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Global PC shipments dropped 20.1% YoY in Q3 to 62.7M units due to higher prices and supply issues; Lenovo dropped 22.6% YoY, HP 30.9%, Dell 25%, and Apple 11.3% — Q3 delivered the widely expected PC downturn, with supply constraints, high price points, and logistical disruption eroding the usual seasonal lift
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OpenAI says it didn't fire three researchers for “raising safety concerns or speaking out”, but for violating “clear policies on handling sensitive information” — OpenAI on Friday defended its decision to fire three safety researchers, saying they had committed a “significant breach of trust.”
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Jev developer TypeSafe AI raised a $870M Series A led by a16z at a $7.5B valuation with Sequoia and others participating, says ~33% of the Fortune 500 use Jev — TypeSafe AI, the startup behind Jev, a new artificial intelligence model that went viral after it launched only a few weeks ago … | Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes: |
Sabi, which is building a baseball cap that uses 100K non-contact neuro-sensors to convert neural signals into text prompts for AI systems, raised a $50M seed — Palo Alto-based Sabi is betting its cap, outfitted with 100,000 sensors, will enable people to talk to their AI agents just by thinking.
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Sources detail Mark Zuckerberg's decision to launch Muse despite safety concerns, after seeing that AI startup Instinct's similar agent product gained traction — Meta had delayed releasing Muse, its A.I. agent app, for months over safety concerns. Then new competition forced Mr. Zuckerberg's hand.| Olivier Acuna / CoinDesk: |
NY AG announces an up-to-$35M settlement with ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky that permanently bars him from the securities, commodities, and crypto industries — New York Attorney General Letitia James said Friday she secured up to $35 million from former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky … | 6abc: |
Philadelphia police say Anthropic informed them on Oct. 7 that one of its models submitted a false tip about an unsolved murder via a public web form on July 18 — Watch the 6abc Philadelphia 24/7 stream featuring Action News, AccuWeather and Entertainment — ShareFollow 6abc on Google
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Microsoft denies JD Vance's claim it replaced thousands of US workers with foreign workers in 2025, saying 80% of H-1B applications were for existing employees — President Donald Trump's administration announced Thursday it was suspending Microsoft and several other firms …
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Tesla renames Full Self-Driving to Tesla Assisted Driving in Europe after pushback from Germany, whose transport minister will now back its EU-wide approval — Tesla has changed the name of its advanced driver assistance system in Europe after pushback from Germany's transportation ministry.| Matthew Belloni / Puck: |
Sources: Netflix is preparing to cut ~5% of employees, or ~850 jobs, as early as next week, amid pressure over weakened engagement and a depressed stock price — Facing pressure over weakened engagement and a depressed stock price, the streamer is prepping for a round of layoffs in the near future, per sources.| Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch: |
Vesta, which uses AI agents to automate much of the loan origination process, raised $30M led by Conversion, bringing its total funding to $85M — Vesta, an AI-native software startup that helps lenders originate mortgages, announced on Thursday that it raised a $30 million round led by Conversion Capital.| Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Apple told some suppliers to cut iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max component production by 15% to 20% as higher memory costs pushed up prices, hurting demand — TAIPEI — Apple has told some of its suppliers to cut production of components for its newly launched iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max …
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Meanwhile, a Sam Altman-backed bitcoin life insurance provider, raised $37.5M led by Bain Capital, sources say at a $350M valuation, up from $190M in April 2025 — Meanwhile, a Sam Altman-backed company offering life insurance in bitcoin, raised $37.5 million in funding, CEO Zac Townsend tells Axios exclusively.
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| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
Warehouse robotics startup Ultra raised a $12M seed and a $50M Series A, and expands its deal with Physical Intelligence to supply AI software for its robots — Finance editor Jeff John Roberts here. The explosive growth of the robotics industry in recent years is reflected in new technology feats …
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Sources: Ramp raised about $1.85B led by Dragoneer and Thrive Capital at a $60B pre-money valuation, up from $44B in June, when it raised $750M — Fintech startup Ramp has reached a roughly $60 billion valuation with its latest fundraising effort, according to people familiar with the matter.
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President Trump awards Satya Nadella and Michael Dell the National Medal of Technology and Innovation during a White House summit attended by US tech leaders — President Donald Trump celebrated tech billionaires such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at an event with arguably awkward timing
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| Davis Giangiulio / CNBC: |
Blockchain.com seeks CFTC approval to offer event contracts and cryptocurrency derivatives in the US; it already offers some prediction markets internationally — Blockchain.com, a digital asset platform, wants to get in on the prediction market boom in the U.S.
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