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Today β€” 15 October 2026Main stream

Anthropic Says Revenue Jumped 45% to $16.8 Billion in Third Quarter

14 October 2026 at 23:57
The company held an investor meeting on Wednesday as it plans a blockbuster initial public offering as soon as next month.

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Anthropic’s chief executive, Dario Amodei, speaking to Marc Benioff, who runs Salesforce, last month in San Francisco.

Anthropic Says Revenue Jumped 45% to $16.8 Billion in Third Quarter

14 October 2026 at 23:57
The company held an investor meeting on Wednesday as it plans a blockbuster initial public offering as soon as next month.

Β© Manuel Orbegozo for The New York Times

Anthropic’s chief executive, Dario Amodei, speaking to Marc Benioff, who runs Salesforce, last month in San Francisco.

Mexico Bans Violent Content on Social Media for Children

14 October 2026 at 23:11
Joining a global movement, President Claudia Sheinbaum signed a decree requiring the removal of a range of material for people under 18 and held out the prospect of tougher measures.

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A student turning over his phone before entering a classroom in Mexico City on Tuesday. Mexico has clamped down on phone use in schools.

U.S. Continues to Provide Intelligence to Ukraine, Officials Say

14 October 2026 at 23:11
Confusion about the U.S. stance has mounted in Kyiv amid restrictions on how the military version of Starlink is used.

Β© JΔ™drzej Nowicki for The New York Times

Ukrainian officials have complained about restrictions on their use of an internet network developed by SpaceX.

Surprise Democratic Donor Blitzes Senate Races in Republican-Leaning States With Ads

Steve Pajcic, a lawyer and philanthropist in Florida, started a group that is airing ads in Kansas and South Carolina. Florida and Mississippi are next.

Β© David Robert Elliott for The New York Times; Sarah Warnock/Associated Press; Sean Rayford for The New York Times; Zack Wittman for The New York Times

The Democratic Senate candidates Adam Hamilton of Kansas, Scott Colom of Mississippi, Annie Andrews of South Carolina and Angie Nixon of Florida.
Yesterday β€” 14 October 2026Main stream

McKinsey is making job applicants spar with a fake AI client

14 October 2026 at 22:53

Consulting firm McKinsey & Company is going to ask some entry-level candidates to have a 10-minute conversation with an AI simulation of a client as part of the interview process, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The AI simulation "aims to reflect 80% of the scenarios McKinsey consultants might encounter in their day-to-day work," the WSJ says, and it isn't designed to "mimic an unhinged client." The AI won't score the candidates - humans will be in the room to assess the candidates and see how well they deal with the simulated situations.

The McKinsey tool will be in testing for undergrads seeking business-analyst jobs in "some" offi …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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