The Billion Dollar AI Gap Is Collapsing
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Netflix just added Brad Pitt’s breathtaking $100 million sci-fi movie — and it’s seriously underrated
Source summary · Tom’s GuideNetflix's huge movie drop at the start of October includes "Ad Astra," and this overlooked big-budget sci-fi is a visual marvel.
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Nearly 10,000 acres of Utah public land could host 456 nuclear reactors — enough power for 7-8 million homes, but none of them will get any of that power
Source summary · TechRadarProject Beehive could put 456 nuclear reactors on Utah public land to power a 9.6GW data center campus.
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Washington climate tech founders score funding as AI boom drains investor cash
Source summary · GeekWireAs investor dollars are channeled into data centers, a philanthropic effort stepped up to fund six early-stage Washington climate tech startups building hardware, bio-resins and energy storage.
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9 insights from ‘Private Tech Trailblazers’: Vertical AI becomes the growth engine
Source summary · SiliconANGLEThe companies featured at the recent Bank of America Private Tech Trailblazers Conference point to where the next wave of AI growth is taking shape: specialized technology built around proprietary data, industry-specific workflows and, increasingly, purpose-built hardware. From restaurants and construction sites to hospitals, cross-border payments and defense, these companies are targeting defined problems where…
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Sony in talks to land Battlefield movie from Christopher McQuarrie and Michael B. Jordan
Source summary · EurogamerSony is reportedly in talks to acquire a big-screen adaptation of Electronic Arts' Battlefield, with Christopher McQuarrie attached to write, direct and produce, and Michael B. Jordan on board to produce.
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Oldest first · 93 developmentsAMD to Acquire World Labs for $8.2B in Stock, With Fei-Fei Li Joining as Chief Scientist
Source summary · StorageReviewAMD has signed a definitive agreement to acquire World Labs, the San Francisco spatial-intelligence company co-founded by Dr. Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock transaction AMD values at approximately $8.2 billion. AMD expects the deal to close by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Dr. Li will join AMD
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- AMD to Acquire World Labs for $8.2B in Stock, With Fei-Fei Li Joining as Chief ScientistStorageReview · Sep 30, 2026
There’s a new No. 1 on the GeekWire 200 as AI and hardware reshape our Pacific Northwest startup index
Source summary · GeekWireTemporal, whose software keeps AI agents running reliably, is the new No. 1 on the GeekWire 200. Companies building AI software and advanced machinery for space, energy and defense lead the Fall 2026 update of our ranking of the Pacific Northwest's top privately held tech startups.