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OpenAI acquires Orchestra Bio

OpenAI is acquiring Orchestra Bio to bring AI-powered operations to life sciences R&D, helping biopharma teams accelerate drug development and advance new treatments.

๐Ÿ“… 2026-10-20 | ๐Ÿ“ฐ OpenAI News
#ai-news #openai #acquires

Aerospace and military contractors raise 2026 profit forecasts

Northrop Grumman and RTX have raised their annual profit forecasts due to strong military demand. The companies reported record backlogs of $109.6 billion and $340 billion respectively. Sustained comm

๐Ÿ“… 2026-10-20 | ๐Ÿ“ฐ Economic Times Markets
#banking-finance #aerospace #military

A parking giant with 5,700 sites is taking on apartment EV charging

Apartment and condo residents could get more places to plug in their EVs without their buildings needing a costly electrical upgrade. LAZ Parking and EverCharge are launching a charging service that s

๐Ÿ“… 2026-10-20 | ๐Ÿ“ฐ Electrek
#automobile #parking #giant

Oura adds new fitness metrics to show how workouts impact your body

While Oura has largely dominated the smart ring market for years, rivals like RingConn and Ultrahuman are emerging to dethrone it, putting pressure on the company to keep innovating. By launching more

๐Ÿ“… 2026-10-20 | ๐Ÿ“ฐ TechCrunch
#software-news #oura #adds

Anthropicโ€™s cloud partnerships are getting messy

Anthropic is reportedly struggling to secure enough compute from cloud providers that increasingly view it as a competitor, even as its infrastructure spending balloons ahead of a planned November IPO

๐Ÿ“… 2026-10-20 | ๐Ÿ“ฐ TechCrunch AI
#ai-news #anthropic #cloud

Oaktreeโ€™s Deal to Buy A-Cap Insurer Crumbles, Spawning New Talks

Oaktree Capital Management’s agreement to take over a life insurer owned by Advantage Capital Holdings has collapsed, leaving the companies to discuss alternatives after regulators raised alarms

๐Ÿ“… 2026-10-20 | ๐Ÿ“ฐ Insurance Journal
#insurance-news #oaktree #deal

Texas Data Center Boom Threatens Progress on Air Quality

Texas’ rapidly growing data center industry could reverse much of the state’s progress on air quality by the end of the decade, according to a new report released Tuesday. The air emission

๐Ÿ“… 2026-10-20 | ๐Ÿ“ฐ Insurance Journal
#insurance-news #texas #data

Mortgage product shelf-life falls to 13 days in October

The average shelf-life for mortgage products fell to 13 days in October, down from 14 days in September, according to Moneyfacts data. For 2026 as a whole, mortgage product shelf-life has averaged jus

๐Ÿ“… 2026-10-20 | ๐Ÿ“ฐ PropertyWire
#real-estate #mortgage #product

Cara Fitzpatrick joins HDI Global as senior claims adjuster

HDI Global has hired Cara Fitzpatrick as a senior claims adjuster in its Australia business, she said in a LinkedIn update on Tuesday Sydney-based Fitzpatrick was previously at Berkshire Hathaway Spec

๐Ÿ“… 2026-10-20 | ๐Ÿ“ฐ Insurance Asia News
#insurance-news #cara #fitzpatrick