• Merging SpaceX and Tesla would be a "good idea," Musk says
• Cops raid office of RFK Jr. allies planning “unethical” vaccine trial on babies
• Microsoft reportedly projects $1,200 to $1,800 price for 2028 Project Helix
• JustWatch, which tackles streaming fragmentation, launches own streaming service
• Meta drops the word "train" from its commercial TOS after AI backlash
• Gemini's Personal Intelligence is coming to cars
• OpenBSD 8.0 arrives with security record still intact
• The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs
• TP-Link tries to appease Trump admin with pledge to assemble routers in US
• Does anyone actually want to win the medium-lift race in the United States?
• Ukraine’s drone rescue of wounded soldier puts much touted idea into practice
• Quantum error correction goes well beyond breakeven
• Meta tries to scapegoat staff who downloaded torrents to spare execs
• Polestar tries to quantify what it’s like to drive a performance car
• Meta Muse exposes users' personal and business secrets when they share conversations
• Visiting Slate’s first showroom as its $25,000 electric truck nears production
• Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos
• Pennsylvania issues alert on congenital measles—something US hasn't seen for decades
• Russian spacecraft maneuvers in "extreme proximity" to satellite used by Ukraine
• Accused OpenAI spy had folder called “Saudi Gov Docs,” FBI says
| • An interview with OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair about plans to offer financial services to its 2.5M active creators, a potential IPO, and more (Emma Hinchliffe/Fortune)
• Google says it is rolling out Personal Intelligence for Gemini on Android Auto now and to cars with Google built-in in the coming months as an opt-in feature (Abner Li/9to5Google)
• Pigment, a French startup that makes AI-powered software to help businesses forecast finances, spin up slide decks, and more, raised $250M at a $2.3B valuation (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)
• PHP development team plans to release updates tomorrow to address two vulnerabilities, each rated 9.2; security researchers at watchTowr say they are RCE flaws (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)
• Elon Musk says Tesla and SpaceX have formed special committees to discuss a possible merger and calls the possibility of a Tesla-SpaceX merger a "good idea" (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
• Eight intermediate TLS certificates from eMudhra with private key sizes of just 3 to 8 bits were compromised; browser makers and major apps have blocked them (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)
• Super Micro reports preliminary Q1 revenues of $18.5B to $19.5B, vs. $15B est., and gross margins of 12% to 12.5%; SMCI jumps 11%+ after hours (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)
• SpaceX reports Q3 capex of $19.6B, up from $6.9B a year earlier, and Q3 connectivity revenue, which includes Starlink, up 69% YoY to $5.2B (Becky Peterson/Wall Street Journal)
• Report: Anthropic's draft S-1 shows it spent ~$9B on compute and infrastructure in H1, up from $2.3B a year earlier, and could spend $750B in the coming years (David Morris/Bloomberg)
• Netflix says it expects FY 2026 ad revenue of ~$2.7B, under its ~$3B forecast, and its Q4 operating margin will be impacted due to costs associated with layoffs (Todd Spangler/Variety)
• Sources: Elon Musk ordered Starshield slowdown in Ukraine and discussed it with Trump after the issue became public; some US officials say he acted unilaterally (Wall Street Journal)
• SpaceX reports Q3 revenue up 161% YoY to $14.58B, vs. $12.72B est., AI revenue up 830% to $7.56B, and AI operating income of $431M, up from a loss of $1.7B (Lora Kolodny/CNBC)
• Netflix says despite investor concern about its view-hours growth, its engagement is "healthy" and it will try to bring more third-party content to its service (Nicole Sperling/New York Times)
• Netflix reports Q3 revenue up 12% YoY to $12.87B, in line with est., net income up 44% YoY to $3.66B, in part due to expenses timing; NFLX drops 5%+ after hours (Sarah Whitten/CNBC)
• Anthropic's IPO prospectus: H1 2026 revenue of $16.3B, ~20% from two customers, vs. $1.1B in H1 2025, and an $80.7B net loss driven by accounting charges (Anissa Gardizy/Wall Street Journal)
| • Oura Ring can track new stats related to cardio fitness
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• Fitbit Edge vs. Fitbit Inspire 3: How these Google fitness trackers compare
• The next Xbox might cost $1,800, report says
• What to expect at Apple's 'Pro and Tell' event on October 28
• The latest PlayStation firmware may have already been cracked ahead of GTA 6
• ChatGPT now lets you lock sensitive chats behind a PIN
• Judge tosses sexual abuse lawsuit from Sam Altman's sister
• Meta suspends Muse chats sharing feature after it left private details exposed
• Google brings Gemini Personal Intelligence to Android Auto
• Employees warned TikTok about child exploitation, court documents show
• How long can you expect your original Steam Deck to last?
• AMD is bringing its next-gen FSR 4.1 upscaling tech to Xbox
• How often should you restart your Apple Watch?
• Spotify is dancing around its AI 'slop and spam' problem
• Don't put your phone in the TSA bin — do this instead
• You can build your own mechanical keyboard, but is it worth the price?
• 5 ways to make your old iPhone feel faster
• Perplexity makes it easier to run AI workflows entirely on your own Mac
• 5 CarPlay navigation apps you should be using instead of Apple Maps
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