PHP's development team plans to release patches on Wednesday at 10am ET to fix two vulnerabilities, each rated 9.2; watchTowr researchers say they are RCE flaws  —  The PHP security team is warning administrators to prepare for emergency security updates tomorrow to address two critical vulnerabilities …

Eight intermediate TLS certificates from eMudhra with private key sizes of just 3 to 8 bits were compromised; browser makers and major apps have blocked them  —  Security personnel around the world are on high alert Tuesday following the discovery of eight TLS certificates with private keys …

Anthropic's IPO prospectus: H1 2026 revenue of $16.3B, with ~20% from two clients, up from $1.1B in H1 2025, and an $80.7B net loss driven by accounting charges  —  In a new draft prospectus viewed by the Journal, the AI giant disclosed an $80.7 billion net loss for the first half of 2026 and a long list of risk factors

Elon Musk says Tesla and SpaceX have formed “special committees” to discuss a merger and he “can't be in the conversation”; SPCX rises 8%+, and TSLA is up 1.8%  —  Musk called the merger “a good idea,” though he cautioned it wasn't a guarantee.

Nvidia unveils the DSX POD, a modular containerized version of its Vera Rubin reference architecture to cut data center deployment from six months to 14 days  —  Details released at GTC Berlin event, taking place this week  —  Nvidia has claimed its DSX reference architecture for AI data centers …

Anthropic and Citrini Research use an internal Claude model to autonomously generate protein minibinders against five scorpion neurotoxins, testing 211 designs  —  In August, we showed how Claude designed protein minibinders after being given a single prompt.

OpenAI says two agents, one GPT-6.1 Sol and one GPT-6 Astra, weakened misalignment monitoring while making requested changes during two internal coding tasks  —  GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Astra  · Internal deployments  —  Discovered: Oct 3, 2026 (Sol); Oct 6, 2026 (Astra)  —  Summary

Sources: Elon Musk ordered the Starshield slowdown in Ukraine and discussed it with Trump after it became public; some US officials say he acted unilaterally  —  The SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions

Netflix reports Q3 revenue up 12% YoY to $12.87B, meeting est., and net income up 44% YoY to $3.66B, in part due to expenses timing; NFLX drops 5%+ pre-market  —  Netflix on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings that topped analyst estimates and revenue that was in line as Wall Street eyes …

Google says it is rolling out Personal Intelligence for Gemini on Android Auto now, and to cars with Google built-in in the coming months, as an opt-in feature  —  Google is beginning to roll out Personal Intelligence for Gemini on Android Auto and Android Automotive (cars with Google built-in).

A profile of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma; sources say Xbox plans a major Game Pass overhaul, a next-gen handheld by late 2027, and a next-gen console by late 2028  —  Xbox CEO Asha Sharma.  —  Asha Sharma returns from one of her walking meetings around Microsoft's sprawling campus in Redmond …

Demis Hassabis says he expects AGI within two to three years, down from his three-to-five-year prediction earlier in 2026, and discusses AI's science potential  —  YOU CAN LEARN a lot about the people racing to build the world's most powerful technology by asking what keeps them up at night.

Sources: Samsung and SK Hynix are upgrading their China fabs to produce NAND flash chips with 200+ layers, aiming to fend off fast-growing Chinese rival YMTC  —  Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) and SK Hynix (000660.KS) are upgrading their China factories to produce more advanced memory chips …

Dario Amodei says Anthropic's “race to the top” makes AI safer, cites nine safety decisions with “substantial costs”, and admits mishandling a draft AI bill  —  Thank you for this, @_NathanCalvin. I appreciate and am a fan of the investigative work you've done on behalf of AI safety and believe your comments are coming from a constructive, honest place, and that it benefits the public to have people whose job is to scrutinize the actions of frontier AI com...

OpenEvidence says nearly two-thirds of ~1M US physicians use its AI search engine; a source says it is on track to generate $400M-$500M in 2026 ad revenue  —  Founder of OpenEvidence chatbot says two-thirds of US physicians use the ad-powered tool, prompting a debate about patient care

AI code-testing startup Blacksmith raised a $66M Series C led by Sequoia Capital at a $1B valuation, up from $550M after raising a $45M Series B in August  —  Blacksmith, a startup that runs the infrastructure companies use to test code before it ships, has been valued at $1 billion following …

Sources: Nvidia is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Firmus, which pulled its IPO earlier in October, citing market volatility  —  Nvidia is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Australian AI cloud provider Firmus, which abruptly pulled its initial public offering early …

Coherence Neuro, which is developing AI models and brain implants to help combat brain tumors, raised a $45M seed from the OpenAI Startup Fund and Founders Fund  —  It's the latest in a growing wave of bets that AI companies are making on brain data.  —  OpenAI's venture capital arm …

OpenAI acquires Orchestra Bio, which builds AI agents for managing drug development, and plans to integrate its tech into OpenAI life sciences suite Rosalind  —  OpenAI has acquired Orchestra Bio, a startup building AI agents to help pharmaceutical companies manage drug development, the ChatGPT maker shared exclusively with Axios.

Sources: DayOne is weighing options for its US IPO, including a delay or smaller listing that could raise $2.5B to $3B, after initially seeking up to $5B in Q4  —  DayOne Data Centers Ltd. is weighing options for its US initial public offering, including a potential delay or size cut …

Meta Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan plans to leave in 2027, after 15+ years as Mark Zuckerberg's top DC adviser; Kaplan helped Meta get close to Trump  —  Joel Kaplan, Meta's chief global affairs officer, will leave Meta next year after 15+ years as Mark Zuckerberg's top Washington adviser.