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Edition No. 129 ยท Thu 29 Oct 2026 ยท 43 stories ยท Source: Daily Newsletter Digest
Edition No. 129
Thursday 29 October 2026
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01 ยท The Information
OpenAI, a Longtime Nvidia Customer, Plans to Buy Google's AI ChipsOpenAI plans to buy Google's TPUs, a growing challenge to Nvidia's dominance in AI chips.
02 ยท Refacto AI
Anthropic IPO math, METR audits safety, DeepMind drops Genie 4Anthropic's filing pairs 85% gross margins and 900% net retention with $417 billion in non-cancelable compute commitments.
03 ยท Business Insider
Should you buy Anthropic on day one? Retail investors are tornRetail investors told Business Insider they are torn about buying Anthropic shares on day one.
04 ยท Business Insider
Nvidia's worst nightmare is lurking inside Anthropic's IPO filingAnthropic's ability to run on four chip families could give AI labs more pricing leverage over Nvidia.
05 ยท Business Insider
Michael Burry isn't convinced by Anthropic's S-1Michael Burry says Anthropic's S-1 hasn't changed his bearish view of the AI boom.
06 ยท Business Insider
All eyes on capex: what investors are watching in Big Tech earningsWhy it matters
Further reading from the day's section on The Two-Trillion-Dollar Prospectus.
Story page โ07 ยท Nikkei Asia
SK Hynix quarterly profit soars sevenfold to $63bn on strong memory demandWhy it matters
SK Hynix's third-quarter profit rose sevenfold on AI memory demand, even as Korea's central bank warns of 'semiconductor Dutch disease.'
Story page โ08 ยท Business Insider
The AI trade is roaring back in South KoreaWhy it matters
The AI trade is roaring back on South Korea's KOSPI after SK Hynix's results.
Story page โ09 ยท AI Secret
Genie 4 Is Infinite for Two MinutesWhy it matters
Google DeepMind's Genie 4 world model holds a coherent scene for about two minutes; the issue also covers a GPT-4o wrongful-death suit and Grok's seven-minute Odyssey.
Story page โ10 ยท Business Insider
Can buyout offers be the antidote to tech's budgetary woes?Why it matters
Roughly 60,000 Microsoft employees are weighing a voluntary buyout, the company's second round this year.
Story page โ11 ยท The Washington Post
The seven races that will decide control of the SenateWhy it matters
Senate control comes down to seven races, most of them in Republican-leaning states, with Democrats needing to win at least four.
Story page โ12 ยท The Washington Post
What the response to a controversial ad says about JD Vance's futureWhy it matters
Possible 2028 rivals used Vivek Ramaswamy's attack ad to go after JD Vance, who stood by it.
Story page โ13 ยท The Washington Post
We studied 180 voter-fraud cases. Many charged cite honest mistakesWhy it matters
The Post reviewed all 180 noncitizen voter-fraud cases the administration has charged and found many defendants cite honest mistakes.
Story page โ14 ยท The Washington Post
$749 million has been spent in a final push before the elections15 ยท The Washington Post
Alaska moves to kill Trump-ordered suit over Senate resultsWhy it matters
The Justice Department sued to block certification of Alaska's Senate result if the incumbent narrowly loses.
Story page โ16 ยท NBC News
More than 500 ads in the 2026 election cycle mention pedophiles or predatorsWhy it matters
More than 500 midterm ads use the words 'pedophile' or 'predator,' three-quarters of them from Democrats.
Story page โ17 ยท Vox
Young voters could make a big difference in the midtermsWhy it matters
Vox argues that young voters' disillusionment, including over the Epstein files, could make a big difference next week.
Story page โ18 ยท Semafor
Fed holds rates steady despite dissentsWhy it matters
The Fed held rates while Beth Hammack and Lisa Cook dissented in favor of a quarter-point hike.
Story page โ19 ยท The Washington Post
Israeli election results show Netanyahu is far from defeatedWhy it matters
Israel's election left neither bloc with a majority, and Netanyahu stays on as caretaker prime minister.
Story page โ20 ยท CNBC
Meta- and Google-backed Jio Platforms' shares soar over 21% on trading debut after record IPOWhy it matters
Jio Platforms rose more than 21% in its debut, becoming India's second most valuable company.
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