Sources: Anthropic told investors that its revenue jumped to $16.8B in Q3, up from $11.5B in Q2, and that the company was profitable on an adjusted basis in Q3  —  Rapid growth is slower than some anticipated as fears about AI trade rattle markets  —  Anthropic told investors …

Eight US states sue OpenAI separately in a bipartisan effort, alleging it didn't implement sufficient safeguards to protect kids and other vulnerable users  —  More than half a dozen states sued OpenAI Inc. Wednesday alleging the tech giant didn't implement sufficient safeguards to protect vulnerable users, including kids.

Flock CEO Garrett Langley defends the company's cameras, arguing that reducing crime means sacrificing privacy in return and that “we shouldn't pause progress”  —  Flock's founder and CEO Garrett Langley doesn't think the risks of introducing surveillance technology at scale outweigh the rewards.

OpenAI agrees not to use trade secrets that Apple claims were stolen while their lawsuit plays out, and to collect forensic images of 14 employees' devices  —  OpenAI agreed not to use trade secrets that Apple Inc. claims were stolen by employees who defected from the iPhone maker …

Microsoft, Health-ISAC, Japanese authorities, and more disrupt a Chinese-language phishing kit ecosystem used to send 1B+ messages to 75K+ organizations in 2026  —  In less than 10 months, cybercriminals used the arsenal of customized, targeted phishing kits to send more than 1 billion malicious messages …

A US appeals court lets Florida enforce a law banning social media accounts for under-14s, rejecting tech groups' claims that it violates free speech rights  —  A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed Florida to enforce a state law barring children under 14 from accessing social media platforms …

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum signs a decree banning digital platforms from exposing minors to sexual and violent content, giving them one month to comply  —  Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will sign a presidential decree on Wednesday requiring digital platforms …

SpaceXSI debuts Grok Voice 3.0, saying it tops Artificial Analysis' speech-to-speech index, responds in under a second, and costs less than rivals, at $0.08/min  —  The world's most intelligent voice model. … Today, we're announcing Grok Voice 3.0, the world's most intelligent speech-to-speech model.

Chainalysis: agentic commerce on Coinbase's Base grew from ~1,500 transactions in Q2 2025 to 138M+ in Q3 2026; 87%+ of the payments were for less than 10 cents  —  The field of agentic commerce, which describes the use of AI agents to carry out internet transactions, is rapidly maturing, and crypto is fueling the boom.

Jio Platforms seeks to raise up to $3.2B in India's largest IPO, which would value it at as much as $108.3B; the offering opens October 21 and closes October 23  —  Jio Platforms is set to raise up to $3.2 billion in India's largest IPO to date, which will value the group founded …

YouTube Music rolls out labels for songs created with the help of AI; Spotify has AI labels, and Apple Music plans to add “Made With AI” labels later in 2026  —  YouTube Music announced Wednesday the rollout of a new labeling system aimed at improving transparency around songs created with the help of generative AI.

CoreWeave closed down 15.5% as yields on its bonds near 15% amid concern over tech companies' heavy AI borrowing; Oracle dropped 8.8%, Nebius 10%, Dell 11.3%  —  CoreWeave's stock and bonds were both hit on Wednesday as investor fear grew that some technology companies are borrowing too heavily …

OpenAI names Uday Ruddarraju, who joined OpenAI in 2025 and was promoted as CTO for compute in July, to lead its infrastructure and compute businesses  —  OpenAI has named former xAI executive Uday Ruddarraju to lead its infrastructure and compute businesses, marking the latest leadership shakeup …

Sources: Apple plans to launch Apple Intelligence in China in December via iOS 27.3, with features first rolled out in 2024; the launch won't include Siri AI  —  Apple Inc. is gearing up to release its artificial intelligence platform in mainland China, following a lengthy regulatory delay …

Researchers say they discovered and communicated with Chinese AI agents that were trying to bypass security controls on websites and were traced to Tencent  —  Researchers discovered that the agents were trying to bypass security controls on websites and made contact with them.

ASML expects China to account for ~20% of total sales in 2026, after Q3 sales there surged 109% QoQ, lifting China's share of machine sales from 14% to 23%  —  Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML expects China to account for about 20 per cent of its total sales this year …

Asian chipmakers extend Wall Street losses as US Fed rate hike fears and AI funding worries mount; SK Hynix fell 10%+ on the KRX, while Samsung fell ~10%  —  A sell-off in global technology hardware stocks deepened Thursday, with Asian and European chipmakers tracking Wall Street losses …

Fox Corp. and Roku shareholders approve Fox's $22B acquisition of Roku; Fox expects the deal to be finished in H1 2027, subject to regulatory clearance  —  At separate special meetings of shareholders Wednesday to vote on the deal, the majority of shares owned by Fox Corp. and Roku investors were in favor the deal.

TSMC reports Q3 revenue up 50.9% YoY to $46.36B, net income up 68.7% to $23.7B, both above est., marking a sixth straight quarterly profit record on AI demand  —  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. on Thursday reported a record third-quarter profit that beat estimates, powered by an unrelenting global appetite for AI chips.

Sources: Anduril opens a tender offer of up to ~$1.3B for staff at a ~$90B valuation, available in 16 countries for the first time; it was valued at $61B in May  —  Anduril Industries Inc. is allowing employees to sell shares as part of a tender that stands to value the defense technology startup …

A look at L-Acoustics, whose audio platform uses machine learning to help artists like Céline Dion isolate their voices and cut through noise at live concerts  —  New software from L-Acoustics helps isolate a singer's voice to cut through concert noise

Q&A with MIT sociologist Sherry Turkle, who has been studying relationships between humans and machines since the 1970s, on her new book, AI chatbots, and more  —  This is an edited transcript of “The Ezra Klein Show.”  You can listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts.

Elon Musk says the US government owns and controls Starshield systems and “any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS”  —  Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government. Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS. Starlink is a commercial service owned and controlled by SpaceX. Usage of Starlink is limited to civilian or defensive activities and cannot be used f...

Letter: Democratic senators question Meta's $6.6B in federal tax credits claimed over the past two years toward costs of building “experimental” AI data centers  —  Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's chief executive, questioning the company's $6.6 billion in tax breaks.

Figma announces new features to define how AI agents work on its platform, including Figma Specs, a Markdown editor that lets users define their design language  —  Design platform Figma announced a new Markdown-based editor to help define a company's design, bring in design and code libraries …

Apple closes above a $5T market cap for the first time, the second company after Nvidia to do so; Apple had crossed $5T six times intraday previously  —  To power Apple's next phase, CEO John Ternus needs to raise Apple's AI game  —  Apple became the second company to close above …

Berkshire Hathaway invests an additional $330M in Bending Spoons, taking its stake to 4%, after investing $600M during Bending Spoons' July IPO; BSP jumps 40%+  —  Shares of conglomerate that owns AOL and Vimeo jump more than 50% on news of expanded investment by Nebraska asset manager