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2 days ago | morningbrew.com | Molly Liebergall

Soon, the most Mexican thing about Chipotle Mexican Grill won’t be its name: In its latest push for international growth, America’s favorite fast-casual burrito chain is planning to open its first location in Mexico by early 2026, the company announced yesterday. More Latin American locations could follow, Chipotle suggested. The company signed a development deal with Alsea, which also operates locations in Latin America and Europe for chains including Starbucks, Domino’s, and Burger King.

3 days ago | morningbrew.com | Dave Lozo

Twenty-one humanoid robots were unleashed on the streets of Beijing on Saturday, but this was not the mechanical uprising forewarned by James Cameron—it was China’s robot-makers showing how their androids would fare in a half-marathon. Much like the films in the Terminator saga, the results were mixed:The winning robot finished in 2 hours, 40 minutes; the men’s race victor crossed the finish line in 1 hour, 2 minutes.

5 days ago | morningbrew.com | Dave Lozo

OpenAI is in talks to drop $3 billion to purchase Windsurf, which sounds like a rival of Pacific Sunwear at your local mall, but is actually an AI coding assistant formerly known as Codeium. The potential deal is a signal that CEO Sam Altman is preparing to stake his claim in the burgeoning field of vibe coding. What kind of vibes? Vibe coding is essentially developers telling AI what they need and having the necessary code generated.

5 days ago | morningbrew.com | Molly Liebergall

One of the largest deals in banking since the 2008 financial crisis is what’s in your wallet: Yesterday, financial regulators gave Capital One the green light to acquire Discover Financial Services for $35 billion, clearing Samuel L. Jackson’s favorite credit card company’s runway to more wealthy customers. Upgrade: Capital One’s acquisition of Discover will make it the largest credit card issuer in the US by loan volume, surpassing JPMorgan and Citigroup.

1 week ago | morningbrew.com | Molly Liebergall

Mr. Facebook spent about 10 hours in the hot seat this week defending Meta against the FTC’s monopoly lawsuit, which seeks to undo the company’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. Here are the highlights:Meta bought Instagram for its camera. “Building a new app is hard,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in court. “I thought that Instagram was better at [camera functions than Facebook], so I thought it was better to buy them,” he said.