The window for this issue runs from the full 2026/10/13 US trading day through after-hours to 2026/10/14 03:20 UTC, with 7 items covering all six layers. The headline is the 1.6GW linear generator purThe window for this issue runs from the full 2026/10/13 US trading day through after-hours to 2026/10/14 03:20 UTC, with 7 items covering all six layers. The headline is the 1.6GW linear generator pur

US Stocks AI Daily on October.14: AEP Signs a 1.6GW Linear Generator Agreement

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The window for this issue runs from the full 2026/10/13 US trading day through after-hours to 2026/10/14 03:20 UTC, with 7 items covering all six layers. The headline is the 1.6GW linear generator purchase agreement between Mainspring and AEP, the only completed downstream contract this issue that states a capacity. Countable deal value is $62.5M, with another $6.3B excluded under our rules.

The AI Supply Chain in Six Layers

Today's AI Briefs

Layer 1 Models & Apps ｜ 2 items

AI security firm Pluto Security raises $42.5M across two rounds

Financing ｜ Completed ｜ TechCrunch 2026/10/13

TLV Partners led the $8.5M seed and Jump Capital led the $34M Series A, and the company says it has passed $2M in annual recurring revenue with more than 30 enterprise customers.

Character.AI files for Chapter 11 as Disney pays $20M for assets

M&A ｜ Under study ｜ TechCrunch 2026/10/13

A court document puts assets and liabilities between $50M and $100M, and Disney is buying some assets for $20M plus a non-exclusive perpetual licence, closing late November or early December.

Layer 2 Chip Design ｜ 1 item

Microchip adds a PCIe 6.0 low-lane switch and two storage controllers

Launch ｜ Completed ｜ Microchip product announcement (DCD) 2026/10/13

The new Switchtec low-lane-count switch offers up to 64 PCIe Gen6 lanes and 32 ports, alongside refreshed Flashtec NVMe 5016 and Adaptec SmartRAID 4300 parts for enterprise and hyperscale AI racks.

Layer 3 Fab & Packaging ｜ 1 item

SkyWater and D-Wave sign a multi-year quantum chip manufacturing deal

Contract ｜ Completed ｜ SkyWater and D-Wave press release (HPCwire) 2026/10/13

D-Wave's Advantage2 processors have been built at SkyWater's Minnesota plant for over a decade, and the extension discloses no value, duration or capacity.

Layer 4 Memory ｜ 1 item

CXMT claims a 4F² DRAM breakthrough as Samsung and SK hynix slide

Launch ｜ Under study ｜ Seoul Economic Daily 2026/10/13

CXMT says vertical surround gate transistors underpin a 4F² cell about 33% smaller in area than 6F², with node and yield undisclosed, while Samsung and SK hynix each fell more than 7% on the day.

Layer 5 Racks & Cooling ｜ 1 item

NTT Data reportedly in talks over a 500MW Anthropic data center in Osaka

Contract ｜ Media report not confirmed by the parties ｜ Nikkei Asia (DCD) 2026/10/13

Nikkei reports final-stage talks aiming to sign by the end of March 2027, with construction alone reaching ¥1 trillion or about $6.3B, and neither company would comment.

Layer 6 Power ｜ 1 item

Mainspring signs a 1.6GW linear generator agreement with AEP

Contract ｜ Completed ｜ Mainspring Energy press release (PR Newswire) 2026/10/13

The ceiling is up to 1.6GW through 2034, of which only the first 190MW or about 12% is firm, first deliveries land in 2027, and no contract value was disclosed.

Deal Value This Issue

Only two items count: Pluto Security's $42.5M and Disney's $20M purchase of Character.AI assets, for $62.5M in total. The $6.3B Osaka figure is a construction-cost estimate that neither party would confirm, so it is excluded, a gap of about 100 times. The AEP and D-Wave contracts disclosed no value, so neither side can carry them.

Today's Wrap

Layer 6 Power's 1.6GW is a purchase ceiling rather than an order: only the first 190MW is firm, about 12% of the cap, with deliveries starting in 2027 and the agreement running to 2034. The $62.5M of countable deal value this period all sits in Layer 1 Models & Apps, one early-stage round plus one bankruptcy asset purchase. The other $6.3B is a construction-cost estimate for the 500MW Osaka campus that neither party would comment on, so it sits on the excluded side. The larger the figure the lower the certainty, and that is unusually clear this issue.

How to use this next time: when a power story leads with gigawatts, look for the number that says how much was actually bought. A ceiling, a letter of intent, an option and a firm order are four different things, and this issue's 1.6GW against 190MW is the cleanest example of that gap.

Disclaimer: This article was prepared by the MEXC US spot equities team (MEXC RealStocks) for market information and education only. It is not investment advice and contains no buy or sell opinion. Companies named here are publicly discussed names and do not represent any recommendation or view of MEXC. Investing involves risk, so please use your own judgement.

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