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Friday, October 30, 2026

4 stories, 5 min 9 s · one AI voice

Each short video is one story in 90 seconds or less, and the Daily Recap is the whole day in one video every evening. Stories tagged “From the filing” are told from a company’s own SEC filings.

Product update · story 1 of 4

Gemini app: create and edit documents, PDFs, slides and spreadsheets in the chat

Google said on Thursday that all Gemini app users, in every language the app supports, can generate files in a chat, preview them and edit them in full screen, by typing or by highlighting text and asking Gemini to change it. PDF editing works on web and mobile; Google Docs, Sheets, slide decks, Markdown, text and code files are web only.

What it means for youto edit Docs, Sheets or slides, open Gemini on the web; on your phone, editing covers PDFs.

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Use the Gemini app? Google says you can now create documents, PDFs, slides and spreadsheets in a chat, and edit them there.

You preview the file, open it full screen and type your changes. Or highlight a passage and ask Gemini to rewrite it. Google's example: turn handwritten lecture notes into a PDF study guide, then edit it. PDF editing works on the web and on mobile. Google Docs, Sheets, slide decks, Markdown, text and code files are web only.

One question we checked: is highlight-to-edit free, or only on paid plans? The answer: Google says these features are for all Gemini app users, in every language the app supports. Its post doesn't break that down by plan.

Another question we checked: when Gemini edits a spreadsheet, do the formulas keep working? The answer: Google's post doesn't say. It lists Google Sheets as a supported file, on the web.

So, for you: to edit Docs, Sheets or slides, open Gemini on the web; on your phone, editing covers PDFs.

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Robots at work · story 2 of 4

Symbotic and Walmart: about $6B to automate 25 US distribution centers

Symbotic said on Thursday that Walmart has made an initial commitment of about $6 billion, over several years and multiple locations, to automate 25 US regional distribution centers with Symbotic's systems, including BreakPack each-picking and SymMicro micro-fulfillment. The release gives no start or end dates. Walmart says the work helps it improve service, grow capacity and lower costs, per Symbotic.

What it means for youthese are plans in a company release, so look for the first sites and dates before counting on the full $6 billion.

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Walmart will spend about $6 billion with Symbotic to automate 25 US distribution centers, Symbotic said yesterday.

That's an initial commitment, Symbotic says, for work over several years at multiple locations. Its release gives no start or end dates. The deal expands a partnership of more than a decade.

The systems include BreakPack, which picks single items, and SymMicro, for e-commerce micro-fulfillment. Symbotic says its AI software coordinates the movement of millions of cases a day.

Walmart's executive for US supply chain operations says the work helps it improve service, grow capacity, simplify work for its associates and lower costs. Symbotic's release also lists risks, including that the deal could be ended in whole or in part.

So, for you: these are plans in a company release, so look for the first sites and dates before counting on the full $6 billion.

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Security · story 3 of 4

Cursor: a malicious Claude Code extension in its marketplace reached at most 5,000 users

Cursor said on Thursday that a maliciously modified Anthropic.claude-code 2.1.313, not developed by Anthropic, was in its VS Code extension marketplace from about 2:27am to 1:35pm PT, affecting at most 5,000 users. Cursor says it adds an attacker's SSH key and persistence scripts; it has removed the version, rebuilt the marketplace and published a check and remediation scripts.

What it means for yousearch your SSH authorized keys for svc-telemetry. If it's there, run Cursor's remediation script, and rotate credentials from a trusted machine.

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Got Claude Code 2.1.313 from Cursor's marketplace? Cursor says that version tries to plant an SSH backdoor.

The bad version is 2.1.313, and Anthropic didn't make it. It was in the marketplace from about 2:27 a.m. to 1:35 p.m. Pacific time. Cursor says at most 5,000 users were affected.

Cursor says it sends host details to the attacker, adds an SSH key labeled svc-telemetry, and installs scripts that keep retrying a reverse tunnel. Without admin rights, the tunnel usually fails. But the key and scripts stay. Cursor pulled the version and had the attacker's server taken offline.

One question we checked: does updating remove that key? The answer: Cursor's notice doesn't say. It warns that uninstalling may not be enough, because the scripts keep running.

So, for you: search your SSH authorized keys for svc-telemetry. If it's there, run Cursor's remediation script, and rotate credentials from a trusted machine.

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Policy · story 4 of 4

Meta's commercial terms: UK CMA opens a competition investigation over publishers' content and AI

The UK Competition and Markets Authority said today that it has opened a Competition Act 1998 investigation into Meta's commercial terms, which could let Meta collect content from the websites of businesses and publishers that use its services and use it for its own products, including AI features, without giving them a choice. Meta paused the rollout on October 28, pending a consultation with industry groups. The CMA says no decision has been made on whether Meta has broken the law.

What it means for youthe terms are on hold, and the CMA will post updates on its case page.

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UK publisher using Meta's services? Britain's competition regulator is investigating Meta's terms that could let it use your website content for AI.

The Competition and Markets Authority opened the case today. It says the terms could let Meta collect content from the websites of businesses and publishers that use its services, for its own products, including AI features, with no choice on if or how it's used.

Meta delayed the terms, then on Oct 28 paused the rollout, pending a consultation with industry groups. The CMA will check whether Meta is dominant in the UK, and if so, whether the terms abuse it.

One question we checked: could Meta be made to change how it deals with publishers? The answer: the CMA's release doesn't say. It says nothing is decided yet, and the law allows interim measures.

So, for you: the terms are on hold, and the CMA will post updates on its case page.

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