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ChatGPT grows buttons, TSMC and Samsung post AI-fueled records, and Microsoft prices a Surface at $2,599.
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TSMC's September revenue reached 511.86 billion New Taiwan dollars, and quarterly revenue rose about 50% from a year earlier as AI demand held up.
Why it matters TSMC's results are a close read on whether spending on AI hardware is continuing at its recent pace.
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Samsung expects record profit for the third quarter, with operating profit forecast to top 100 trillion won for the first time on the AI chip boom.
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CH Robinson is buying RXO in a $5.8 billion freight deal, with AI cited as the reason behind the big move.(paywalled)
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Manus has raised $500 million in its first funding round since Meta's roughly $2 billion acquisition was unwound, leaving the AI agent developer with fresh capital and independence.
Why it matters The round shows investors will still back an AI agent startup after a large acquisition by a major tech company was reversed.
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