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October 21, 2026, 2:40 AM
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Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
PHP development team plans to release updates tomorrow to address two vulnerabilities, each rated 9.2; security researchers at watchTowr say they are RCE flaws  —  The PHP security team is warning administrators to prepare for emergency security updates tomorrow to address two critical vulnerabilities …
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
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 …
Anissa Gardizy / Wall Street Journal:
Anthropic's IPO prospectus: H1 2026 revenue of $16.3B, ~20% from two customers, vs. $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
David Morris / Bloomberg:
Report: Anthropic's draft S-1 shows it spent ~$9B on compute and infrastructure in H1, up from $2.3B a year earlier, and could spend $750B in the coming years  —  Anthropic PBC could spend $750 billion on additional computing power in the coming years, according to a Wall Street Journal report …
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Elon Musk says Tesla and SpaceX have formed special committees to discuss a possible merger; SPCX is up 8%+ after hours  —  Musk called the merger “a good idea,” though it cautioned it wasn't a guarantee. … Tesla and SpaceX have formed special committees to discuss a possible merger …
Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
SpaceX reports Q3 revenue up 161% YoY to $14.58B, vs. $12.72B est., AI revenue up 830% to $7.56B, and AI operating income of $431M, up from a loss of $1.7B  —  SpaceX reported 161% revenue growth for the third quarter, driven by the company's artificial intelligence business and Starlink Subscriber growth.
Becky Peterson / Wall Street Journal:
SpaceX reports Q3 capex of $19.6B, up from $6.9B a year earlier, and Q3 connectivity revenue, which includes Starlink, up 69% YoY to $5.2B
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Elon Musk ordered Starshield slowdown in Ukraine and discussed it with Trump after the issue 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
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q3 revenue up 12% YoY to $12.87B, in line with est., net income up 44% YoY to $3.66B, in part due to expenses timing; NFLX drops 5%+ after hours  —  Netflix on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings that topped analyst estimates and revenue that was in line as Wall Street eyes …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix says it expects FY 2026 ad revenue of ~$2.7B, under its ~$3B forecast, and its Q4 operating margin will be impacted due to costs associated with layoffs
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Netflix says despite investor concern about its view-hours growth, its engagement is “healthy” and it will try to bring more third-party content to its service
OpenAI:
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
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
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).
Sebastian Herrera / Fortune:
A profile of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma; sources: Xbox plans a major Game Pass overhaul, a next-gen handheld device 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 …
Mike Allen / Axios:
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.
Madison Mills / Axios:
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.
Julie Bort / TechCrunch:
Google debuts TorchTPU, an open-source version of PyTorch for running AI apps on TPUs and Google Cloud via a simple configuration change and no code rewriting  —  On Tuesday, Google announced that TorchTPU, its long-awaited version of PyTorch, is now available as an open-source project.
Emma Hinchliffe / Fortune:
An interview with OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair about plans to offer financial services to its 2.5M active creators, a potential IPO, and more  —  I've been covering OnlyFans since 2022, when I profiled then-CEO Amrapali Gan as she was attempting to broaden the platform from one known …
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
Reliable Robotics, which develops an autonomous flight system, raised a $115M extension for its $160M Series D, pushing its valuation to $1B+  —  Reliable Robotics has been working for nearly a decade to commercialize autonomous flying technology that can be installed on existing aircraft.
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg:
DeepSeek open-sources DeepInfer, its high-performance inference framework that powers its production services, starting with support for DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash  —  DeepSeek is opening up the software it uses to run its artificial intelligence models at scale, potentially making its technology cheaper and easier for businesses to run.
Reuters:
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 …
Arnaud Bertrand:
A look at Chinese philosophical views on AI: one says aligning AI to human values may be a “suicidal mistake”, another fears the “machinization of humans”, more  —  We've been looking at AI from the bottom of our own well.  Here's the view from China's.  —  ∙ Paid
Rafe Rosner-Uddin / Financial Times:
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

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New York Times:
Sources: Trump continues to push to replace the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room with a swimming pool, as the administration builds a buffer against the press

The Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: ex-Warner Bros. film heads Pamela Abdy and Michael De Luca are talking with Netflix for a film chief role but seek more theatrical release commitments

Bloomberg:
Sources: Legendary Entertainment has made a takeover offer for Lionsgate Studios, reviving on-and-off talks after weighing a bid in 2025; LION closed up 14.41%

More News

Dennis Crowley / Teendrama Snippets:
Foursquare co-founder says the company was acquired in September in a deal resulting in a $0 payout for equity holders, and faults leadership installed in 2021
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Sensor Tower: Muse passed 10.9M downloads since its September debut, 10.2M of them in the US, becoming the 12th app to hit 10M US downloads in its first 40 days

Earlier Picks

Bloomberg:
Sources: Polymarket's investors pressured CEO Shayne Coplan to fix its financial controls; Elon Musk's lawyer, Alex Spiro, joined its board and now helps daily
Politico:
Sources: OpenAI has retreated from advocating for strict export controls on US chipmakers selling to China, a boon for Nvidia and aligning with President Trump
Bloomberg:
Salesforce agrees to acquire AI-powered marketing platform Braze for nearly $5.7B in enterprise value, paying $47.50 per share, set to close from February 2027
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
Apple says it will commit up to $100M over three years to Pennsylvania-based Perryman, a titanium supplier for the iPhone Duo, and expand its Qnity partnership
More: Apple, Pulse 2.0, and GSMArena.com
X: @johnternus, @tim_cook, and @raywongy.  LinkedIn: Tom Stephan.  Bluesky: @mechachurchill.  Forums: r/apple
Bloomberg:
Google says Cloud services in its London region are recovering after a “power event” caused a multi-hour outage that affected Revolut and several European banks
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