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Last updated October 21, 2026
Google says its AI can already run full self-improvement loops in some areas as labs race to build models that improve models
Remote work holds steady at about 26% of US workdays for two years despite return-to-office pushes, nearly four times 2019
Apple and Nvidia each gave $25 million toward Trump’s White House ballroom, topping a list of tech donors that includes Google
nFOX Lab emerges from stealth with a platform for running open AI models in-house and will open-source its Blockhouse sandbox
OpenAI is hit with three new lawsuits alleging ChatGPT drove a 15-year-old to suicide and pushed two other users into psychosis
Forgepoint raises $9.8 million from Primary and a16z speedrun for Frank, an AI agent that handles quoting for manufacturers
Anthropic tells IPO investors its Q3 revenue rose 45% to $16.8 billion, a slowdown from Q2, as bankers weigh a lower valuation
CNN signs a multiyear deal with Google to get paid for letting its articles power Google’s AI answers to news questions
Stand with Crypto urges Canadian lawmakers to make the country a leader in AI agents paying with stablecoins
Netflix cuts about 1,000 jobs across product, tech, legal and HR in its biggest layoffs since 2022 as its viewing growth slows
Meta’s Muse could ease investor worries about Big Tech AI spending this earnings season, but analysts want to see it make money
Cursor ran an internal investigation into whether staff testing of Grok Bot sent confidential customer data to SpaceX’s AI unit
Miracly, a startup that tracks how brands show up in ChatGPT and Claude, launches with a $2M pre-seed led by Beenext Ventures and Lotus
Cohere signs a deal to acquire AI security startup Aisle, founded by former Avast CEO Ondrej Vlcek, and form a Cohere Cyber unit
Upgrade applies for a Nevada industrial loan charter to open its own FDIC-insured bank and fund loans beyond its partner banks
Anthropic asks the D.C. Circuit to rehear its challenge to the Pentagon’s supply chain risk designation after a 2-1 loss
Marklo, an AI startup from Stella & Dot founder Jessica Herrin that tells Shopify brands what to promote, raises a $5M seed
OpenAI triples ChatGPT advertisers to about 60,000 as it cuts ad prices and hires dozens of former Meta staffers to sell ads
Etsy confirms Printify and Printful parent FYUL runs its new digital-to-print test, and sellers get nothing for printed designs
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