BONUS: Colin's Daily SOS — October 14: The Dating App, the AI Lab, and the $3,156-Pound Pumpkin

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Bumble is going private, Character.AI is going bankrupt, and Wall Street’s biggest banks are sending mixed signals about the economy. Plus: Apple enters the smart-home arena, AI research timelines accelerate, and a pumpkin has achieved venture-scale mass.