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OpenAI will make its AI models available through Google Cloud, completing a full sweep of the three major U.S. cloud platforms after Amazon began hosting the models in April and Microsoft's exclusive license ended earlier this year.
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The Trump administration's "Super Intelligence Force" argues existing criminal and civil laws are sufficient to regulate AI developers, but legal experts question whether statutes written before the age of autonomous AI agents can adequately address the technology's risks.
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Apple has scheduled a product launch event for October 28 in Los Angeles, with analysts expecting new Macs — potentially including the company's first touchscreen laptop — under CEO John Ternus.
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Anthropic holds 75% IPO odds on prediction platform Kalshi, making it the only major AI company still seen as a credible 2026 listing candidate after OpenAI ruled out a public debut and the broader U.S. IPO count fell 33% year-over-year.
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Anthropic announced it is committing 5% of its shares to a newly created "public benefit fund," with provisions to contribute more as the company's valuation grows. CEO Dario Amodei has described the AI industry as facing "fundamentally a crisis of trust."
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A new generation of AI wearables from Apple, Amazon, and Meta can continuously listen and transcribe conversations without storing audio — raising unsettled legal questions about wiretapping that experts say could expose wearers, not just device makers, to liability.
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President Trump denied that he or Elon Musk caused a Starlink outage in Ukraine, even as he clashed with President Zelensky over resumed Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries.
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Netflix announced Thursday that Bela Bajaria is leaving after nearly 10 years, with former Disney executive Peter Rice set to take over as chief content officer on October 26. The transition follows layoffs affecting roughly 1,000 employees.
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Anthropic has petitioned a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. to rehear its challenge to the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation, arguing the ruling ignored evidence that the blacklisting was retaliation for the company's public AI safety commitments.
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said the bank will not permit external AI agents to transact on customer accounts, warning of "rogue agents" operating at scale, even as Meta's Muse and other autonomous assistants push deeper into personal finance.
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Kroger announced it will lay off 3,000 corporate employees over three years as it ramps up AI use to streamline operations, adding to a growing pattern of workforce reductions tied to automation across major U.S. industries.
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Blockchain.com has applied for two CFTC licenses to operate as a futures exchange and derivatives broker in the U.S., seeking to offer prediction markets and crypto derivatives as it also prepares for a potential IPO targeting a $4 billion to $6 billion valuation.
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Vice President Vance announced Thursday that Microsoft has been suspended from the federal PERM permanent labor certification program, barring its foreign workers from applying for employer-sponsored green cards after the administration accused the company of abusing the process.
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Amazon confirmed it cut fewer than 1,000 white-collar workers from its Stores unit on Wednesday, even as the company ran its Prime Big Deal Days promotional event. The reductions follow a larger round of 30,000 job cuts that began last year.
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A bipartisan House panel has declared trading platform Webull a national security risk, citing structural links to China's government — findings that sent the company's stock down 18% and triggered a sharp denial from the company.
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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said AI investment could add up to half a percentage point to annual global growth, but warned that hyperscaler leverage and concentrated equity holdings could turn an earnings disappointment into a far-reaching financial shock.
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for a formal investigation Tuesday after stating that AI models appear to have been used in cyberattacks against several major commercial banks, including Hana Bank and KB Kookmin Bank.
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Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery closed Tuesday, creating a combined company called Skydance — one of the largest media conglomerates ever assembled — after more than a year of competing bids, boardroom battles, and an antitrust challenge.
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