Welcome back to your daily memorandum talking tech, business, AI, markets, and more. 🗞️

In today’s edition, we are tackling the following:

💸 AMD stock jumps 25% as OpenAI eyes major AI chip deal and stake.
🤖 OpenAI introduces ChatGPT apps and SDK with top global partners.
🧠 DeepMind unveils CodeMender to autonomously patch open-source vulnerabilities.
⚖️ U.S. Supreme Court orders Google to allow alternative app store payments.
🇫🇷 France’s new PM resigns within 24 hours amid cabinet backlash.

TECHNOLOGY

• Introducing apps in ChatGPT and the new Apps SDK (OpenAI) 
  ^{_{More: TechCrunch, Axios, The Economic Times}}

  • OpenAI launched interactive apps within ChatGPT that users discover conversationally or summon by name.

  • Initial partners include Spotify, Zillow, Canva, Figma, Coursera, Booking.com, and Expedia for ChatGPT's users.

  • Developers build apps using the new Apps SDK based on the Model Context Protocol.

•  Sora provides better control over videos featuring your AI self (The Verge)

  _{^{More: OpenAI, NPR, NBC News, Washington Post}}

  • Sora allows users to create AI videos with synchronized dialogue and sound effects quickly.

  • The cameo feature enables controlled sharing of user likenesses in videos with granular permissions.

  • Copyright concerns emerged as users generated videos featuring protected characters without explicit opt-in requirements.

• Introducing CodeMender: an AI agent for code security (Google DeepMind) 
  ^{_{More: SiliconANGLE, AI News, Google Blog}}

  • CodeMender autonomously detects and patches software vulnerabilities using Gemini Deep Think reasoning capabilities.

  • The system submitted seventy-two security fixes to open-source projects spanning millions of code lines.

  • Advanced validation tools ensure patches fix root causes without introducing regressions before human review.

BUSINESS

• AMD stock skyrockets 25% as OpenAI looks to take stake through AI chip deal (CNBC) 
  _{^{More: Bloomberg, TechCrunch, CNN}}

  • OpenAI will deploy six gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs, starting with one gigawatt in 2026.

  • AMD issued OpenAI warrants for up to one hundred sixty million shares, potentially granting ten percent ownership.

  • The deal generates tens of billions in revenue for AMD while diversifying OpenAI's chip supply beyond Nvidia.

• Elon Musk is building 'the world's biggest supercomputer.' (CNN) 
  _{^{More: TIME, NBC News, ProPublica}}

  • XAI's Memphis Colossus supercomputer uses natural gas turbines, generating nitrogen oxides and formaldehyde emissions.

  • Predominantly Black communities near the facility report air quality issues and respiratory health concerns.

  • The NAACP filed a federal lawsuit alleging Clean Air Act violations from unpermitted turbine operations.

• Fifth Third Bancorp to buy Comerica for $10.9 billion in all-stock deal (CNBC) 
  _{^{More: Bloomberg, Axios, Detroit News}}

  • Fifth Third acquires Comerica, creating the ninth-largest U.S. bank with two hundred eighty-eight billion in assets.

  • The merger strengthens Fifth Third's commercial banking and expands its presence in Texas and Southeast markets.

  • Transaction expected to close first quarter of 2026, pending shareholder approval from both companies.

MARKETS

WORLD

• U.S. Supreme Court allows order forcing Google to make app store reforms (CNBC) 
  _{^{More: Bloomberg, The Hill, NBC News}}

  • The Supreme Court declined Google's emergency request to pause the Play Store injunction won by Epic Games.

  • Starting October 22nd, developers can link to external payment systems, bypassing Google's billing fees.

  • Google must allow rival app stores within Play and share its catalog with competitors by July.

• France's new Prime Minister Lecornu resigns hours after naming cabinet (Al Jazeera) 
  _{^{More: CNN, NPR, Bloomberg}}

  • Sebastien Lecornu resigned less than twenty-four hours after naming his government and twenty-seven days in office.

  • His cabinet faced criticism across the political spectrum, particularly for appointing Bruno Le Maire as defense minister.

  • Opposition leaders called for Macron's resignation as France faces a 5.8% budget deficit.

• Hundreds of trekkers escape from blizzard-struck Everest in Tibet (CNN) 
  _{^{More: NBC News, ABC News, CBC}}

  • Nearly one thousand hikers were trapped by an unprecedented October blizzard near Everest's eastern Kangshung face in Tibet.

  • Three hundred fifty trekkers reached safety while two hundred remain stranded at sixteen thousand feet.

  • Survivors reported one meter of deep snow, hypothermia risks, and guides saying they'd never seen such conditions.

FUTURISM

• OpenAI launches ChatGPT Pulse to proactively write you morning briefs (TechCrunch) 
  _{^{More: Windows Central, Ad Age, SEO.com}}

  • ChatGPT Pulse generates five to ten personalized morning briefs based on chat history and connected apps.

  • Altman called it his favorite ChatGPT feature despite saying ads would be a last resort for monetization.

  • Currently limited to two hundred dollars per month for Pro subscribers, with plans for broader rollout later.

• MrBeast says AI could threaten creators' livelihoods, calling it 'scary times' for the industry (TechCrunch) 
  _{^{More: BBC}}

  • YouTube's top creator, with eighty-five million in earnings, expressed concern about AI-generated videos impacting creator livelihoods.

  • His comments followed the Sora 2 app hitting number one on the U.S. App Store quickly after launch.

  • MrBeast previously faced backlash for releasing an AI thumbnail tool, which he later removed from his platform.

• OpenAI launches AgentKit to help developers build and ship AI agents (TechCrunch) 
  _{^{More: OpenAI Blog, CNBC, Superprompt}}

  • AgentKit includes Agent Builder visual canvas, ChatKit embeddable interfaces, and Evals for performance measurement tools.

  • An OpenAI engineer built a complete AI workflow, and two agents live onstage in an under-eight-minute demonstration.

  • The toolkit provides a connector registry for securely linking agents to internal tools and third-party systems with controls.

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CONTENT

• I Watched Dan Koe Break Down His AI Workflow, OMG

  • Dan Koe reveals his streamlined system for creating and validating ideas across Twitter, newsletters, and YouTube.

  • He uses Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini 2.5 to summarize research, generate prompts, and build scalable frameworks.

  • His two-hour daily routine powers a high-output content engine reaching millions across multiple platforms.

• Daniel Negreanu Shares Emotional Intelligence Tricks For Founders

  • Poker legend Daniel Negreanu explains how reading people and managing emotions translate into startup leadership.

  • He breaks down performance under pressure, risk assessment, and using intuition in high-stakes decision-making.

  • Conversation blends poker psychology with business lessons on self-awareness, consistency, and long-term focus.

• Exited Founder Building The Autonomous CRM

  • Repeat founder Patrick Thompson is building Clarify, an autonomous CRM for startups that automates sales workflows end-to-end.

  • Product bundles include CRM, call recording enrichment, and meeting prep, reduce manual data entry, and onboards in minutes.

  • Early design partners shaped the roadmap while pod teams move fast, infusing AI across engineering, marketing, and support.

EXTRAS

• Google Japan's Gboard Dial Edition keyboard design switches keys for dials (Tom's Hardware) 

  _{^{More: Designboom, Android Headlines, Android Authority}}

  • Google Japan released an open-source Gboard Dial Version keyboard, replacing keys with rotary phone-style dials.

  • The design features nine dials, including a three-layer main dial for character input inspired by 1980s keyboards.

  • Full build plans available on GitHub with three D printer files, Raspberry Pi Pico firmware, and assembly guide.

• French appeals court revisits shocking Gisele Pelicot rape case (CNN) _{^{More: France 24, Irish Times, CBS News}}

  • Husamettin Dogan appeals his nine-year sentence, claiming he was deceived by Dominique Pelicot into believing participation was consensual.

  • Pelicot was greeted with applause arriving at Nimes court for a four-day trial with a verdict expected Thursday, October 10th.

  • Of fifty-one convicted men, seventeen initially filed appeals, but only Dogan maintained his challenge to the conviction.

• U.S. Supreme Court allows order forcing Google to make app store reforms (CNBC) 
  _{^{More: Bloomberg, Android Headlines, PYMNTS}} 

  • The Supreme Court declined Google's emergency request to pause the Epic Games injunction without explaining its decision.

  • Starting October 22nd, developers can use external payment links, bypassing Google's billing system and fees.

  • Google plans to file a full Supreme Court appeal by October 27th seeking review of the antitrust ruling.

AND MORE

• Trump claims without evidence that an insurrection is underway in Portland.

• China accelerates building oil reserve sites amid stockpiling push.

• Everest trekkers stranded in Tibet’s east face evacuation amid bad weather.

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• Trump to meet Edan Alexander, freed Israeli-American hostage, on Tuesday.

• U.S. visa policies deter Indian-U.S. marriages amid tighter H-1B rules.

• Japanese markets rally as Takaichi’s expected premiership boosts sentiment.

• Helicopter crashes on Sacramento freeway; three critically injured.