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October 30, 2026

 

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Google's first data center satellite is online and writing poetry

Google's first data center satellite is online and writing poetry: The first TPU in space is running a Google DeepMind Gemma 4 model and writing cheesy poetry. Read More

Zest's new AI agent finds restaurants and books reservations over text: Can't agree on where to eat? Zest's AI concierge can combine everyone's tastes, put restaurant options to a vote, and make the reservation. Read More

AI law firm Crosby bids on disintegrating, famed firm Weil Gotshal: Like a real-life episode of "Suits," the demise of famed white-shoe Wall Street law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has been the talk of the legal industry. And now an AI firm has entered the picture. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

North Korean hackers blamed for stealing record $6.3B in Binance breach

North Korean hackers blamed for stealing record $6.3B in Binance breach: Hackers working for North Korea are suspected of hacking a Binance employee's laptop, which allowed the theft of billions in crypto. Read More

Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz warns that the AI boom is 'a great opportunity to go deceive people': The cautionary Theranos tale takes on a new significance in the AI era, when companies that have never turned a profit are raising capital at trillion-dollar valuations. Read More

DoorDash said it's only received 'several hundred' orders from AI agents: DoorDash said that it is open to working with third-party agent makers. Read More

AWS will be a $1T business, Jassy says — but first, it will spend big: Amazon wants to be the king of AI cloud computing and become the first $1 trillion revenue business. But to do that it will have to continue on its capex spending spree, its CEO said Thursday. Read More

Satlyt takes another step toward turning satellites into space data centers : Satlyt ran a successful test this month bringing it closer to turning spacecraft, starting with satellites, into virtual data centers. Read More

 

Last but Not Least

Waymo taps Toyota to supply robotaxis for Japan and the UK

Waymo taps Toyota to supply robotaxis for Japan and the UK: Waymo will begin testing self-driving versions of Toyota's electric bZ4X vehicles in Japan next year as part of a broader partnership with the automaker. Read More

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