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- An interview with OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair about plans to offer financial services to its 2.5M active creators, a potential IPO, and more (Emma Hinchliffe/Fortune) [2d]
- 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 (Abner Li/9to5Google) [2d]
- Pigment, a French startup that makes AI-powered software to help businesses forecast finances, spin up slide decks, and more, raised $250M at a $2.3B valuation (Dina Bass/Bloomberg) [2d]
- 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 (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer) [2d]
- Elon Musk says Tesla and SpaceX have formed special committees to discuss a possible merger and calls the possibility of a Tesla-SpaceX merger a "good idea" (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge) [2d]
- 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 (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica) [2d]
- Super Micro reports preliminary Q1 revenues of $18.5B to $19.5B, vs. $15B est., and gross margins of 12% to 12.5%; SMCI jumps 11%+ after hours (Dina Bass/Bloomberg) [2d]
- 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 (Becky Peterson/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- 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 (David Morris/Bloomberg) [2d]
- 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 (Todd Spangler/Variety) [2d]
- 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 (Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- 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 (Lora Kolodny/CNBC) [2d]
- 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 (Nicole Sperling/New York Times) [2d]
- Netflix reports Q3 revenue up 12% YoY to $12.87B, vs. $12.87B est., net income up 44% to $3.66B, due to the timing of expenses; NFLX drops 4%+ after hours (Sarah Whitten/CNBC) [2d]
- Anthropic's IPO prospectus: H1 2026 revenue of $16.3B, ~20% of it from two customers, vs. $1.1B YoY, with a net loss of $80.7B, due to accounting adjustments (Anissa Gardizy/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- A profile of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma; sources: Xbox plans a major Game Pass overhaul, a next-gen handheld device by late 2027, and next-gen console by late 2028 (Sebastian Herrera/Fortune) [2d]
- Amazon plans to hire 300K+ US workers for seasonal, part-time, and full-time roles for the upcoming holiday season, up 20% from 2025, paying $20/hour on average (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Google launches TorchTPU, an open-source version of PyTorch to let AI apps run on TPUs and Google Cloud via simple configuration changes without rewriting code (Julie Bort/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Oro Mobility, a Hertz-owned fleet management business that has a deal to manage Uber's planned Lucid robotaxi fleet starting in San Francisco, raised $80M (Joann Muller/Axios) [2d]
- A US judge dismisses a civil sexual abuse lawsuit brought against Sam Altman by his sister, after she refused to appear for an independent medical examination (Luc Cohen/Reuters) [2d]
- OpenAI acquires Orchestra Bio, which builds AI agents for managing drug development, and plans to integrate its tech into OpenAI life sciences suite Rosalind (Madison Mills/Axios) [2d]
- Foursquare co-founder says the company was acquired a month ago in a deal resulting in a $0 payout for equity holders, and faults leadership installed in 2021 (Dennis Crowley/Teendrama Snippets) [2d]
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- Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Oct. 21 #758 [2d]
- Spotify Launches Paid Fan Memberships for Podcast Creators [2d]
- This Credit Card-Size Charger Is Just $28 and Fits in Your Pocket [2d]
- This Viral Indie Horror Game Is Coming to Xbox Game Pass Just in Time for Halloween [2d]
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- Today’s NYT Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Wednesday, Oct. 21, #1950 [2d]
- Meet the Removable Brain-Computer Implant [2d]
- As Midterms Approach, Top American Fears Include AI Interference in the Political Process [2d]
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