Financial Times:
Sources: Chinese hardware maker Goertek tightened its grip on Meta's AI glasses supply chain, including making “Hypernova”, through a spate of dealmaking  —  Goertek takes stronger grip of US tech giant's supply chain, even as Zuckerberg aligns with Trump's anti-China stance

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
OpenAI hires former xAI CFO Mike Liberatore as business finance officer, reporting to CFO Sarah Friar, to oversee infrastructure spend; he left xAI in July  —  OpenAI has hired Mike Liberatore, former finance chief at Elon Musk's xAI, to be the artificial intelligence startup's business finance officer …

Nikkei Asia:
Shanghai-based, US-listed lidar maker Hesai jumped 7.7% in its Hong Kong debut, giving the company a ~$4.5B market cap after raising ~$514M from the IPO  —  HONG KONG — Hesai Group, China's leading producer of laser sensors for cars, got off to a roaring start in its Hong Kong Exchange debut on Tuesday morning.

Amazon has announced its fall Prime Big Deal Days event. It starts at 12:01AM PT / 3:01AM ET on Tuesday, October 7th, and runs through Wednesday, October 8th. Of course, we’ll bring you all the best deals on Verge-approved gadgets once they become available. Amazon’s latest Prime Big Deal Days sale is shorter than the […]

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Nothing raised a $200M Series C led by Tiger Global at a $1.3B valuation, taking its total funding to $450M+, and says it had $1B in total sales in early 2025  —  Smartphone startup Nothing announced today that it closed its Series C round of $200 million, which was led by the investment firm Tiger Global.