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2026-10-31

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Capital is moving fast across the AI sector: Anthropic is reportedly raising $100B ahead of an IPO, while Cognition is in talks for a new round at a valuation between $70B and $80B. Meanwhile, Amazon Q3 results showed AI spending weighing on shares, and Waymo and Toyota are partnering on a new autonomous taxi platform.

2026-10-31 AI briefing

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    Anthropic files for IPO and reportedly targets $100B raise

    Anthropic has filed for an IPO, with media reports saying it could raise $100B. Its S-1 lists six-month revenue of $16.3B and an $80.7B net loss, alongside $750B in compute commitments, TSMC chip supply concerns in Taiwan, and questions about enterprise AI returns. Steve Eisman challenged the filing for disclosing financials only through June, saying Q3 revenue growth had slowed sharply.

    ASCC掘+27 sources·8 reports
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    Amazon Q3 earnings: AWS surges as heavy AI spending weighs on shares

    Amazon reported Q3 2026 revenue of $201.9B and operating profit of $28.1B, while AWS grew 39.3% to about $46B. Management expects AWS growth above 40% in 2027 and 2028, with revenue potentially reaching $1 trillion within five to ten years, and said commitments for Graviton and Trainium rose over 20x year over year. Capital spending came in above expectations and core e-commerce growth was the slowest in three years; shares fell after the report amid concerns over rising AI investment and slower advertising growth.

    BA华东4 sources·7 reports
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    Proton scraps plan to re-interview staff over AI use after report

    According to 404 Media, Proton CEO Andy Yen told engineers to stop handwriting code and planned to "re-interview" staff on how they use AI, with the results potentially deciding who keeps their job. After the outlet's investigation was published, Yen cancelled the plan; the report said his aggressive AI push had already created a climate of fear inside the company.

    T42 sources·2 reports
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    Waymo and Toyota to co-develop next-gen robotaxi

    Waymo said it is deepening its partnership with Toyota to develop a next-generation robotaxi based on the all-electric bZ4X SUV. Testing is planned to start in Japan in 2027 before the service expands to markets such as the UK; the vehicle will be specially designed and modified for Waymo’s self-driving system.

    TC2 sources·2 reports
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    Cognition reportedly in talks for funding at a $70-80B valuation

    Cognition, maker of the AI coding agent Devin, has reportedly drawn investment interest valuing it at $70-80 billion, just weeks after raising at a $48 billion valuation. According to Business Insider, talks are at an early stage and the target could still change, though the company is weighing closing a round before year-end.

    TTB2 sources·2 reports
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    Cisco tasks two-person team with rewriting 98% of legacy code using AI

    Cisco president and CPO Jeetu Patel has authorized Paddy Krishnamurthy, 27, to lead a two-person team rewriting 98% of the company's legacy code over 24 months with a near-unlimited AI token budget, Fortune reports. Tom's Hardware frames that 98% as the mission Patel handed over and says he encouraged him to go ahead; InfoQ notes the 98% figure remains a target. Cisco has not disclosed completion percentage, system scope, technical approach, or testing results.

    IT2 sources·2 reports
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    US DOJ says thousands of 'ghost students' used AI in loan fraud

    Ars Technica reports that the US Department of Justice says thousands of "ghost students" used AI to file fraudulent federal student aid applications, siphoning millions of dollars in student loans as enforcement ramps up. The report notes the crackdown could make the FAFSA process more cumbersome for ordinary applicants.

    A1 source·1 report
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    TBC launches Mischief 1 video model built on Alibaba's Wan 2.2

    San Francisco startup The Biological Computing Co. released TBC Mischief 1, an image-to-video model built on Alibaba's open-source Wan 2.2 and available on fal and OpenRouter. The company claims roughly 5x the speed of Wan 2.2 at comparable quality and prices it at $0.005 per video second, though no independent benchmark backs the speed claim.

    T1 source·1 report
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