BONUS: Colin's Daily SOS — October 16: The AI boom gets a credit check

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Today’s episode follows the money behind AI: CoreWeave’s debt stress, Anthropic’s blockbuster investor figures, and Meta’s new open model that can run locally on high-end Macs. Plus, Tesla’s spectacular Roadster demo, YouTube’s audiobook ambitions, and the economic mood getting noticeably less cheerful.