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Daytona, which is building cloud infrastructure for AI agents, raised a $60M Series B led by FirstMark at a $1B valuation, bringing its total funding to $91M (Jeremy Kahn/Fortune)

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Firefly, whose AI software connects with existing cameras, radios, and sensors to detect incidents and coordinate real-time responses, raised a $20M Series A (Chris Metinko/Axios)

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Sources: OpenAI has retreated from advocating for strict US chip export controls to China ahead of the lame-duck session, aligning closer with President Trump (Politico)

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TikTok staff depositions: TikTok executives ignored internal warnings over child sexual exploitation on Live, where staff said minors appeared in livestreams (Katie McQue/NPR)

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Arda, which develops AI software and agents to accelerate assembly line programming and manufacturing automation, raised $230M at a $1.5B valuation (Kate Rooney/CNBC)

Arda, which develops AI software and agents to acc...

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Eka Robotics, which is developing a "vision-force-action" architecture for its physical AI models, raised a $150M Series A at a $1.45B post-money valuation (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)

Eka Robotics, which is developing a "vision-force-...

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DeepSeek open-sources DeepInfer, its internal production stack designed to accelerate inference, optimize chip performance, and reduce energy and compute costs (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)

DeepSeek open-sources DeepInfer, its internal prod...

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Salesforce agrees to acquire AI-powered marketing platform Braze for nearly $5.7B in enterprise value, paying $47.50 per share, set to close from February 2027 (Dana Wollman/Bloomberg)

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Spotify launches paid podcast memberships in 34 markets, including the US; creators can offer perks like bonus content or fewer ads and keep 90% of revenue (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Spotify launches paid podcast memberships in 34 ma...

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Apple commits up to $100M over three years to Pennsylvania-based Perryman Company, a titanium supplier for the iPhone Duo, and expands its Qnity partnership (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)

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Chinese state media: China inaugurates the National Data Group, a new state-owned enterprise that will focus on developing and utilizing data resources (Reuters)

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Note-taking tool Otter.ai raised $320M in non-dilutive capital from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund; PitchBook says it raised $50M prior to this round (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Note-taking tool Otter.ai raised $320M in non-dilu...

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Four Z.ai founders participated in a 2018 to 2021 research project co-funded by CGTRI, which the UK's MI5 said had "very strong ties" to China's main spy agency (Bloomberg)

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Alibaba, Tencent, and Huawei are pouring billions into data centers in Shaoguan, a hinterland region with cheap power and a cool climate, angering some locals (Financial Times)

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Google says Cloud in its London region is "experiencing issues" starting on Monday at 23:08 PDT; a source says a major Revolut outage is due to Google Cloud (Bloomberg)

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Anthropic's leaked federal AI bill draws widespread criticism from AI safety advocates for being significantly weaker than the bipartisan FRONTIER Act (Shakeel Hashim/Transformer)

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Anthropic's leaked federal AI bill draws widespread criticism from AI safety advocates for being significantly weaker than the bipartisan FRONTIER Act (Shakeel Hashim/Transformer)

Anthropic's leaked federal AI bill draws widesprea...

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The UK CMA proposes measures requiring Apple to provide easier access to its contactless tech and reduce access fees, with a consultation until November 17 (Paul Sandle/Reuters)

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