, and nears Qwen 3.8-Max (Semafor) [3d]
- Sources: Meta and Microsoft are working to cut their employees' use of Claude; Meta employees using Claude Code have dropped to ~30K from ~60K earlier this year (The Information) [3d]
- Ghost, which makes a $3,499 computer designed for AI agents and includes an RTX Pro 4000 SFF Blackwell GPU, emerges from stealth with an $11M seed led by a16z (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch) [3d]
- Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon and representatives from Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and Meta testified at a New York City Council hearing on AI safety (Bloomberg) [3d]
- The CFTC proposes a federal framework for crypto exchanges to offer retail customers leveraged and margined spot trading, without requiring congressional action (Jason Shubnell/The Block) [3d]
- An official says the DOD has stopped using Anthropic's tools; sources: Claude was in use as recently as last week, including in military operations against Iran (BBC) [3d]
- To comply with the EU AI Act, OpenAI plans to add text watermarking for ChatGPT and Codex users in the EU and an opt-in setting for API customers globally (OpenAI) [3d]
- In a first-of-its-kind pilot in the US, Nolla Health will use AI to diagnose and prescribe acne medications to Utah patients without direct human oversight (Annika Inampudi/Bloomberg) [3d]
- Meta, TikTok, and X challenge UK's Ofcom over the amount of info it is demanding under the Online Safety Act, saying it creates unprecedented regulatory burdens (Paul Sandle/Reuters) [3d]
- Valon, which makes software to help US mortgage companies cut red tape and costs, raised a $150M Series D from Ribbit, a16z, and others at a $2.3B valuation (Zoya Hasan/Forbes) [3d]
- Q&A with AI researchers Jacob Coxon, Daniel Kokotajlo, Alex Turner, and others on leaving AI labs, AGI's dangers, planned IPOs, AI safety, oversight, and more (New York Magazine) [3d]
- Sources: Nico Caprez, son-in-law to Jensen Huang, has rapidly ascended to become an Nvidia VP, serving as Huang's "consigliere" and main contact for neoclouds (Phoebe Liu/The Information) [3d]
- Cohere launches North 2, an update to its enterprise agent platform with cross-session memory and a redesigned harness, available across cloud and on-premises (Sean Michael Kerner/VentureBeat) [3d]
- CTS: Chinese logic and memory chipmakers accumulated 343 ASML immersion DUV lithography scanners between 2012 and early 2026, many of which can make 7nm chips (Anton Shilov/Tom's Hardware) [3d]
- Namespace, which provides cloud services and infrastructure for developers, raised a $42M Series B led by Scale and says it has 1,000+ customers (Chris Metinko/Axios) [3d]
- Survey: only 11% of ~400 businesses could forecast AI spending; a study finds lower-priced models cost more than higher-priced models on 32% of 6,800+ tasks (Wall Street Journal) [3d]
- Google and Microsoft hit by fresh criticism of their AI data center plans [2d]
- After 3 months of using it as my shower speaker, the JBL Go 5 is now my favorite little Bluetooth speaker — and I'd doubly recommend it now it's had a price cut [2d]
- Finland drops first-come, first-served grid connections — leaving data centers way down the queue [2d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, October 6 (game #1716) [3d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, October 6 (game #1213) [3d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, October 6 (game #947) [3d]
- October Prime Day home office deals live — I found the best savings on Apple Mac minis, FlexiSpot chairs, Logitech gear and more [3d]
- ‘The keyword is speed to power’: Dell, Apollo, and Jera launch a $140 billion plan to build up to 4GW of AI data centers across Japan and Asia [3d]
- I love Lego, and these 27 Star Wars, Botanicals, Technic and more deals caught my eye [3d]
- Open Microsoft database with 17 trillion total rows and 25,000 user accounts hacked by a bored teenager — but he's been well-paid for his actions [3d]
- Nearly 40,000 phishing attacks hit US financial firms in H1 2026 — automated AI agents and a new Seychelles bulletproof host fuel aggressive new campaigns [3d]
- The Urevo Spacewalk E1L walking pad is now under $130 at Best Buy [3d]
- US counties are desperately trying to stop data centers from taking over: A look at how Charlotte, Pima County, and Guildford County are dealing with the onslaught - with an interesting catch [3d]
- Surprise surprise, AI data centers are still incredibly unpopular across the US — and nearly two-thirds of Americans say they oppose new facilities [3d]
- BYD is coming for Tesla's global EV sales crown, new sales figures reveal [3d]
- Lenovo's 16GB Core i5 IdeaPad Slim 3i laptop gets a massive $400 price drop at Best Buy [3d]
- Are your co-workers hiding their AI skills from you to protect their edge? New report claims your colleagues could be secret AI whizzkids, but you'd never know [3d]
- I tested the Ninja DualBrew a year ago — and it’s still the most versatile coffee maker I've used [3d]
- Hackers hijacked Microsoft's X account for a scam featuring everyone's least-favorite tech mascot Clippy [3d]
- Flock’s network is a form of ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance, judge rules [3d]
- France vs Belgium Free Streams: How to watch Nations League match online from anywhere [3d]
- I've tested almost all of Dyson's vacuums, and these are the 3 models I'd recommend — a standout budget, wet-and-dry, and lightweight option [3d]
- Imminent MacBook Pro OLED is rumored to be 'significantly lighter' [3d]
- How to watch Italy vs Turkey for FREE: Live streams & TV channels as the Azzurri look for 3 points in Bologna [3d]
- My favorite 007 desk upgrade is on sale — the GoldenEye Parker Jotter pen gets a price cut for James Bond Day [3d]
- These social media posts promise big online discounts on Lego, Calvin Klein and more — but really they're just phishing scams [3d]
- Don't turn on the heating yet — this 3-in-1 Blueair fan is going cheap, and costs less to run [3d]
- Amazon UK's Prime Big Deal Days sale starts now — I've found the 37 best deals on Kindles, Ninja, Nintendo, Fire TVs, Ring, and more [3d]
- Google benches open source bug bounty program following ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions [3d]
- DJI's Osmo Pocket 3 action camera gets a welcome discount [3d]
- The 4.5-star Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 is now cheaper than the Apple Watch SE 3 [3d]
- HP Laptop down $250 from $589 — Walmart beats Amazon for Prime Big Deal Days [3d]
- The new Dell XPS 13 is 'a rival to Apple's new budget-friendly MacBook Neo' — with $200 price drop at Best Buy [3d]
- 12 of the biggest hi-fi deals in Amazon's early Big Deal Days: AirPods, a Sony turntable and much more [3d]
- This 1TB Samsung T9 portable SSD is £48 off and delivers transfer speeds of up to a blistering 2,000MB/s — and it's cheaper at Amazon than anywhere else right now [3d]
- I've tested dozens of coffee makers, and these are my top 3 De'Longhi recommendations [3d]
- Apple will start limiting Mac disk access for developers due to risk of AI agents [3d]
- Dutch retailer Hans Anders halts sales of Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses over privacy concerns [3d]
- I've picked the 27 best gadget discounts in Currys' Epic Deals event [3d]
- Windows 11 update packs a bug that's making the lives of gamers a misery [3d]
- Apple's new M6 Mac mini just got a $120 price drop ahead of Prime Big Deal Days [3d]
- This laptop deal is selling fast at Argos — but whatever you do, DON’T buy it [3d]
- The Nintendo Switch 2 might be the only console actually getting cheaper thanks to a new lowest-ever price [3d]
- Sony's most premium wireless headphones ever offer an ultra-expansive soundstage, unmatched comfort, and a stellar look that I loved when I reviewed them — and at this record-low price, they're now outstanding value [3d]
- AI giants targeted by scraping bots — ChatGPT and Perplexity enter the most-scraped websites list for the first time [3d]
- Walmart’s latest sale feels like an early Black Friday preview — here are the 13 best deals on TVs, laptops, tablets, Apple, and more [3d]
- The world's tallest wind turbine just got built in Germany [3d]
- I test TVs for a living, and this 48-inch LG OLED TV is the ideal pick for gaming if you want to upgrade ahead of GTA 6 [3d]
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