Evening Scan

Republicans are betting big on AI for the midterms while Microsoft punishes anyone who dares to let their laptop sit in a drawer for six months. Meanwhile, OpenAI continues its shopping spree and Nissan's CEO explains how he got the company to stop pretending everything was fine.

€15M — NATO Innovation Fund leads Series A for Finnish airship company Kelluu, its first investment in Finland.. (The Next Web)

GOP campaigns go all-in on AI, Dems not so much

Beyond cartoonish attack ads, Republicans are using AI to simulate voter attitudes and defend their congressional majorities. (Axios)

OpenAI acquires Hiro, an AI personal finance startup

The ChatGPT maker keeps expanding beyond chat, picking up the company whose founder previously sold Digit for $200M+. (The Next Web)

Windows Update is a torture chamber for seldom-used PCs

Three hours and four reboots later, that laptop you pulled from the drawer finally works again. (The Register)

How Ivan Espinosa got Nissan to face reality

One year in, the CEO explains turning around a carmaker whose sales fell from 5.8M to 3.2M vehicles. (Semafor)

“Microsoft punishes you for updating infrequently” — The Register