OpenAI Raises Additional $11 Billion In Funding Round
OpenAI has reportedly raised an additional $11 billion as part of a funding round that hasn't closed yet but is expected to in the coming weeks.
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Physicl Raises $10M To Enhance Robot Training
Physicl is trying to solve the sim-to-real gap with a pipeline originally built to market goods online.
Funding & Markets
Onsemi Scraps Plan for $2 Billion Expansion in Czech Republic
ON Semiconductor Corp. scrapped plans for a semiconductor expansion in the Czech Republic that was initially valued at as much as $2 billion.
Funding & Markets
Stratechery Analyzes Election Impact On Tech Industry
The best Stratechery content from the week of November 2, 2026, including AI on the ballot, a Google state of the union, and China.
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Companies Fired Workers for Bots. Now They Want Them Back, and It Won’t Be Cheap
A new survey finds companies are reversing automation-driven layoffs, but former employees want higher pay, job-security guarantees, and greater transparency before returning.
AI & Tech
SaaStr Featured In Wall Street Journal For AI Innovation
10K made the Wall Street Journal! WSJ CMO Today piece from Patrick Coffee looks at lean startups that use specialized agents as their heads of growth and design. SaaStr AI is featured as the leading case study. Four Marketers Became One Agent Built on Replit…
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OpenAI Cuts Valuation To $1.25 Trillion Amid AI Trade Wobble
Alphabet loses about $500B in market cap, DoorDash buys Instacart for $17B, Kalshi hits $40B a day after criminal charges, and we each had to pick one deal to take to IC: Cognition, Baseten or Serval. This was one of the busiest weeks we’ve had on the pod…