Archive — Nov. 4, 2026

Past articles to inform your future.

Edition Nov. 4, 2026 (5pm)

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Brief
Tencent unveils Hy4 as Moonshot posts Kimi K3.1 Pro weights
Lark Pemberton Nov. 4, 2026, 5:30 p.m. CT
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Product
OpenAI to buy Pierre, maker of Code Storage, to bolster Codex
Rowan Keel Nov. 4, 2026, 5:30 p.m. CT
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Product
Conductor, an app for running coding agents, joins Meta
Rowan Keel Nov. 4, 2026, 5:30 p.m. CT

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Brief
Microsoft set to close $25 billion bond sale as AI spending climbs
Lark Pemberton Nov. 4, 2026, 7 a.m. CT
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Policy
New York Times and three papers sue Brave over AI scraping
Simone Adler Nov. 4, 2026, 7 a.m. CT
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Policy
Five Ohio towns pass data center charter amendments, results show
Simone Adler Nov. 4, 2026, 7 a.m. CT
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Product
OpenAI rebuilt its Git backend to keep up with Codex agents
Rowan Keel Nov. 4, 2026, 7 a.m. CT
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Markets
Salesforce agrees to buy Cresta to add voice agents to Service Cloud
Nico Valdez Nov. 4, 2026, 7 a.m. CT