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Companies

OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI reportedly adds $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation as it courts data center towns
Google
Google
Google tells schools AI search is non-negotiable as Gemini 4 rolls out in stages
Apple
Apple
Apple's record iPhone quarter comes with an open-ended Duo shortage and memory costs running into 2027
Anthropic
Anthropic
Anthropic nears its IPO with about $17 billion in quarterly revenue and investors pricing it lower
Meta
Meta
Meta buys Conductor and gives Muse a voice as it sues California over under-16 limits
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft turns Copilot into a work tool and offers buyouts to a quarter of its staff
Nvidia
Nvidia
An investor on both sides of a $115B deal, Nvidia now has its CEO summoned by Congress over a China spy report
Amazon
Amazon
Amazon blocks rival AI shoppers while pushing Alexa into text messages and a new wave of Echo hardware
Tesla
Tesla
Tesla is trading Cybertruck floor space for Cybercabs as its profit falls 43%

Topics

AI Coding Tools
AI Coding Tools
OpenAI is buying Pierre for Codex as its November 12 Cursor cutoff nears, while Revolut moves about 2,000 engineers to self-hosted GLM
AI Agents
AI Agents
Apple and Amazon push their own agents while attackers and security buyers move in
Tech Deals Tracker
Tech Deals Tracker
Anthropic's IPO talk lands near OpenAI's $1.25T as Marvell signs a $115B deal

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