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CoreWeave bond yield passes 16% as AI debt fears grow
CoreWeave shares fell 15.46% on October 14 and a 2031 bond briefly yielded over 16% as investors questioned how the AI cloud carries its debt.
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Funding, policy, and company moves that affect developers.
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BAE Systems cyber incident halts US bankruptcy notices
A cyber incident at contractor BAE Systems has stopped the federal Bankruptcy Noticing Center, taking four court notice sites offline as of October 16, 2026.
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CMA proposes strategic market status for Microsoft
The UK's CMA proposed on October 16 to give Microsoft strategic market status in business software. Comments close November 13; a decision is due by February 13.
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China drafts export curbs on AI models and chip designs
China's draft adds 23 AI technologies to its export control list, from models with 2 trillion parameters to chip designs. Comments close on November 15.
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Burger King Japan app breach exposes 11.18M members
BK Japan says a third party reached about 11.18 million Burger King app member records from October 2 to 7, 2026. No card numbers were stored there.
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Beige Book: AI slows hiring in five Fed districts
The Fed's October Beige Book says firms in five of its 12 districts cut staff by attrition, delayed hiring or planned fewer jobs after investing in AI.
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Proofpoint to buy Varonis for $6.3 billion in cash
Proofpoint agreed on October 15 to buy Varonis for about $6.3 billion, or $49.75 a share in cash. The data security firm will go private in the first half of 2027.
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FTC subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic as 8 states sue OpenAI
The FTC sent OpenAI and Anthropic demands of more than 50 pages on October 14, the day eight states sued OpenAI over ChatGPT's safety for children.
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Anthropic Q3 revenue hits $16.8B ahead of its IPO
Anthropic told investors Q3 2026 revenue reached $16.8 billion, about 45% above Q2, with an adjusted profit, as it prepares an IPO at up to $2 trillion.
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EU AI Office starts AI Act checks on OpenAI and Anthropic
The EU AI Office sent OpenAI and Anthropic formal information requests after two agent escapes, the first AI Act enforcement step. No fines yet.
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Volvo expands NVIDIA deal for eyes-off driving
Volvo will build its next automated driving system on NVIDIA Hyperion, Halos OS and Alpamayo. It should reach Volvo cars before 2030, with China excluded.
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ByteDance nears MediaTek deal for custom AI chips
ByteDance is in advanced talks to buy custom AI chips from MediaTek, Bloomberg reports. It would be MediaTek's second big chip client after Google.
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Solidigm ties a US NAND fab to China chip tool approval
SK hynix's Solidigm wants US approval to ship more chip tools to its Dalian, China plant, Reuters reports, and links it to a new US NAND factory.
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TSMC Q3 2026 profit jumps 69% on AI chip demand
TSMC's third-quarter 2026 net profit rose 68.7% to NT$763.06 billion on AI chip demand. It guided fourth-quarter revenue to as much as $54.3 billion.
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Japan backs two GlobalFoundries fabs in New York with $21B
GlobalFoundries will build and run two chip fabs in Malta, New York, funded by up to $21 billion from Japan. The first is due online in 2029.
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Jio Platforms' Rs 30,213 crore IPO set to be India's largest
Jio Platforms set a price band of Rs 1,065-1,119 for an IPO of up to Rs 30,213 crore, which would be India's largest. Bidding runs October 21 to 23.
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Kospi plunges 8% and trips a circuit breaker as chips sink
South Korea's Kospi fell about 8% on October 15, 2026, tripping a market-wide trading halt as SK hynix and Samsung Electronics shares slumped.
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Netflix cuts about 1,000 jobs, mostly in product and tech
Netflix is cutting about 6% of its workforce, close to 1,000 jobs, mostly in product, technology, legal and HR, while saying it remains on track for its forecast.
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Microsoft disrupts phishing network behind 1 billion messages
Microsoft and partners disrupted the YAM Store marketplace and three phishing kits linked to over 1 billion scam emails and texts sent to 75,000+ organizations.
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Amsterdam police seize Autistici/Inventati server for the US
Amsterdam police seized a server of Italian email and hosting provider Autistici/Inventati at a US request and are copying its data for US authorities.
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Deezer will let listeners hide AI-generated music from search
Deezer will add a toggle that hides fully AI-generated tracks, albums and artists from search. It now receives nearly 90,000 AI tracks a day.
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Grace Hopper Celebration 2026 canceled over funding shortfall
AnitaB.org canceled the 2026 Grace Hopper Celebration, set for October 27-30 in Anaheim, after registrations and sponsorships fell well short.
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ASML posts record Q3 sales, warns supply will trail demand
ASML reported record Q3 2026 sales of €11.7 billion and raised its 2026 outlook, but says its planned supply for 2027 and 2028 will not fully meet demand.
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US charges 14 over North Korean IT workers at 70+ firms
The Justice Department charged 14 people over North Korean remote IT workers who were hired by more than 70 US companies, and seized about 187 devices.
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