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Nvidia plans to invest $1B in Nokia for a 2.9% stake and announces a partnership to integrate Nvidia tech into Nokia's network products; NOK closed up 22.8% — Nvidia Corp. is taking a $1 billion equity stake in Nokia Oyj and plans to supply the telecom company with artificial-intelligence powered computers for wireless networks.
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| Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: |
Uber plans a fleet of 100,000 autonomous vehicles powered by Nvidia's new Drive AGX Hyperion 10, starting in 2027 — Uber Technologies Inc. will begin expanding a fleet of 100,000 autonomous vehicles powered by Nvidia Corp. technology starting in 2027, an ambitious move that could help bring …
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| Bloomberg: |
After Nvidia GTC, Jensen Huang says “I don't believe we're in an AI bubble” and that Nvidia expects to sell 20M Blackwell chips, up from 4M Hopper chips — Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang announced a flurry of new partnerships and dismissed concerns about an AI bubble … | Wen-Yee Lee / Reuters: |
Foxconn says it plans to deploy Nvidia's Isaac GR00T N model of humanoid robots at its factory in Houston, Texas, which produces AI servers for Nvidia — Foxconn (2317.TW), the world's largest electronics maker and Nvidia's (NVDA.O) key AI server maker, said on Tuesday it will deploy humanoid robots … | Wall Street Journal: |
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Sources: OpenAI's restructuring, approved by California's AG, paves the way for an IPO as soon as 2027; Sam Altman says an IPO is likely but gave no timeframe — Company assured state officials that it would stay in California as it continues global expansion, which could include a public offering as soon as 2027| Microsoft: |
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| Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at 1X's $20K Neo humanoid housekeeper robot, controlled remotely by a human with a VR headset, available now for preorder, with delivery expected in 2026 — 1X's Neo wants to be your housekeeper. First, it needs to be controlled by a human in your home. Cool with you?
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| Dylan Butts / CNBC: |
SK Hynix reports Q3 revenue up 39% YoY to $17.02B, below $17.22B est., and operating profit up 62% YoY to a record $7.92B, boosted by demand for its HBM chips — South Korea's SK Hynix on Wednesday posted record quarterly revenue and profit, boosted by a strong demand for its high bandwidth memory used in generative AI chipsets.| Adobe Newsroom: |
A survey of 16K+ creators in eight countries: 86% use creative GenAI tools, 60% use multiple, 48% use them for ideation, and 52% for creating video and more — - 76 percent of creators say creative generative AI has helped grow their business and personal brand| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is testing new versions of the MacBook Air, iPad mini, and iPad Air with OLED screens; the iPad mini will likely arrive first, as early as 2026 — Apple Inc. is preparing major changes to its MacBook Air, iPad mini and iPad Air lines, with a plan to give the popular devices higher-end displays.
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| Sean Michael Kerner / VentureBeat: |
GitHub updates VS Code with Plan Mode for building step-by-step project approaches, MCP Registry integration, definable project rules via AGENTS.md, and more — GitHub is making a bold bet that enterprises don't need another proprietary coding agent. They need a way to manage all of them.| David Gewirtz / ZDNET: |
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| Jennifer Maas / Variety: |
EA reports Q2 net bookings down 13% YoY to $1.82B, below $1.88B est., and says it will no longer issue forward-looking financial guidance due to its $55B sale — Along with the issuing of the financial details Tuesday, the maker of “Madden NFL,” “Battlefield,” “The Sims” and “Apex Legends” …
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Sam Altman says OpenAI has committed to spend about $1.4T on infrastructure so far, equating to roughly 30GW of data center capacity — OpenAI has committed to spend about $1.4 trillion on infrastructure so far, equating to roughly 30 gigawatts of data center capacity, CEO Sam Altman said on Tuesday.
More: Reuters, Business Insider, and OpenAI
| Dominic Preston / The Verge: |
Oppo launches the €999 Find X9 and €1,299 Find X9 Pro in the UK and the EU with 7,025mAh and 7,500mAh silicon-carbon batteries and MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chips — The two new Oppo phones bring some of the biggest batteries around. … Oppo has announced the international launch …
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| Kate Park / TechCrunch: |
All three major South Korean telcos, SK Telecom, KT Telecom, and now LG Uplus, have reported cybersecurity incidents to the government over the past six months — LG Uplus, one of the largest telecom operators in South Korea, has confirmed to TechCrunch that it has reported a suspected data breach …
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| Blake Brittain / Reuters: |
USC sues Google in Texas federal court, alleging that Google Earth, Maps, and Google Street View violate its patents for overlaying 2D images onto 3D models — The University of Southern California has sued Google (GOOGL.O) in Texas federal court, alleging that the tech giant's Google Earth … | Politico: |
French lawmakers vote to raise France's digital services tax on US tech giants to 6%, up from 3%; the French government opposes the move, fearing US retaliation — PARIS — French lawmakers are moving ahead with plans to double a tax on big tech firms — backing away from a more aggressive push amid fears … | Samanth Subramanian / Bloomberg: |
A look at the FGC-9, a 3D-printed semiautomatic gun created by a German incel that scholars and lawmakers say is the most popular “ghost gun” outside the US — Designed by a German incel, the FGC-9 was created in a distinctly American spirit. — Does any firearm announce … | Bloomberg: |
US FEC filings and public statements: a handful of crypto super PACs have amassed ~$263M ahead of the 2026 midterms; Fairshake remains the biggest at $141M — Fresh off its success in the 2024 elections, the crypto industry is amping up its spending power ahead of the 2026 midterms.| Trishla Ostwal / Adweek: |
Some ad buyers say brands are increasingly spending on Reddit due to the site's prominence in AI-powered search results and its growing audience — Advertisers are increasingly putting their digital ad spend into Reddit, drawn by the platform's growing audience and its influence … | Nina Bambysheva / Forbes: |
Ripple's shares trade between $135 and $170 in private markets, up ~2x to 3x since early 2025, valuing the company at $22B-$30B after several major acquisitions — Freed from its SEC lawsuit, Ripple, long a blockchain payments company with little actual business, is finally acquiring …
X: @danalexander21, @ninabambysheva, and @forbes
| Associated Press: |
Myanmar shut down a major online scam center in mid-October as part of operations that began in September to curb cross-border online scams and illegal gambling — The number of people fleeing from Myanmar to Thailand after Myanmar's military shut down a major online scam center has slowed to a trickle …
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