Perplexity Open-Sources SPACE, a Firecracker MicroVM Sandbox for AI Agents

Perplexity Open-Sources SPACE, a Firecracker MicroVM Sandbox for AI Agents

Oct 17, 2026

Perplexity has open-sourced SPACE, the sandbox platform behind every task in Perplexity Computer. The Perplexity SPACE sandbox gives each agent task its own Firecracker microVM. Credentials and outbound traffic are controlled from outside that VM. The code ships under Apache 2.0 on GitHub.

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What Happens Next After Ottawa’s Deadline for Stelco

What Happens Next After Ottawa’s Deadline for Stelco

Oct 17, 2026

A government deadline can sound like the end of a dispute. For Stelco (TSX: STLC) workers and investors following its U.S. owner, October 13 was more likely another step in a difficult argument over jobs, tariffs, and promises made during a takeover. Ottawa

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Bloomberg Sees Bitcoin Price at $10K and Cryptoquant’s CEO Doesn’t Agree

Bloomberg Sees Bitcoin Price at $10K and Cryptoquant’s CEO Doesn’t Agree

Oct 17, 2026

Key Takeaways Bloomberg’s Mike McGlone said recently that bitcoin could revert to $10,000 if U.S. stocks drop 20%. Cryptoquant’s Ki Young Ju countered that $58B in ETF inflows and 1.3M treasury BTC imply a $30K floor. The next test is whether the Nasdaq

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Michael Saylor’s Strategy in Trouble? MSCI’s New Rules Put Index Status at Risk

Michael Saylor’s Strategy in Trouble? MSCI’s New Rules Put Index Status at Risk

Oct 16, 2026

A May 2026 test identified Strategy, Metaplanet, and Yellow Cake as potential candidates for removal from MSCI’s index. Michael Saylor-led Strategy could face removal from major global stock indexes after MSCI approved new rules for companies it considers non-operating. The index provider

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Fostering community amid Kendall Square’s innovation | MIT News

Fostering community amid Kendall Square’s innovation | MIT News

Oct 16, 2026

Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is often cited as the most innovative square mile in the world. But when the Kendall Square Association gathered local stakeholders for its 18th Annual Meeting Thursday, the conversation focused on innovation primarily in the context of community.

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Two firms control corporate Bitcoin buys, even as business adoption broadens

Two firms control corporate Bitcoin buys, even as business adoption broadens

Oct 15, 2026

Bitcoin treasury company Strive bought 2,822 BTC during Oct. 12-13, according to a filing released Oct. 14. The purchase adds fresh demand from one of the two firms dominating this year’s reported corporate accumulation. The update follows River’s Oct. 8 business-adoption report, which

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Philanthropist Investor Stephen Jarislowsky Lived to 101: Here’s What We Can Learn From His Legacy

Philanthropist Investor Stephen Jarislowsky Lived to 101: Here’s What We Can Learn From His Legacy

Oct 15, 2026

In 1955, at age 29, Stephen Jarislowsky, a Montreal resident, started an investment firm with just $150. Like Warren Buffett, Jarislowsky focused on owning great businesses over the long term. Jarislowsky passed away recently at the ripe old age of 101. Along the

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Google Releases Gemini 4 Argon API With 1M Token Output Limit

Google Releases Gemini 4 Argon API With 1M Token Output Limit

Oct 14, 2026

Google DeepMind has made Gemini 4 Argon generally available to developers, enterprises and paid Gemini subscribers. Gemini 4 Argon is a sparse mixture-of-experts frontier model from Google built for long, multi-step work. Its target domains are coding, finance, legal, science and cybersecurity. Google

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Kalshi Investigation Examines Bets on Katie Zacharia Selection

Kalshi Investigation Examines Bets on Katie Zacharia Selection

Oct 14, 2026

TLDR: The Kalshi investigation examines three bets placed before Katie Zacharia was publicly identified as the next White House press secretary. Wagers of approximately $19, $74 and $80 carried expected payouts totaling $9,608, although those figures do not represent net profits. Kalshi has

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The bull market just turned four after climbing a wall of worry

The bull market just turned four after climbing a wall of worry

Oct 14, 2026

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Happy birthday to the bull market, which just turned four. Monday marks the fourth anniversary of the current bull market, with the S&P

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