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Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Zuck accelerated Muse launch in response to Instinct.

According to three sources speaking to The New York Times, Meta had withheld Muse from public release for months over safety concerns. But when the competing AI agent started taking off in Silicon Valley circles, Mark Zuckerberg reportedly called in his top AI lieutenants to discuss the threat:

“Fearful of losing a competitive edge, Mr. Zuckerberg said Muse was ready to launch despite the risks.”

The gamble seems to have paid off, this time.

Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Amazon’s Starlink competitor is still launching this year.

Despite not deploying any new space-internet satellites since early July because of issues at launch partners, Amazon says it’s on track “to launch initial service in 2026” with its existing 396 Leo satellites, having already missed its revised “mid-2026” target. “We’re still doing work to raise them into final position, and then you know there’s a lot of work on the ground to do,” says Amazon VP Chris Weber.

Early adopters should temper expectations, however, until the Leo constellation gets closer to its goal of 3,232 satellites.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
David Zaslav secures $606 million payout from WBD merger.

The former Warner Bros. Discovery CEO will receive the massive windfall after WBD officially merged with Paramount on Tuesday. It consists of more than $224 million in WBD shares sold by Zaslav, as well as $381 million held in stock options, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Trump discloses Nvidia and SpaceX trades before awarding their CEOs.

As reported by Reuters, Trump bought up to $1.6 million in Nvidia stock and sold up to $1 million in August. Trump also disclosed an investment of as much as $5 million in SpaceX debt, according to CNBC.

On Thursday, Trump presented Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with the National Medal of Science.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Feige caught him.

During Marvel Television’s presentation at this year’s New York Comic Con, the studio announced that it is developing a live-action series titled Zodiac that will debut in 2028. The new show’s still a ways out, but we can expect to see the second season of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man on January 13th, 2027.

The logo for Marvel’s Zodiac TV series.
Image: Marvel
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Samsung is reportedly slashing smartphone production due to rising memory costs.

Android Authority cites a report from the Korean outlet Money Today, which says Samsung could decrease smartphone production by up to 30 percent in the fourth quarter. An unnamed source tells Money Today that Samsung’s smartphone sales currently aren’t yielding profit due to skyrocketing memory prices.

David Pierce
David Pierce
Today’s Vergecast: The many pluses and minuses of Alexa Plus.

Amazon is determined to turn Alexa Plus into a do-everything AI assistant that can compete with Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, and the rest. But after a year of testing, The Verge’s Jen Tuohy has mixed feelings on how it’s all going. And on whether a new tablet is the right way to fix it.