SEC.gov:
Anthropic's co-founders say they “believe that AI is one of the most consequential technologies in human history”, detail its scientific potential, and more — We believe that Al is one of the most consequential technologies in human history. If managed well …
Anthropic:
Anthropic files for an IPO on the Nasdaq under the symbol ANT; the number of Class A shares to be offered and the price range is yet to be determined — Today, Anthropic, PBC filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating …
Apple:
Apple unveils a redesigned iPad mini with an 8.5-inch OLED display, an A20 Pro, a nano-texture display option, and IP67 water resistance, for $699+ from Nov. 6 — Featuring a stunning OLED display in an even thinner and lighter design, a huge leap in performance, faster wireless connectivity, and water and dust resistance
Jessica Meszaros / NPR:
Google DeepMind's AI hurricane forecasting model outperformed conventional models by accurately predicting that Hurricane Isaias would make landfall in Florida — Hurricane forecasters are increasingly using artificial intelligence to make predictions — and they say the technology is rapidly transforming the field.
Joanna Glasner / Crunchbase News:
California startups have raised a record $385B across seed to growth rounds so far in 2026, or 75%+ of all US startup funding; early and seed stage raised ~$62B — California companies have scooped up more than three-fourths of all U.S. startup funding this year. That, per Crunchbase data, is an apparent record share.
Washington Post:
Cathedral, a months-old cybersecurity startup founded by ex-DOGE staffers, says it breached Anthropic's internal systems in under 12 hours using AI agents — The start-up firm Cathedral has told makers of the Claude chatbot that its researchers were able to quickly penetrate sensitive systems, a report reviewed by The Post shows.
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:
Meta plans to raise $95B to finance its AI infrastructure, including $35B in public equity offerings, backed by cornerstone investors Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom — Chipmakers Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom will act as cornerstone investors — Meta is planning to raise $95bn …
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
The public internet model is dying from too much content, algorithmic aggregators, and vulnerabilities found with AI, and that may bring new possibilities — It was the summer of 2003, just weeks before I was set to move to Taiwan, that I decided to create a blog to document my journey.
Samantha Kelly / Bloomberg:
Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses review: no camera is a bonus for some, good audio quality, and Meta AI works well, but lingering privacy concerns and fairly pricey — Meta Platforms Inc.'s $349-and-up Ray-Ban Meta Audio, announced last month, are an odd proposition.
Venkatesh Rao / Contraptions:
Modern AI panic reflects “cognitive mercantilism”, a zero-sum worldview where intelligence is a scarce, dangerous supply-side resource that elites must manage — AI panic weirdly resembles the anxiety that accompanied early capitalism — I've been reading Joyce Appleby's …
Bloomberg:
Volkswagen's China unit and Xpeng secure approvals to trial autonomous driving systems on public roads in China; VW is testing Level 3 and Xpeng Level 4 — Volkswagen AG and Xpeng Inc. secured approvals to trial autonomous driving systems on public roads in China, signaling a renewed push …
Max Woolf's Blog:
A look at OpenAI's and Anthropic's aggressive price cuts from June through September, driven by low switching costs and pricing pressure from open-weight models — Let's look at a quick timeline of the major LLM model announcements from both OpenAI and Anthropic over the past few months.
New York Times:
A look at TSMC's first plant in Phoenix that has achieved chip output rates comparable to its Taiwan facilities, as its Taiwanese engineers teach US workers — On July 5 the Northwest Chinese Baptist Church in Phoenix opened its weekly Mandarin service with a verse from the Old Testament.
Bloomberg:
Filing: Chinese PCB maker Dongshan raised ~$1.3B in Hong Kong's biggest IPO in nearly two months, pricing shares at ~$11, or 35% below its Friday Shenzhen close — Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co. a printed circuit board maker, raised about HK$9.9 billion ($1.3 billion) …
Derrick Bryson Taylor / New York Times:
Elvis Presley's music owners sue Anthropic for allegedly using 274 songs to train its models, seeking $41M+; Anthropic says it disagrees and will defend itself — The $41 million lawsuit contends that the A.I. company used Presley's music to train its models without permission.
Bloomberg:
Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft are expected to report double-digit gains in revenue this week, as investors grow impatient with AI capex and seek returns — Three of the biggest and most important technology companies in the world are expected to show healthy growth when they report earnings this week.
Johnny Rodgers / Building Slack:
Inside Slack's Salesforce culture clash: Benioff didn't use Slack and had ~1 hour with CEO Butterfield pre-deal; Butterfield quit after a Davos will.i.am panel — I needed a keyboard. — I stood at my reserved desk on the 7th floor of Salesforce's tower in Vancouver around 9am.
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
A profile of former Google VP and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, whose startup Dazzle is building an AI assistant to help non-tech enthusiasts with mundane tasks — Marissa Mayer has reinvented herself as a start-up founder, with a team of 10 engineers — a fraction of the armies of programmers …
Ananta Agarwal / Nikkei Asia:
India's chip design startups near production with government support, but low volumes, high fab costs, and supply chain bottlenecks hinder commercialization — BENGALURU — Propelled by government support, India's chip design startups are nearing commercial production …
M.G. Siegler / Spyglass:
Amazon Bee Frontier review: a simple $75 AI wearable that excels at always-on listening, summarizing conversations, and suggesting follow-up actions — Amazon's quiet, listening AI wearable is also pretty killer? — I'm not sure people really understand what is coming with AI and wearables.