# Tech CEO Daily

> Technology and business news for executives, founders, investors and technology buyers: what happened in AI, cybersecurity, Big Tech, SaaS, startups and fintech, and why it matters to businesses. Stories are researched from primary sources whenever they are available (company announcements, filings, regulators) and fact-checked at least twice before publication. Byline: Hussein Mukhtar.

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## Sections

- [AI](https://www.techceodaily.com/ai): Models, agents and the companies building them — and what they change for your business.
- [Cybersecurity](https://www.techceodaily.com/cybersecurity): Breaches, actively exploited flaws, regulation and the security decisions leaders face.
- [Big Tech](https://www.techceodaily.com/big-tech): The platforms that set the terms for everyone else: strategy, spending, earnings and regulation.
- [SaaS](https://www.techceodaily.com/saas): Enterprise software pricing, product moves, consolidation and what buyers should expect.
- [Startups](https://www.techceodaily.com/startups): Funding rounds, acquisitions and the young companies worth knowing about.
- [Fintech](https://www.techceodaily.com/fintech): Payments, banking infrastructure and the money moving through technology.
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## Companies

Each company page is a month-by-month record of our coverage.

- [NVIDIA](https://www.techceodaily.com/company/nvidia) (NVDA): Designs the GPUs, networking and software behind most AI data centers, plus chips for gaming and cars.
- [Microsoft](https://www.techceodaily.com/company/microsoft) (MSFT): Runs Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows and GitHub, and is a major investor in OpenAI.
- [Apple](https://www.techceodaily.com/company/apple) (AAPL): Makes the iPhone, Mac and iPad, and runs the App Store and a growing services business.
- [Google](https://www.techceodaily.com/company/google) (GOOGL): Alphabet's Google runs Search, YouTube, Android, Google Cloud and the Gemini AI models.
- [Amazon](https://www.techceodaily.com/company/amazon) (AMZN): Runs the largest US online store and Amazon Web Services, the biggest cloud provider.
- [Meta](https://www.techceodaily.com/company/meta) (META): Owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and builds the Llama AI models and Quest headsets.
- [OpenAI](https://www.techceodaily.com/company/openai): Builds ChatGPT and the GPT models, and sells AI to businesses through its API and ChatGPT Enterprise.
- [Anthropic](https://www.techceodaily.com/company/anthropic): Builds the Claude AI models and sells them to businesses and developers.
- [Tesla](https://www.techceodaily.com/company/tesla) (TSLA): Makes electric vehicles and energy storage, and is developing self-driving software and humanoid robots.
- [Oracle](https://www.techceodaily.com/company/oracle) (ORCL): Sells databases and business software, and is expanding its cloud for AI workloads.
- [Salesforce](https://www.techceodaily.com/company/salesforce) (CRM): Makes customer-relationship software, Slack and the Agentforce AI agent platform.
- [Samsung](https://www.techceodaily.com/company/samsung) (005930.KS): Samsung Electronics makes memory chips, smartphones, TVs and appliances.
- [TSMC](https://www.techceodaily.com/company/tsmc) (TSM): The world's largest contract chipmaker, manufacturing for Apple, NVIDIA, AMD and most other chip designers.
- [AMD](https://www.techceodaily.com/company/amd) (AMD): Designs CPUs and GPUs for PCs, servers and AI data centers.
- [Broadcom](https://www.techceodaily.com/company/broadcom) (AVGO): Makes networking and custom AI chips, and owns VMware's infrastructure software.
- [Intel](https://www.techceodaily.com/company/intel) (INTC): Designs and manufactures PC and server processors, and is building a contract chipmaking business.
- [All companies](https://www.techceodaily.com/companies)

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## Latest stories

- [Visa ties VisaNet settlement data to onchain lending for stablecoin card programs](https://www.techceodaily.com/fintech/visa-onchain-lending-stablecoin-card-programs) (Fintech, Sep 29, 2026): Visa says lenders can underwrite card programs using live settlement data and smart contracts; a spokesperson said it starts as a North America pilot, and only one lender is named.
- [Bank regulators propose third-party risk management guidance rewrite to ease fintech ties](https://www.techceodaily.com/fintech/bank-regulators-third-party-risk-guidance-fintech) (Fintech, Sep 29, 2026): The four agencies would scrap the 2023 interagency guidance and a 2024 statement on fintech deposit programs in favor of oversight tailored to each relationship's risk.
- [Mission Lane OCC charter wins conditional approval for a national credit card bank](https://www.techceodaily.com/fintech/mission-lane-occ-credit-card-bank-charter) (Fintech, Sep 29, 2026): The fintech card company plans to move its program off partner banks during the new bank's first three years of operation, under conditions that include $35 million in capital and an 11% leverage ratio.
- [Ant International, Visa and Mastercard team up on Know Your Agent rules for AI payments](https://www.techceodaily.com/fintech/ant-visa-mastercard-know-your-agent-standard) (Fintech, Sep 29, 2026): The three payment companies want an AI agent vetted on one network to be recognized on the others, but have not published specifications, governance or a rollout date.
- [Avant bank charter bid: online lender files with OCC and FDIC to become Avant Bank, N.A.](https://www.techceodaily.com/fintech/avant-files-for-national-bank-charter) (Fintech, Sep 29, 2026): The Chicago consumer lender wants deposit funding and a single national rulebook, joining a wave of fintechs seeking bank charters since 2025.
- [PayPal Meta Muse deal brings PayPal checkout to Meta’s AI shopping agent](https://www.techceodaily.com/fintech/paypal-adds-checkout-to-meta-muse-agent) (Fintech, Sep 29, 2026): PayPal joins Stripe’s Link and Shopify’s Shop Pay as a payment option inside Meta’s new personal AI agent, while Amazon has blocked the agent from its store.
- [Salesforce data lands in Claude as vendors fight to own the front end for enterprise AI agents](https://www.techceodaily.com/ai/enterprise-ai-agents-salesforce-claude-meta) (AI, Sep 29, 2026): In September, Salesforce, Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta each staked a claim to the layer where employees work with AI agents. Buyers now have to decide where their agents live.
- [Crusoe Boom turbines deal worth $1.25 billion is off, ending Boom's AI data center launch partnership](https://www.techceodaily.com/ai/crusoe-boom-turbines-deal-ends) (AI, Sep 29, 2026): The AI data center builder says it still plans to use turbines, just not Boom's; Boom says it will deliver about 250 megawatts to other sites next year.
- [Fed stablecoin rules proposed: reserve, capital and application standards for bank-affiliated issuers](https://www.techceodaily.com/fintech/fed-proposes-stablecoin-reserve-capital-rules) (Fintech, Sep 29, 2026): The Federal Reserve became the latest US regulator to propose GENIUS Act rules, setting out how Board-supervised firms would back, capitalize and apply to issue stablecoins.
- [Samsung Electro-Mechanics commits 4.27 trillion won to AI chip substrates in Sejong](https://www.techceodaily.com/big-tech/samsung-electro-mechanics-fc-bga-sejong-investment) (Big Tech, Sep 29, 2026): Reports call it the company's largest-ever single-product investment, and unnamed big tech customers will help fund it and guarantee volumes. New output starts in September 2028.
- [Google opens preorders for Googlebook laptops, a new Android-based PC platform from $899](https://www.techceodaily.com/big-tech/google-launches-googlebook-laptops-from-899) (Big Tech, Sep 29, 2026): Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo will ship the first models October 4, running a new OS that blends Android and ChromeOS with up to 10 years of updates.
- [Microsoft Copilot redesign adds Home, Code and Autopilot, with usage-based billing for agents](https://www.techceodaily.com/big-tech/microsoft-rebuilds-copilot-home-code-autopilot) (Big Tech, Sep 29, 2026): The redesigned Copilot app bundles chat, Office, app-building and an always-on agent into one place — and shifts agentic work to metered pricing.
- [Nvidia launches Open Agent Safety Platform to police AI agents from the hardware up](https://www.techceodaily.com/ai/nvidia-launches-open-agent-safety-platform) (AI, Sep 29, 2026): OpenShell sandboxes agents on the CPU while Sentry watches them from a separate chip; more than 100 partners, including Anthropic and Microsoft, signed on.
- [Newsom signs seven California data center laws shifting grid costs to operators](https://www.techceodaily.com/big-tech/california-signs-seven-data-center-laws-power-water) (Big Tech, Sep 29, 2026): Newsom’s package makes data centers pay for transmission upgrades and report energy and water use, and swaps blanket environmental exemptions for a fast track tied to green standards.
- [Sanders and Casar introduce Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act to pause advanced AI development](https://www.techceodaily.com/ai/sanders-casar-bill-would-ban-artificial-superintelligence) (AI, Sep 29, 2026): The proposal would create a cabinet-level Department of AI and carry penalties of up to 20 years in prison, but it faces long odds in Congress.
- [Microsoft Gulf investment tops $10 billion for cloud and AI through 2030](https://www.techceodaily.com/big-tech/microsoft-commits-10-billion-gulf-cloud-ai) (Big Tech, Sep 29, 2026): The plan spans Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait, and pairs data center spending with a “digital resilience” program shaped by regional conflict.
- [JetBrains Air bundles IDE agents, team workflows and governance for AI coding](https://www.techceodaily.com/saas/jetbrains-air-agentic-development-governance) (SaaS, Sep 29, 2026): JetBrains regrouped its AI coding products into a three-part system for individual developers, teams and company-wide oversight, with shared credits and multi-vendor agent support.
- [EU Cyber Resilience Act reporting now live with 24-hour clock for exploited flaws](https://www.techceodaily.com/cybersecurity/eu-cyber-resilience-act-reporting-24-hour) (Cybersecurity, Sep 29, 2026): Hardware and software makers selling in the EU must now warn authorities within 24 hours of learning a product flaw is being exploited, including for older products.
- [Google's Intrinsic open-sources Intrinsic Core robotics software for factory automation](https://www.techceodaily.com/ai/google-intrinsic-core-open-source-robotics) (AI, Sep 29, 2026): The Apache-licensed release puts the core of Intrinsic's own robot-arm software stack on GitHub, with a ready-made CNC machine-tending design aimed at small fabrication shops.
- [Rightway raises $155 million Series E as employers push for pharmacy benefit transparency](https://www.techceodaily.com/startups/rightway-155-million-series-e-pharmacy-benefits) (Startups, Sep 29, 2026): The New York company, which counts 45 Fortune 500 companies as clients, pitches a pharmacy benefit model that caps total pharmacy spend and prices GLP-1s and rare high-cost drugs at net cost.
- [Bessemer raises $5.75 billion for AI startups, with $4 billion set aside for growth deals](https://www.techceodaily.com/startups/bessemer-5-75-billion-new-funds-ai) (Startups, Sep 28, 2026): The firm says it has backed more than 260 AI-native companies since 2022 and will use the new money across the full AI stack, from compute to applications.
- [FedNow cross-border payments near launch as early adopters prepare to test messages](https://www.techceodaily.com/fintech/fednow-cross-border-payments-early-adopters) (Fintech, Sep 28, 2026): The Federal Reserve's instant payment network will carry the U.S. leg of international payments, while correspondent banks handle the rest, pending Regulation J approvals.
- [State bank regulators release AI supervisory framework with three-tier risk ratings](https://www.techceodaily.com/fintech/csbs-ai-supervisory-framework-state-examiners) (Fintech, Sep 28, 2026): The Conference of State Bank Supervisors' toolkit tells examiners how to inventory and risk-rate AI at state-chartered banks and licensed nonbanks, including vendor-supplied AI.
- [Salesforce Flex Credits will meter AI agent API calls, with the rate still TBA](https://www.techceodaily.com/saas/salesforce-flex-credits-ai-agent-api-metering) (SaaS, Sep 28, 2026): A September 17 help article turns agent access to Salesforce data into a metered event. Buyers who inventory their agents and negotiate caps now will control the bill.
- [Ramp expands into accounts receivable with AI-driven invoicing and collections](https://www.techceodaily.com/fintech/ramp-launches-ai-accounts-receivable-product) (Fintech, Sep 28, 2026): The spend-management company now drafts invoices, chases late payers and matches incoming payments, moving onto turf held by AR software and ERP vendors.
- [Salesforce AIforce puts CRM inside Claude and Slack, with 37 prebuilt sales skills](https://www.techceodaily.com/saas/salesforce-aiforce-claude-slack-dreamforce) (SaaS, Sep 28, 2026): Salesforce wants its data and workflows used wherever work happens, not only in its own app. The launch raises new questions about licensing, metering and agent security.
- [AMD market value tops $1 trillion as shares close nearly 10% higher at a record](https://www.techceodaily.com/big-tech/amd-market-value-tops-1-trillion) (Big Tech, Sep 21, 2026, archive story): A five-session rally tied to AI agent demand made AMD a trillion-dollar chipmaker, strengthening a currency it already uses in warrants for two large AI customers, OpenAI and Meta.
- [British Columbia's Tumbler Ridge lawsuit targets OpenAI and Sam Altman in U.S. court](https://www.techceodaily.com/big-tech/british-columbia-openai-tumbler-ridge-lawsuit) (Big Tech, Sep 21, 2026, archive story): The province alleges OpenAI's reviewers urged a police referral months before the February 10 school shooting and that company leaders declined; the claims are unproven.
- [Meta's Petal subsea cable to carry 1 petabit per second between US and France](https://www.techceodaily.com/big-tech/meta-petal-subsea-cable-us-france) (Big Tech, Sep 21, 2026, archive story): Meta said on September 21, 2026 that Petal would double the capacity of the most advanced transoceanic cables then in use and enter service in 2029.
- [Tesla race discrimination trial opens in California over Fremont factory claims](https://www.techceodaily.com/big-tech/tesla-race-discrimination-trial-california) (Big Tech, Sep 21, 2026, archive story): A state judge, not a jury, will decide whether Tesla let harassment, pay gaps and discrimination against Black workers go unchecked for years.
- [Anthropic Life Sciences Verification Program eases Claude biology limits for vetted teams](https://www.techceodaily.com/ai/anthropic-life-sciences-verification-program) (AI, Sep 17, 2026, archive story): Verified teams get Mythos 5.1, Opus 5 and Sonnet 5 with fewer biology blocks, in exchange for credential checks, use-case monitoring and 30-day retention of program traffic.
- [Waymo Singapore robotaxi service targets 2028 launch with transport ministry backing](https://www.techceodaily.com/big-tech/waymo-singapore-robotaxi-service-launch) (Big Tech, Sep 17, 2026, archive story): Waymo will bring Jaguar I-PACE vehicles to Singapore in the coming months, run a manual-driving readiness phase in 2027 and open driverless rides in 2028.
- [Amazon minimum starting pay rises to $20 an hour with over $1.5 billion in higher pay](https://www.techceodaily.com/big-tech/amazon-minimum-starting-pay-20-hour) (Big Tech, Sep 16, 2026, archive story): The $1 raise, effective September 27, lifts average pay to nearly $24 an hour, Amazon said. It also added a grocery discount and a credit union banking benefit for employees.
- [Salesforce Investor Day reaffirms $63 billion-plus revenue target for fiscal 2030](https://www.techceodaily.com/saas/salesforce-investor-day-63-billion-target-buyback) (SaaS, Sep 16, 2026, archive story): The company projected returning 190% of fiscal 2027 free cash flow, with a $25 billion accelerated buyback under way, as it argued AI will grow its business.
- [Samsung begins One UI 9 rollout, bringing expanded Galaxy AI to the Galaxy S26 series](https://www.techceodaily.com/ai/samsung-one-ui-9-rollout-galaxy-ai) (AI, Sep 16, 2026, archive story): The update moves Galaxy AI features from Samsung's newest foldables to its mainstream flagships, with older Galaxy models to follow in stages.
- [Meta One subscriptions roll out globally with plans from $2.99 to $499 a month](https://www.techceodaily.com/big-tech/meta-one-subscription-plans-pricing) (Big Tech, Sep 15, 2026, archive story): Meta now sells AI bundles and creator and business tiers across Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Meta AI, and says it has 15 million subscriptions and trials.
- [Microsoft 365 G7 bundles Copilot and Agent 365 for government cloud, on sale October 1](https://www.techceodaily.com/saas/microsoft-365-g7-agent-365-government-cloud) (SaaS, Sep 15, 2026, archive story): The government version of Microsoft's E7 suite adds Copilot, agent tools and agent governance to G5, but features arrive in phases and pricing was not disclosed.
- [Oracle releases Java 27 with hybrid post-quantum key exchange for TLS 1.3 on by default](https://www.techceodaily.com/saas/oracle-java-27-post-quantum-tls) (SaaS, Sep 15, 2026, archive story): Apps on JDK 27 that use Java's standard TLS APIs can get quantum-resistant TLS handshakes without code changes, but the feature debuts in a short-lived release, not a long-term support version.
- [Oracle signs deals for more than 1.7 GW of Texas wind power on grid serving Abilene](https://www.techceodaily.com/big-tech/oracle-texas-wind-power-abilene-ercot) (Big Tech, Sep 15, 2026, archive story): Ten wind projects will serve the ERCOT grid behind Oracle's Abilene AI campus; two days later, a supplier said its share comes from wind farms already operating.
- [Apple asks Supreme Court to overturn App Store contempt ruling in Epic Games case](https://www.techceodaily.com/big-tech/apple-supreme-court-app-store-contempt-ruling) (Big Tech, Sep 14, 2026, archive story): The justices will decide whether a company can be held in contempt for breaking the spirit of an injunction, a question that shapes what developers pay Apple.