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Edition No. 101 · Thu 1 Oct 2026 · 41 stories · Source: Daily Newsletter Digest
Edition No. 101
Thursday 1 October 2026
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01 · The Washington Post
The House reimburses lawmakers for D.C. expenses. See who spent the most.House members spent $6.7 million of taxpayer money on Washington meals and lodging last year under a reimbursement program that does not require receipts, 21 percent more than the prior year.
02 · The Washington Post
The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.The Post examined 15 years of Kennedy Center financial records and found the institution was solvent before the administration took it over.
03 · The Washington Post
Secret weapon or 'slopaganda'? How AI is revolutionizing campaign advertising.Further reading from the day's section on US Politics and the Midterm Machine.
04 · The Washington Post
Fearing AI, workers go back to school seeking jobs that still need a human touchFurther reading from the day's section on US Politics and the Midterm Machine.
05 · Associated Press
Supreme Court lets Trump resume rapid third-country deportationsThe Supreme Court temporarily lifted restrictions on deporting migrants to countries where they have no ties.
06 · Forbes
Trump Signs Order Renaming AI To 'Super Intelligence'—Here's What It SaysWhy it matters
The president signed an executive order formally renaming artificial intelligence to 'super intelligence,' a term the assembled tech executives agreed to adopt.
Story page →07 · Forbes
Trump Says Billionaire AI Execs Want 'Tremendous Self-Regulation' In White House MeetingWhy it matters
After the White House lunch the president said self-regulation is important but stopped short of backing new guardrails.
Story page →08 · Forbes
Trump's New America.gov Chatbot Contradicts His False Claims, Says Biden Won 2020 ElectionWhy it matters
The new official government chatbot, built on Gemini and Grok, contradicts the president's own false claims about the 2020 election.
Story page →09 · Business Insider
What smart people are saying about Anthropic's leaked IPO prospectusWhy it matters
Anthropic's leaked prospectus shows $4.6 billion in revenue, a $42 billion net loss, $7.3 billion in compute spending and $518 billion in forward commitments.
Story page →10 · Business Insider
Key moments from Trump's AI leader lunchWhy it matters
A roundup of the White House AI lunch, including the misspelling of 'United States' in the signed document.
Story page →11 · Business Insider
'Big Short' investor Steve Eisman says the AI trade reminds him of EnronWhy it matters
Eisman says the off-balance-sheet financing structures AI companies are using remind him specifically of Enron.
Story page →12 · Forbes
Billionaire Data Center Builder Insists There's No AI BubbleWhy it matters
A billionaire data center builder argues flatly against the AI bubble thesis.
Story page →13 · Business Insider
OpenAI reveals Dots, its 'always on' AI agentWhy it matters
OpenAI launched Dots, always-on background agents that connect to thousands of apps, available only to Enterprise, Business Premium and ChatGPT Pro users.
Story page →14 · Business Insider
Sam Altman unveils OpenAI's three-part strategy at DevDay15 · Business Insider
OpenAI DevDay: the 5 most surprising takeawaysWhy it matters
Business Insider's Stephen Council reported from DevDay on the announcements, including ChatGPT Space.
Story page →16 · Digiday
Mobile ad giants AppLovin and Unity locked in legal dispute over data collectionWhy it matters
AppLovin asked a California court to restrain Unity from collecting and using device data generated through AppLovin's mediation requests.
Story page →17 · Digiday
How Kroger, Giant Eagle and DoorDash are building their agentic AI assistantsWhy it matters
Retailers are deploying agentic assistants to bridge physical stores and online ordering.
Story page →18 · Digiday
The Rundown: Average CMO tenure has shrunk by over a third in 16 yearsWhy it matters
A survey of 13,000 US marketing professionals found client-side turnover rising and average CMO tenure down by more than a third.
Story page →19 · Status
MS NOW's Trump Ad Dilemma; Ellison's Merger All-Clear; Conde's CEO ShakeupWhy it matters
MS NOW will air at least one of the administration's taxpayer-funded ads days after running more than a dozen segments scrutinizing the campaign's funding and legality.
Story page →20 · Associated Press
After two decades, U.S. forces formally withdraw from IraqWhy it matters
The last American troops left Iraq 23 years after the 2003 invasion, at the end of a phased drawdown negotiated under the Biden administration.
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