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Sources: Trump delayed signing the AI EO because “he just hates regulation”; there were questions about the EO giving the Treasury Department a leading role  —  Everything seemed set for a photo op of tech and AI CEOs who would surround President Trump Thursday as he signed …
Washington Post:
Sources: Trump postponed AI EO signing after talking to David Sacks and others, and told staff the EO is not moving forward after calls with Musk and Zuckerberg  —  Industry leaders warned in last-minute calls to the president that the proposed safety vetting system could inhibit development of the pivotal technology.
Politico:
Sources: David Sacks told President Trump that federal reviews of AI models before release would slow down innovation and hurt the US in its AI race with China  —  But during a conversation with Trump, Sacks told the president that companies were already cooperating, and that having …
Chloe Taylor / CNBC:
Shares of quantum computing companies surged Thursday after the US government announced grants with equity stakes: D-Wave closed up 33%, Rigetti 30%, IBM 12%  —  Quantum computing shares popped on Thursday, as the U.S. government said it would award $2 billion in grants to nine firms operating in the space.
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
US and Canadian authorities arrest 23-year-old Jacob Butler, known online as “Dort”, for allegedly operating the Kimwolf DDoS botnet, which infected ~2M devices  —  U.S. and Canadian authorities arrested and charged a Canadian man with operating the KimWolf distributed denial-of-service …
Jason Schreier / Bloomberg:
Sources: Sony's Bungie plans significant layoffs as it ends development on its online game Destiny 2 with no new projects lined up; Destiny 2 launched in 2017  —  The Sony subsidiary will focus on ‘Marathon’ rather than jumping directly to ‘Destiny 3’  —  Sony Group Corp.'s Bungie unit …
Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg:
Sources: DeepSeek execs told potential investors in its ongoing $10B round that it will prioritize groundbreaking AI research over short-term commercialization  —  DeepSeek's senior management has told potential investors in its ongoing 70 billion yuan ($10 billion) funding round that the startup …
Wall Street Journal:
Internal Binance reports and sources reveal Iran moved billions through Binance to fund entities like the IRGC, with some transactions as recent as this month  —  Transactions on world's largest crypto exchange took place despite repeated red flags; Binance says it has ‘zero-tolerance for illicit activity’
Mariella Moon / Engadget:
Meta releases Forum, a Reddit-like standalone app for Facebook Groups, with a feed showing Group conversations and an AI-powered “Ask” feature, on iOS  —  It's a new dedicated app for Facebook Groups.  —  Meta has launched a new app called Forum without fanfare or even an official announcement.
Justin Papp / CNBC:
Republican House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer says he requested information from Kalshi and Polymarket on their efforts to prevent insider trading  —  Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, announced Friday on CNBC's “Squawk Box” …
Ashley Stewart / Business Insider:
Sources and documents detail Satya Nadella's effort to revamp Microsoft's senior leadership, creating a startup-style operating model to compete in the AI race  —  CEO Satya Nadella just dismantled the senior leadership structure that has run Microsoft for decades.
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Reuters:
Waymo suspends freeway rides and pauses its Atlanta operations, as it updates software to improve performance around construction zones and flooded roadways  —  Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Waymo said on Thursday it has suspended its robotaxi service on freeways in the United States and paused …
Nikkei Asia:
How the global memory chip crunch, driven by AI demand, is hurting China's car industry, squeezing automakers already hit by a price war and razor-thin margins  —  HONG KONG — The global memory chip crunch has spilled over from PCs and smartphones to China's car industry …
Wired:
Socket: TeamPCP, the gang claiming GitHub's repositories breach, also executed 20 “waves” of supply chain attacks recently, compromising 500+ pieces of software  —  GitHub is just the latest victim of TeamPCP, a gang that has carried out a spree of software supply chain attacks that has impacted hundreds of organizations.
Cate Lawrence / Tech.eu:
Driverless car startup Bliq.ai says it has received approval for fully driverless road operations in Estonia, the first authorization of its kind in the EU  —  The authorisation is the first of its kind in the EU, allowing its remotely supervised autonomous vehicles to operate on public roads without a driver behind the wheel.
Ryan Lawler / Axios:
Farther Finance, which is building an AI-enabled wealth management platform for financial advisors, raised a $150M Series D at a $1B+ post-money valuation  —  Farther Finance, which is building an AI-enabled wealth management firm for financial advisors, raised $150 million in Series D funding led …

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Skydance names its leadership team: Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein will lead films, George Cheeks will lead TV, and Casey Bloys will lead DTC streaming

Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Karoline Leavitt, who left as White House Press Secretary in August, plans to join Fox News as an on-air contributor starting November 1

Max Tani / Semafor:
Democracy Docket, founded by Democratic lawyer Marc Elias to focus on redistricting and more, now has 70,000 subscribers paying $10 per month or $120 per year

More News

James Peckham / PCMag:
Adobe, Canva, and CapCut announce Gemini integrations to let users access the companies' image and video editing tools within the Gemini app
Samantha Subin / CNBC:
Spotify closed up 13% on Thursday after announcing new features and 2030 guidance, forecasting a compound annual growth rate in the mid-teens

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Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters:
Take-Two reports Q4 bookings flat YoY at $1.58B, forecasts FY 2027 bookings below est., reiterates GTA VI's November 19 launch date
Ryan Autullo / Bloomberg Law:
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Meta, accusing WhatsApp of marketing its services as secure but failing to “deliver on those promises” by accessing encrypted messages
Erin Mulvaney / Wall Street Journal:
Meta joins TikTok, Snap, and YouTube in settling with a Kentucky school district to avoid a trial over claims the platforms were designed to addict kids
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Spotify Labs launches Studio, a NotebookLM-like desktop app to generate private, AI-powered podcasts, in research preview across 20+ markets
Mark Tyson / Tom's Hardware:
Flipper unveils the Flipper One, a pocketable open Arm Linux computer with similar performance to a Raspberry Pi 5, and welcomes feedback to get it market-ready
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