Thursday, October 15: Apple Hits Five Trillion, Eight States Sue OpenAI, and Anthropic's IoT Worm Warning

The Daily Stack · Oct 15, 2026 · 8m

Today on The Daily Stack, we cover Apple crossing a five trillion dollar market valuation, eight states suing OpenAI over child safety, and Anthropic warning about self-replicating AI malware on internet-connected devices. We also discuss OpenCode two point zero, pig kidneys revived from cryopreservation, and a record-breaking Apple one auction.

Stories covered:

Apple Crosses $5 Trillion Market Valuation Milestone (9to5Mac)

Eight US States Sue OpenAI Over Child Safety and Deceptive Practices (The Verge)

Anthropic Warns Small AI Models Can Self-Replicate via IoT Devices (Ars Technica)

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