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October 9, 2026, 11:40 AM
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Michael Considine / CNBC:
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.”
Mikita Balesni / @balesni:
AI researcher Mikita Balesni says he believes OpenAI fired him, Tomek Korbak, and Jasmine Wang “for prioritizing safety over the near-term interests of OpenAI”  —  Two other safety researchers and I were fired from OpenAI last week. We wrote this letter to leadership. I believe we were fired for prioritizing safety over the near-term interests of OpenAI as a corporation.
Eli Tan / New York Times:
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.
Jared Perlo / NBC News:
President Trump awards Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, and Sergey Brin the National Medal of Science at a White House summit promoting US innovation  —  President Donald Trump joined Michael Kratsios to award the Medal of Science to Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su and Sergey Brin amid announcements about new science funding.
Washington Post:
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
IDC:
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
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 …
Bloomberg:
Meta bans ByteDance's ads and paid marketing, plus third-party campaigns that link to TikTok, in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam  —  Meta Platforms Inc. banned advertisements in the US from ByteDance Ltd., the former controlling owner of TikTok …
Associated Press:
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 …
Bloomberg:
Jev developer TypeSafe AI raised ~$870M led by a16z at a $7.5B valuation with Sequoia and angel investors also participating; ~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 …
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Anthropic:
Anthropic launches OSS Scanner, which provides free, opt-in security audits for open-source projects by sending AI-generated reports without human review  —  We're launching OSS Scanner, an opt-in vulnerability scanner for the open-source ecosystem informed by our experience using Claude …
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.
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.
Financial Times:
Sources: SoftBank is seeking to raise up to $100B from Gulf investors for a fund to buy companies and improve their operations with AI and other advanced tech  —  Founder and chief executive Masayoshi Son has held talks with senior figures in the UAE in recent weeks
Financial Times:
Docs: OpenAI told investors its annualized revenue was nearing $50B at the end of September, well below the $70B reported by the media based on investor docs  —  AI giant recently told investors the key figure was approaching $50bn in September, far less than the $70bn that was widely reported

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From Mediagazer

Muhammad Shehada / +972 Magazine:
On Israel's list of 170 Palestinian journalists and media workers killed in the Gaza war that Israel alleges were terrorists, 59 are named without any proof

Peter White / Deadline:
Source: Turner Classic Movies, which airs films like The Blob, will be housed within Skydance Motion Picture Group, led by Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein

Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
PBS reaches a distribution agreement with news broadcaster France 24 that will allow PBS stations to offer a livestream of France 24 English

More News

Bloomberg:
SpaceX agrees to acquire a low-band spectrum portfolio to help Starlink “become a major mobile carrier in the US”; AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon shares fall 5%+
Bloomberg:
USV raised $900M, including a $500M early-stage fund, up from $275M in 2024, cuts its general partnership to four investors, and aims to lead more AI rounds
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is planning an event on or around October 27 for its first touchscreen MacBook, an OLED iPad mini, a 14" MacBook Pro with M6, and an iMac with M6

Earlier Picks

Bloomberg:
Firmus abandons its IPO and plans to pursue a private funding round instead, after some investors suggested its pricing strategy is aggressive
Hayden Field / The Verge:
Anthropic updates its usage policy to ban “sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude; ending chats is “the primary enforcement mechanism”
Donald J. Trump / @realDonaldTrump@truthsocial.com:
Trump says the WH considers as “THE ENEMY” anyone who uses the term Artificial Intelligence, not “the highly accepted” and “more accurate” Super Intelligence
Kevin Collier / NBC News:
OpenAI disrupts a Russian influence campaign tied to the Politology network that targeted schools, media, and foreign officials, and gives it a 5/6 impact score
Carl Franzen / VentureBeat:
Google Cloud unveils the Gemini agent, which can handle multiday enterprise workflows in Workspace, Microsoft 365, and Slack using Gemini and other AI models
David Pierce / The Verge:
Amazon unveils Alexa Tablets, replacing Fire tablets, with Android and Google Play Store: 12 Pro for $500+, 11 for $330+, and 8 for $230+, shipping October 14
The Verge:
Xbox launches XP, a unit that will manage four non-gaming “investment areas”: Xbox Pictures for film and TV, Xbox Products, Xbox Places, and Xbox Partnerships
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