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OpenAI’s newly renegotiated pact with Microsoft frees it to buy cloud computing on the open market, after years of relying on Microsoft before adding two other cloud providers. The restructuring also allowed OpenAI to create a for-profit arm valued at $500 billion and ink a deal with Amazon, following recent arrangements with Nvidia, Broadcom, Oracle and Google. Separately, Forbes estimates Jeff Bezos’ net worth at $264.1 billion as of about 3:20 p.m. EST Monday, supported by his roughly 8% Amazon stake and ownership of the Washington Post and Blue Origin.

Pakistan said it will not be the first to resume nuclear testing, pushing back on President Trump's claim on 60 Minutes that Pakistan, Russia and China have conducted tests. China also rejected the allegation. The comments came as Trump's own STRATCOM nominee told Congress neither China nor Russia are conducting nuclear explosive tests. North Korea remains the only nation to detonate a device since the 1990s; Pakistan last tested in 1998 and says it observes a moratorium. Trump has been unclear about resuming U.S. tests; Energy Secretary Chris Wright described planned system tests without nuclear explosions.

After 13 failed attempts to advance a short-term funding bill, Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the Nov. 21 deadline in the House measure is obsolete, since weeks have ticked by during the shutdown. He wants a new date—potentially stretching into early 2026—and says the Senate could amend the House bill or start fresh. Any change would force the House back to vote, rather than sending it straight to President Donald Trump. Democrats still demand health care talks; Thune offers process changes instead but senses an off-ramp after weekend discussions.

Amid an ongoing government shutdown, Democratic leaders blasted the Trump administration over a lapse in SNAP funding and health costs. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accused the White House of using vulnerable Americans as political pawns and said partial benefits violate the law. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries urged tapping USDA emergency funds, and Democrats noted SNAP has never run out before. A federal judge ordered the administration to use such funds, but USDA said the process could take weeks to months and acknowledged a $4 billion shortfall for November. Meanwhile, GOP leader John Thune rejected scrapping the filibuster.

Chargers left tackle Joe Alt will miss the rest of the season after the team said he’ll undergo surgery on the ankle he re-injured Sunday against the Titans. It’s his second high ankle sprain this year to the same leg; he first hurt it in Week 4 at the Giants and returned in Week 8 vs. the Vikings. A 2024 fifth overall pick, Alt moved from right to left tackle after Rashawn Slater’s training camp patella tendon rupture. Right tackle Bobby Hart left Sunday’s 27-20 win with a groin injury. The 6-3 Chargers host the 5-3 Steelers Sunday night.

Diane Ladd, a three-time Oscar nominee celebrated for Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Wild at Heart and Rambling Rose, died Monday morning at her home in Ojai, Calif, a representative for Laura Dern confirmed. She was 89. “My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother,” Dern said, noting Ladd “passed with me beside her.” Ladd’s prolific career spanned film and television, and she and Dern remain the only mother and daughter nominated for the same movie, Rambling Rose, among many projects they shared.

Down by 31 on Sunday night, the Commanders kept quarterback Jayden Daniels in, and it cost them: he dislocated his left elbow on a tackle midway through the fourth quarter. After initially noting the play wasn’t a designed run, head coach Dan Quinn acknowledged Monday he failed to account for Daniels scrambling and took full responsibility. The Commanders are 3-6 and won’t have their franchise quarterback on the field anytime soon, leaving Quinn to get creative to salvage the season.

Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber dazzled at the 2025 LACMA Art + Film Gala in Los Angeles, arriving in coordinating custom Gucci gowns—Crawford in a gold, beaded off-the-shoulder look and Gerber in cherry red with a plunging neckline. The gala, co-chaired by Leonardo DiCaprio and Eva Chow, honored filmmaker Ryan Coogler and artist Mary Corse and raised a record $6.5 million for the museum’s film initiatives. Gucci’s presence was everywhere, from celebrity looks to a Doja Cat performance, while attendees snuck glances at the World Series as the Dodgers faced the Blue Jays.

Pfizer filed a second lawsuit against Novo Nordisk and Metsera, accusing the Ozempic maker of an anticompetitive bid to acquire the obesity biotech and cement dominance in a booming market. The Delaware federal suit also claims Metsera’s controlling shareholders conspired with Novo. Novo’s spokesperson called Pfizer’s allegations baseless, saying its offer follows the law and serves patients and Metsera shareholders. Metsera said Pfizer is trying to litigate its way to a cheaper price. The case follows Pfizer’s Friday suit to preserve its own merger agreement and challenge Novo’s $6 billion offer.

A long-running study in Nature Medicine reports that older adults at heightened risk of Alzheimer’s who walk a few thousand steps a day show slower cognitive decline, linked to fewer tau tangles rather than changes in amyloid. Tracking nearly 300 people ages 50 to 90 for about nine years, researchers found benefits begin around 3,000 to 5,000 steps, peak near 5,000 to 7,500, and level off beyond that. Effects were seen mainly in participants with higher amyloid. Experts called the work notable but noted it’s observational, with one-week step tracking and a mostly white, well-educated sample.