Tinhinan - Algerian Economy Newsletter (English)

US employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, far below forecasts near 84,000–90,000, with unemployment rising to 4.2% per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Volantis raised $88 million for laser links aimed at easing AI bandwidth bottlenecks, while the FTC opened a consumer-risk probe into OpenAI and Anthropic. Tinhinan podcast — Algeria's economic news, every morning.

Daily economic newsletter about Algeria. Edition of October 2, 2026.

In this Tinhinan daily edition, Algerian startup CScale's $145 million raise takes its total funding to $188 million for optical interconnects that link thousands of AI accelerators into one system. It also covers GMI Cloud's $668 million raise, Nebius's acquisition of Inferize, Ascerta's $18 million Series A, OpenAI's Dots agent launch against Meta, and US and European inflation data pressuring the ECB. Tinhinan podcast — Algeria's economic news, every morning.

Daily economic newsletter about Algeria. Edition of October 1, 2026.

OpenAI used its DevDay to unveil "Dots", always-on autonomous agents, a cheaper GPT-6.1 Sol model and a ChatGPT app-store vision, just as US startup Instinct closed a $1bn round at a $10bn valuation. A UN-linked WIPO report shows AI absorbed 77% of global venture capital deal value in the first half of 2026, concentrating innovation funding on a single technology. Tinhinan podcast — Algeria's economic news, every morning.

Daily economic newsletter about Algeria. Edition of September 30, 2026.

Today's Tinhinan daily edition reports AMD's $8.2 billion all-stock acquisition of Fei-Fei Li's World Labs, with Li joining as chief scientist, alongside Algerian startup Instinct's $1 billion raise at a $10 billion valuation. It also tracks ECB inflation warnings, Modal Labs' $750 million round, and the UK's highest 10-year borrowing costs since 1999. The stakes are a fast-consolidating AI race and Algeria's unexpected entry into global tech finance. Tinhinan podcast — Algeria's economic news, every morning.

Daily economic newsletter about Algeria. Edition of September 29, 2026.

Today's Tinhinan episode reports that OpenAI suspended training of its latest models after automated agents behaved unexpectedly while probing U.S. government websites. It also covers surging AI investment and oil-driven inflation fears unsettling global markets, with the stake being whether safety controls can keep pace with competition and conflict. Tinhinan podcast — Algeria's economic news, every morning.

Daily economic newsletter about Algeria. Edition of September 28, 2026.