The ELUS Daily Brief - October 18, 2026
DeepSeek's October 17 V4.1 Flash 1017 update resets agent pricing again (company-reported DeepSWE 77.0, about $0.20 per task on its chart, MIT weights), Replit switches its default from Anthropic to OpenAI, the U.S. Senate is reportedly preparing Claude access alongside Copilot, ChatGPT, and Gemini, and Udio still offers no downloads on any plan while Suno's terms face an Italian antitrust probe. In NYC, Family Jam & Friends (rescheduled to today) hits Crown Hill Theatre and Kranium plays Sony Hall tonight, with Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE and Amber Mark tomorrow. Music Business Intelligence…
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