Fox closes $22 billion Roku purchase well ahead of its 2027 target
The deal puts Roku and its reach of more than 100 million households under Fox after a Justice Department antitrust review.
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OpenAI secures $11 billion toward a funding round valuing it at $1.25 trillion
The unfinished raise could reach about $20 billion, well below the $30 billion OpenAI was said to be seeking in September.
Ex-DOJ antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter launches AI legal startup FluxCap
FluxCap, co-founded with Doha Mekki, sells AI research software meant to help plaintiffs build antitrust cases against large companies.
Automattic launches Spacefast to host and run vibe-coded apps
The WordPress.com owner is pitching an open, agent-agnostic backend for AI-built sites, putting it in competition with Lovable and Emergent.
Democrats' midterm sweep and local ballot votes put AI data center buildout under pressure
Midterm results raised political risk for AI infrastructure, while Sequoia retrenched, Revolut hit $115B and Meta bought an AI coding startup.
Nvidia's Jensen Huang apologizes to staff as board opens independent probe
In a letter to employees, the Nvidia chief admitted infidelity and said he backs a board-led inquiry into national security concerns raised in media reports.
Researchers map Apple's undocumented on-device relationship graph in macOS
An analysis found two macOS daemons build a confidence-scored graph of users' contacts, family ties and habits, with family links scored by XGBoost models.
Sequoia ends its scout program and closes London office in broad overhaul
The firm that created venture scouting 17 years ago is winding it down, as rivals such as a16z shrink and rework their own scout networks.
AI companies court Democrats as midterm results shift power in Washington
OpenAI hired a senator's daughter and renamed its data centers, while critics argue state rules and markets may matter more than image.
Airbnb targets first half of 2027 for an AI agent that plans and books trips
Airbnb's Q3 2026 shareholder letter describes an agent that assembles maps, calendars and itineraries on the fly instead of relying on a chat window.
Inkling 2 Small debuts on Tinker, with Apache 2.0 open weights planned
The 594B-parameter mixture-of-experts model adds image input and stronger agentic coding, with weights promised once external safety testing ends.
Humanoid robot maker Agility lists on Nasdaq via SPAC, raising $465 million
The Digit maker posted $174,000 in first-half 2026 revenue against a $362 million loss as it bets on its next-generation robot.
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