Fast Company looks at a wave of high-profile giveaways, from $500 government checks to Healthcare.gov users to Anthropic's proposed public benefit fund and Elon Musk's pledge of SpaceX shares for kids. The column argues each also works as reputational marketing.
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Audi will spend $4 billion to build its first US factory, in Macon, Georgia, with CEO Gernot Döllner announcing it on stage at a Trump rally Saturday. The Guardian notes the move comes as parent Volkswagen cuts jobs at home and struggles with steep US tariffs.
Wall Street faces the busiest week of third-quarter earnings, a Federal Reserve meeting and fresh inflation data, with Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet reporting. CNBC's Investing Club says the AI trade is wobbling while the midterms and high oil prices from the Middle East add uncertainty; Boeing kicks things off Tuesday.
Britain's Chancellor unveiled a major AI package ahead of next week's Budget, aimed at spreading AI opportunities to every region, scaling up home-grown AI firms and guarding against hostile threats. The Treasury says it includes hundreds of millions in investment in infrastructure and AI security.
An apparent explosion sparked a fire Saturday at the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, billed as the world's largest oat mill, sending thick black smoke over downtown. Officials said no one was hurt and all workers were accounted for.
