October 23, 2026

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Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear: Warhound, the brainchild of Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey, emerges from stealth to genetically engineer dogs for military and law enforcement. Read More

Rivian buys world model startup to accelerate self-driving ambitions: Third Dimension's technology uses AI to match the physical world, which when combined with Rivian's reams of data could turn into a valuable simulator. Read More

Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing: MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and, eventually, getting better at their jobs. Read More

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Morning Must-Reads

1Password launches a way for AI agents to log in on your behalf without seeing your password: The new feature allows agents to log into a customer's personal accounts while still protecting the private credentials that secure those accounts. Read More

Oura sues rival Ultrahuman again, threatening its U.S. smart ring comeback: Oura alleges in its newest lawsuit that Ultrahuman's Ring Pro infringes two of its patents. Read More

Mark Zuckerberg's creative plan to pay California’s proposed billionaire tax without losing control of Meta: A newly launched stock class being offered was partially engineered to help Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg pay the "billionaire's tax," should the measure be voted into law. Read More

OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO: Should OpenAI command an over $1 trillion valuation with this round, it would break records as the most highly valued private company ever. Read More

Arc browser sunsets December 22 as The Browser Company doubles down on Dia: Arc was fiercely beloved by a dedicated group of enthusiasts, but it never quite became the mass-market Chrome alternative its makers once envisioned. Read More

Last but Not Least

Uber rival inDrive eyes 2027 robotaxi tests in Central Asia with Pony.ai and Nvidia: inDrive plans to begin testing Pony.ai's robotaxis in Kazakhstan's capital in the first half of 2027. Read More

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