Patrick Stewart’s Death Ends an Era for Two Screen Icons

Patrick Stewart has died at 86, drawing remembrances for the actor whose turns as Jean-Luc Picard and Professor X linked generations of viewers and two defining franchises.

Dartmouth’s AI Champion Resigns After Failing the Transparency Test

Santiago Schnell argued that AI can assist human scholarship without replacing its authors. Dartmouth concluded that his undisclosed use crossed publishers’ rules and undermined the transparency he had urged others to practice.

TechCrunch’s Founder Summit pitches Boston startups a shortcut to growth

With days left before its November 4 Boston event, TechCrunch is selling Founder Summit as a hands-on alternative to sprawling startup conferences—pairing fundraising and scaling advice with deliberately structured networking.

Fed Holds Fire as Inflation Hawks See a December Hike Coming

The Fed kept rates at 3.75%–4% even as two officials pressed for an increase and inflation worsened. Warsh argues existing restraint is starting to work, while hawks and analysts say the case for a December move is strengthening.

Altman Won’t Slow OpenAI’s Math Blitz Despite Researchers’ Unease

Sam Altman says fundamental discoveries should not be withheld, even as mathematicians warn that OpenAI’s rapid, opaque releases are straining the field. He concedes the company’s approach needs to become more sensitive and better communicated.

Weil’s Collapse Turns a Coveted Summer Job Into an Exit Ramp

Weil Gotshal & Manges is headed toward a partner vote on an orderly wind-down after a damaging talent exodus and failed merger talks. As the firm pledges continuity, Palantir’s CFO is pitching displaced summer associates an unconventional detour.

Anthropic’s IPO dazzles with cash—then asks investors to stomach the bill

Anthropic’s prospectus pairs extraordinary revenue growth and a first operating profit with vast compute obligations, slowing quarterly momentum and an unusual governance structure. The bet is whether its safety-first AI mission can generate enough cash to justify the cost.

Intel’s AI surge could not save it from a memory-starved PC slump

Intel’s data-center AI business surged, but soaring memory costs squeezed PC sales and wrecked its outlook. Investors punished the stock while questioning whether the wider AI spending boom can keep justifying its cost.

Google’s Gemini 4 Carbon Claims the Crown—but the Public Is Still Locked Out

Google says Gemini 4 Carbon has seized the frontier-AI lead in coding, cybersecurity and long-running agent work. Critics and independent benchmarks see real gains, but also a narrow margin—and a staged rollout that keeps broad public testing at arm’s length.

Cursor Contained the Claude Backdoor, but Anthropic’s Account Breach Still Has No Answer

A malicious Claude Code extension sat in Cursor’s marketplace for nearly 12 hours and may have reached 5,000 users. Cursor says it blocked the attacker’s infrastructure and audited its marketplace, while the breach of Anthropic’s official account remains unexplained.

Google’s Orbital Haiku Proves a Point—Not a Space Data Center

Google has run its first Gemma AI prompt aboard a prototype satellite and received a poem from orbit. The demonstration validates a key step, but limited power, radiation risk and launch costs leave the data-center vision far from settled.

Dartmouth’s AI Provost Resigns After Failing the Transparency Test

Santiago Schnell championed AI as a useful academic tool, but Dartmouth found he failed to disclose its use in work governed by publication rules. His resignation sharpens the university’s argument that AI leadership requires transparency, not just experimentation.