[10/29 00:00 UTC] Marvell is said to be nearing a deal to buy optical parts maker Lumentum, B…

AI News Flash for October 29, 2026 at 00:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Marvell is said to be nearing a deal to buy optical parts maker Lumentum, Bloomberg reports https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-28/marvell-is-said-to-near-deal-for-lumentum-in-ai-related-megadeal https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/marvell-potential-lumentum-deal-sends-232041510.html 2. South Korea's FuriosaAI raises 620 million dollars as its valuation quadruples to 2.9 billion https://furiosa.ai/blog/furiosaai-620-million-series-d https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-28/furiosaai-quadruples-valuation-to-2-9-billion-in-nvidia-chase 3. Biden's former antitrust chiefs launch FluxCap, an AI platform for lawyers https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/former-justice-department-antitrust-leaders-and-leading-engineers-launch-fluxcap-a-deep-legal-tech-product-built-to-amplify-the-power-of-excellent-lawyers-302921624.html https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/ex-doj-antitrust-chiefs-launch-ai-startup-plaintiffs-2026-10-28/ 4. Grand jury indicts former OpenAI engineer accused of bugging an executive conference room https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/federal-grand-jury-indicts-alleged-230616770.html https://winbuzzer.com/2026/10/28/former-openai-engineer-indicted-in-office-bugging-case-xcxwbn/ 5. BBC Wales finds AI tools erase scars and birthmarks when asked to make people look "normal" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmx28e44xxx7o