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Sunday, November 1, 2026
OpenAI fires three safety researchers
OpenAI fired three safety researchers over alleged information mishandling, while Microsoft reported Azure revenue up 48% as the company pushed capex to $39.4B and guided $175B for fiscal 2027.
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TechCrunch
Reddit is shifting to a logged-in experience to protect its data from AI scraping and boost advertising revenue as search traffic declines, despite facing concerning user engagement drops in the U.S. market.
The New York Times
The US midterms are the first elections heavily influenced by AI, featuring deepfake political ads, AI content moderation, and Google's AI surfacing partisan misinformation in half of its citations.
Wall Street Journal
OpenAI fired three safety researchers for allegedly mishandling sensitive information, highlighting ongoing tensions around security protocols and internal governance at major AI labs.
Microsoft
Microsoft's Q1 results show accelerating cloud and AI momentum with Azure up 48% and $39.4B in quarterly capex, supported by a bullish $175B FY27 revenue guide that underscores the company's confidence in sustained enterprise AI demand and infrastructure requirements.
TechCrunch
Meta quietly launched Style Sketch, an AI fashion app that leverages Instagram integration to help users digitize wardrobes and generate outfit suggestions. The move reflects Meta's accelerated app-release strategy powered by AI efficiencies.
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