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Sources: NYT has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire Letterboxd for roughly $330M; A24 dropped out of negotiations after price expectations rose

Why you might care

If you use Letterboxd, it will likely become part of a larger media company's ecosystem.

nytimes.com
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Lyft reports Q3 revenue up 8% YoY to $1.82B, vs. $1.92B est., and a net loss of $0.03 a share, vs. an est. profit of $0.20 a share; LYFT drops 8%+ after hours

Lyft's stock fell after hours due to revenue and profit misses, despite record user and booking metrics.

wsj.com · 3 sources ●●●●
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Meta indefinitely pauses its new commercial terms, which critics say would let it scrape sites of business users, after publisher outcry and court injunctions

Meta will not scrape your business website to train its AI models without your explicit consent, for now.

niemanlab.org · 3 sources ●●●●
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Sources: cloud security startup Cyera is planning to raise around $800M in a round led by Cyberstarts at a $20B valuation, up from $12B in June

The valuation of a cybersecurity startup has doubled in six months.

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Cloudflare reports Q3 revenue up 39% YoY to $782.5M, above $737.2M est., a $34.1M net loss, and lifts its FY 2026 guidance; NET jumps 14%+ after hours

If you use Cloudflare's services, you can expect continued investment in their infrastructure.

wsj.com · 6 sources ●●●○
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Airbnb reports Q3 revenue up 19% YoY to $4.9B, above est., Nights and Seats Booked up 16% to 155M, rises its FY 2026 revenue outlook; ABNB jumps 9%+ after hours

Airbnb's stock price increased significantly, impacting investor portfolios.

bloomberg.com · 7 sources ●●●○
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Artificial Analysis says Inkling 2 Small matches Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) in its index and would be the top open model outside China once its weights are out

The cost to run advanced AI agentic tasks decreases significantly as Inkling 2 Small’s weights are released.

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Meta President Dina Powell McCormick says building new US data centers will be "harder" after midterm results, but it will be easier to expand existing projects

Building new AI infrastructure becomes more complex and politically charged.

wsj.com · 11 sources ●●●○
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OpenAI is stepping back from NDAs for data center projects

Data center construction discussions will no longer be hidden behind NDAs with public officials.

theverge.com · 28 sources ●●●○
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GOP leaders of three House committees ask Jensen Huang for a closed-door briefing on his ties with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, reportedly a Chinese asset

Government officials are scrutinizing the national security implications of technology executive relationships, potentially impacting future supplier vetting.

cnbc.com · 8 sources ●●●○
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Sources: major investors are increasingly skeptical Anthropic's IPO can achieve a $1.5T valuation after a market selloff; one says it could be closer to $1T

An IPO valuation below $1.5T means less capital raised for the company.

wsj.com · 4 sources ●●●○
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OpenAI released a new cybersecurity model. Is that enough?

AI can now find critical software vulnerabilities faster than humans, necessitating new defensive strategies.

techcrunch.com · 12 sources ●●●○
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Thinking Machines Lab debuts Inkling 2 Small, a MoE model with 594B total and 17B active parameters, and plans to release weights next week after safety testing

The weights for Inkling 2 Small will be publicly available next week, enabling broader experimentation and fine-tuning.

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Sources: Unity has held talks to be acquired by a consortium including Silver Lake, which owns 8% of Unity, and Saudi Arabia's PIF, discussing a ~$25B valuation

If you use Unity's tools, their ownership structure might change, impacting future licensing or platform decisions.

reuters.com · 3 sources ●●●○
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The Nasdaq 100 drops 6%, losing a record $2.3T in value, and the Philadelphia chip index plunges 12%, on concerns over the AI trade after Democrats won Congress

Your tech stock investments are worth significantly less today.

bloomberg.com · 6 sources ●●●○
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Meta, Google, and TikTok sue California AG over teen social media law

California social media platforms can no longer offer personalized feeds or autoplay videos to users under 16 without risking steep fines.

techcrunch.com · 21 sources ●●●○
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California State Senator Scott Wiener, an author of AI safety law SB 53, won Tuesday's election to succeed Pelosi in the US House, campaigning on AI regulation

Federal lawmakers will now consider AI regulation informed by state-level experience.

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Meta says US users can now video chat with their Muse AI avatar

AI avatars can now have live video conversations with you and respond with emotions.

techcrunch.com · 8 sources ●●○○