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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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  1. 01 ยท The Information

    OpenAI, a Longtime Nvidia Customer, Plans to Buy Google's AI Chips

    OpenAI plans to buy Google's TPUs, a growing challenge to Nvidia's dominance in AI chips.

    AI

  2. 02 ยท Refacto AI

    Anthropic IPO math, METR audits safety, DeepMind drops Genie 4

    Anthropic's filing pairs 85% gross margins and 900% net retention with $417 billion in non-cancelable compute commitments.

    IPO

  3. 03 ยท Business Insider

    Should you buy Anthropic on day one? Retail investors are torn

    Retail investors told Business Insider they are torn about buying Anthropic shares on day one.

  4. 04 ยท Business Insider

    Nvidia's worst nightmare is lurking inside Anthropic's IPO filing

    Anthropic's ability to run on four chip families could give AI labs more pricing leverage over Nvidia.

    IPO ยท AI

  5. 05 ยท Business Insider

    Michael Burry isn't convinced by Anthropic's S-1

    Michael Burry says Anthropic's S-1 hasn't changed his bearish view of the AI boom.

    AI

  1. 06 ยท Business Insider

    All eyes on capex: what investors are watching in Big Tech earnings
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on The Two-Trillion-Dollar Prospectus.

    Story page โ†’
  2. 07 ยท Nikkei Asia

    SK Hynix quarterly profit soars sevenfold to $63bn on strong memory demand
    Why 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 โ†’
  3. 08 ยท Business Insider

    The AI trade is roaring back in South Korea
    Why it matters

    The AI trade is roaring back on South Korea's KOSPI after SK Hynix's results.

    Story page โ†’
  4. 09 ยท AI Secret

    Genie 4 Is Infinite for Two Minutes
    Why 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 โ†’
  5. 10 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 โ†’
  6. 11 ยท The Washington Post

    The seven races that will decide control of the Senate
    Why 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 โ†’
  7. 12 ยท The Washington Post

    What the response to a controversial ad says about JD Vance's future
    Why it matters

    Possible 2028 rivals used Vivek Ramaswamy's attack ad to go after JD Vance, who stood by it.

    Story page โ†’
  8. 13 ยท The Washington Post

    We studied 180 voter-fraud cases. Many charged cite honest mistakes
    Why it matters

    The Post reviewed all 180 noncitizen voter-fraud cases the administration has charged and found many defendants cite honest mistakes.

    Story page โ†’
  9. 14 ยท The Washington Post

    $749 million has been spent in a final push before the elections
    Why it matters

    $749 million has been spent in the final push before the midterms.

    Story page โ†’
  10. 15 ยท The Washington Post

    Alaska moves to kill Trump-ordered suit over Senate results
    Why it matters

    The Justice Department sued to block certification of Alaska's Senate result if the incumbent narrowly loses.

    Story page โ†’
  11. 16 ยท NBC News

    More than 500 ads in the 2026 election cycle mention pedophiles or predators
    Why it matters

    More than 500 midterm ads use the words 'pedophile' or 'predator,' three-quarters of them from Democrats.

    Story page โ†’
  12. 17 ยท Vox

    Young voters could make a big difference in the midterms
    Why it matters

    Vox argues that young voters' disillusionment, including over the Epstein files, could make a big difference next week.

    Story page โ†’
  13. 18 ยท Semafor

    Fed holds rates steady despite dissents
    Why it matters

    The Fed held rates while Beth Hammack and Lisa Cook dissented in favor of a quarter-point hike.

    Story page โ†’
  14. 19 ยท The Washington Post

    Israeli election results show Netanyahu is far from defeated
    Why it matters

    Israel's election left neither bloc with a majority, and Netanyahu stays on as caretaker prime minister.

    Story page โ†’
  15. 20 ยท CNBC

    Meta- and Google-backed Jio Platforms' shares soar over 21% on trading debut after record IPO
    Why it matters

    Jio Platforms rose more than 21% in its debut, becoming India's second most valuable company.

    Story page โ†’

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