AI and Tech News, 7 Oct 2026: OpenAI Math, Amodei Pay, SpaceX

Here are the ten biggest technology and AI stories of the day, from OpenAI's release of hundreds of AI-written math papers and Dario Amodei's pay disclosure to SpaceX's reported $40B chip financing.

1. OpenAI Publishes 722 Math Manuscripts From an Unreleased Model

The papers, grouped into 372 results and posted openly on GitHub, came from an internal model aimed at about 4,000 open problems; OpenAI says over 100 long-standing problems were resolved.

2. Anthropic's IPO Filing Shows Dario Amodei Earned $18M in 2025

Most of the CEO's pay came from stock and option awards, Reuters reported from the confidential prospectus, while President Daniela Amodei received $16.4M and both saw base salaries double to $1.4M.

3. SpaceX Reportedly Seeks $40B in Apollo-Led Debt to Buy Nvidia Chips

The Financial Times reported the package would combine about $10B in bank loans with $30B in investment-grade debt, highlighting how AI has become a major source of corporate borrowing.

4. Mistral Unveils Large 4, a 1-Trillion-Parameter Open-Weight Model

The Paris lab's mixture-of-experts model, nicknamed Le Chonk, uses 49B active parameters, is available now in API preview and will release its weights on October 27.

5. Uber Agrees to Buy Catering Platform ezCater for $2.3B in Cash

Boston-based ezCater logged more than $2.5B in gross bookings over the past year, and the deal pushes Uber Eats into corporate catering, pending regulatory approval.

6. Apple Is Reportedly Co-Developing Smart Home Devices With LG

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says the LG-branded doorbell, lock, thermostat and cameras will work with Apple's upcoming home hub, though they are at least a few months from launch.

7. Xbox Reportedly Secures Exclusive GTA VI Cloud Streaming Rights

The Verge reported Xbox Cloud Gaming will be the only service allowed to stream Grand Theft Auto VI at launch; Microsoft, Rockstar and Take-Two have not confirmed the deal.

8. Nvidia-Backed Lambda Is Raising Up to $4B Ahead of a Planned IPO

The round, led by Blackstone and Coatue at a $14.5B pre-money valuation, follows a jump in Lambda's order backlog to $50B, the Wall Street Journal and TechCrunch reported.

9. Anduril Wins a Navy Contract Worth Up to $2.9B for Submarine Parts

The defense tech company will build Virginia-class submarine components and plans a $3.7B shipyard at Sparrows Point, Maryland, to supply the program's two prime builders.

10. Meta, Walmart, Stripe and Sierra Launch the Personal Agent Protocol

The open standard, also backed by Shopify, sets how personal AI agents sign in and act with businesses using OAuth-based permissions, with a v0.1 specification due this month.