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- AI CRM software startup Lightfield raised a $47M Series A led by a16z; formerly Tome, it had raised $80M across earlier Series A and B rounds (Alex Konrad/Upstarts Media) [4m]
- Anthropic releases an interactive tool that lets users explore how AI might affect US economic growth, jobs, wages, and more by 2030 (Scott Horsley/NPR) [39m]
- The American Federation of Teachers and Microsoft agree on AI privacy standards for schools, with legal protections that hold Microsoft liable for breaches (Madina Touré/Politico) [53m]
- UK PM Andy Burnham declines to support a data center moratorium, saying it is "important" local communities see the benefits of building data centers (Jacob Reid/Bloomberg) [1h]
- Enterprise AI security startup Cymphony emerges from stealth with $30M, including a $25M Series A co-led by Sequoia and SMBC, at a $100M+ post-money valuation (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch) [1h]
- Sources: Dell seeks to raise ~$4B via an investment-grade bond sale to refinance outstanding notes due in 2026, amid the AI-driven demand for servers (Bloomberg) [1h]
- Latitude, a Texas-based payments infrastructure company founded by Stripe, Uber, Coinbase and Meta alumni, raised a $35M Series A led by Oak HC/FT (Camila Grigera Naón/Fortune) [2h]
- Sources: Iran's central bank has quietly relaxed foreign currency controls and encouraged traders to repatriate funds via cryptocurrencies to bypass sanctions (Najmeh Bozorgmehr/Financial Times) [2h]
- Analog Devices agrees to buy privately held Alif Semiconductor, which makes low-power AI processors, for $1.35B in cash, with contingent payments up to $200M (Anhata Rooprai/Reuters) [2h]
- Euno, whose platform reconstructs data flow, meaning, health, and more across data environments to give agents context, raised a $23M Series A led by N47 (Chris Metinko/Axios) [3h]
- AI sales and marketing startup Clay raised $115M led by Wellington Management at a $7.1B valuation, up from $3.1B when it raised $100M in August 2025 (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times) [3h]
- OpenAI says it is working with Samsung on its next-gen chips, and Samsung is one of the "largest-scale deployments of ChatGPT globally" (Heekyong Yang/Reuters) [3h]
- Savvy Wealth, which provides RIA software for independent financial advisors, raised a $100M Series C led by Halo Fund, taking its total funding to $200M+ (Ryan Lawler/Axios) [4h]
- Legal AI startup Harvey raised $550M co-led by Lightspeed and Diffusion at a $15.6B valuation, up from an $11B valuation when it raised $200M in March (Rebecca Torrence/Bloomberg) [4h]
- Sources: PE firm Silver Lake intends to merge French software companies Cegid and Silae in a €10B+ deal, allowing them to combine data and integrate software (Financial Times) [4h]
- Lyft begins to offer Waymo rides in Nashville at no additional cost, the second city where it is offering robotaxi trips, as it plays catch up with Uber (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg) [4h]
- Suno rolls out v6, a new line of AI models trained in partnership with WMG and BMG, and says it will pay labels and publishers royalties when models are used (Bloomberg) [6h]
- Malone Lam, a 22-year-old Singaporean national, pleads guilty to leading an international social engineering scheme to steal and launder $245M in cryptocurrency (Sarah Wynn/The Block) [6h]
- Google plans to invest €13B in Finland, its biggest investment in Europe to date, over two years to build three new data centers and expand an existing center (Kirsi Heikel/Bloomberg) [7h]
- Sources: Anthropic declined to submit Mythos 5.1 to the UK AISI for pre-release testing, prompting UK fears that US AI labs are aligning with US protectionism (Financial Times) [10h]
- Sources: China Securities Regulatory Commission is informally tightening IPO approvals for humanoid startups after a volatile debut by industry leader Unitree (The Information) [11h]
- Sources: Apple is set to debut the foldable iPhone Duo at $2,000+ with 256GB of storage, with sales starting as early as October, in white and dark blue (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) [11h]
- Microsoft September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes nearly a thousand flaws, including two major zero-days [9m]
- How to watch Napoli vs Arsenal: Free Streams & TV Channels for Champions League 2026/27 [24m]
- Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid FREE streams: How to watch Champions League 2026/27 fixture online from anywhere [24m]
- Skip Apple's newest smartwatch — the Garmin Venu 3 is an 'ideal smartwatch and fitness tracker', and it just hit a record low [24m]
- Your favorite app is silently collecting your browsing history, Surfshark warns [33m]
- Sorry, 4K Blu-ray fans — Panasonic's players just got a price hike, and the best 4K player on the market got a rough deal [34m]
- Garmin Drive GPS gets ultra-wide redesign — with EV routing, live traffic and voice controls for your older car [37m]
- NordVPN warns AI is making scams more personal and devastating than ever [1h]
- Prime Video Carrie series drops 'haunting' and 'heartbreaking' trailer — but Amazon's made a smart business move that horror fans could hate [1h]
- FBI, NSA warn Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek and Alibaba are reportedly carrying out 'industrial-scale' distillation campaigns to boost their models [1h]
- Everything announced at today's Nintendo Direct — from a new 2D Metroid game to a surprise Mario Kart World update, and massive Kirby reveal [1h]
- GTA 6 PS5 controller pre-orders — live build-up ahead of the new DualSense variants dropping tomorrow [1h]
- The Google Maps speedometer has started disappearing on Android Auto — and some users are also missing traffic data [1h]
- Windows 11's September update has arrived — here are the 3 key features that make this a must-install upgrade [1h]
- Instead of convincing us digital-only games are secretly a good thing, Sony was just caught testing dynamic pricing again on PlayStation 5 [2h]
- How AI is reshaping the economics of cyberattacks and defense [2h]
- The Paper season 2 star confirms 'divisive' character is 'a work in progress' ahead of new episodes releasing on Peacock — 'things change every day' [2h]
- Dreame is one step ahead of the competition with its world-first steam cleaning robot vacuum — but I'm wondering if this is one step too far [2h]
- Aldi is relaunching its popular stand mixer this weekend just in time for Bake Off — and it’s cheaper and bigger than the latest KitchenAid model [2h]
- Steam achievements for multiple upcoming and unannounced games have leaked — and it's an ugly situation for Valve [2h]
- OM System PEN preorders are officially open — here are the best retailers, plus where to get a free strap [2h]
- BenQ MA270S review: After 166 days of testing, I'm confident creators will adore this 5K 27-inch Mac Studio Display alternative as much as I do [3h]
- A worrying ChatGPT bug let strangers read Gmail messages via a hidden cross-account channel [3h]
- Rivals season 2 part 2 release date confirmed by Hulu and Disney+ — but it's the first-look images that have me screaming [3h]
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past was 'impossible to realize without the remaster changes,' CD Projekt Red reveals: 'When we started prototyping the area it was impossible to ride with a horse through it' [3h]
- Qualcomm's new Snapdragon chipset has been built to help ease the RAM crisis [3h]
- VPN deal of the week: Save $120 on Proton Mail, Docs, Pass AND the VPN in the Proton Unlimited privacy bundle that's now down to its lowest price all year. [4h]
- The Ninja Crispi air fryer is now twice as good, with a DualZone model that can cook two different foods at once [4h]
- Qualcomm signs $4 billion "multi-generational" data center and AI deal with AWS [4h]
- Doom is coming to Black Ops 7 in new Halloween event as final season revealed ahead of Modern Warfare 4 launch [4h]
- Invoke studio head says Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons' imp companion can aid as they explore and serves as an 'unreliable guide' to Kaatri's journey, but is still 'his own character' [4h]
- The new flagship Roomba has a unique mopping feature for tackling dried-on dirt — and it might be the thing that restores iRobot to its former robovac glory [5h]
- This 32GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB DDR4-3600 RAM kit deal is down to just $215 using a special coupon at Newegg [5h]
- The quantum deadline is unclear. The need to prepare isn’t. [5h]
- Get unlimited EE data for £15 a month with this rolling SIM deal [5h]
- 'I am so excited to see it': The first trailer for Artificial is here — and it'll star Andrew Garfield as controversial OpenAI boss Sam Altman in Neon's dark comedy-drama about the rise of ChatGPT [5h]
- Google to invest $15 billion in AI infrastructure in Finland, its largest single investment in Europe [5h]
- What is the release date for Lioness season 3 episode 7 on Paramount+? [5h]
- Google Chrome will now ship security updates every two weeks, thanks to AI [6h]
- AI’s storage challenge is really an operational one [6h]
- Audio-Technica just launched its first wireless open-back headphones with an affordable price-tag and 'noise reduction', and I must try them [7h]
- Apple Event 2026 live — last-minute iPhone Ultra leaks, AirPods 5 rumors, and more ahead of today's big showcase [7h]
- AI founders no longer need a Silicon Valley address [7h]
- CD Projekt Red says Songs of the Past will 'complete' The Witcher 3 story with Dandelion at its center — 'This is part of The Wild Hunt, and it felt like a chapter was missing' [7h]
- Creative Assembly says it wanted to 'authentically simulate' the Warhammer tabletop experience for Total War: Warhammer 40,000 by adding references, lore, and more [8h]
- This elite mini hi-fi hub is perfect for limited shelf-space and smaller homes, but compact does not mean cheap [9h]
- How to watch today's ‘Surprise and Shine’ Apple event — plus last-minute rumors for the iPhone Ultra, AirPods 5, and more [9h]
- Philips Hue just launched over a dozen new smart lights and accessories — here's every syncing device, light strip, and wall panel worth your money [10h]
- How to watch England vs Pakistan 3rd Test: Free Streams, TV Channels & TIckets [10h]
- OM System finally replaced the iconic Olympus PEN-F — and the new retro PEN camera is shockingly affordable [10h]
- The Breville Barista Express produces “consistently great espresso” — and it’s now dipped under AU$600 [10h]
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