World News, Politics and War, Reported from Boston
The Kalshi valuation hit $40 billion after a $1 billion Series G co-led by Wellington and Sequoia. Investors, valuation history, volume and expansion plans.
Halloween box office: A24’s You Can See Everything reported $10.6M to edge Clayface’s $10.4M in a slow $62.2M weekend. Top 5, totals and documentary records.
A $5.8B Chicago Bears stadium concept for Bridgeport’s Rate Field site surfaced this week. The Bears say they declined it and remain focused on Hammond.
Skydance buyouts arrive with a five-day office rule for all staff after the $111B Paramount-Warner deal. What the memo says and how the offers work.
Greater Boston’s single-family median rose 2.5% to $900,000 in September as inventory grew 7.1%. Condo sales fell 9.8%, GBAR data show.
Greater Boston office vacancy hit a record 24% in Q3 2026, per Newmark, as construction fell to zero. CBRE saw downtown leasing pick up.
EyePoint will cut about 53% of its workforce after a Phase 3 wet AMD trial missed its main goal. A state WARN notice lists 105 layoffs.
On The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Bill Gates said AI will wipe out many white-collar jobs and robots will follow, with 20 years of disruption before abundance.
Tenstorrent Series E: Jim Keller’s RISC-V AI chip company raised $1.5 billion at a $6.2 billion valuation to scale Galaxy servers and take on Nvidia.
Palantir Warp Speed explained: what the company says it is, the Navy, Army and Maven contracts, critics’ concerns and our analysis of AI-enabled war risks.