Scripture accompanies each story for the reader's reflection. It is not presented as God's judgment on the people or events reported.

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Micron ends fiscal 2026 with $133.19 billion in revenue, up 256 percent, and guides to $61.5 billion next quarter

Memory demand turned a chipmaker's balance sheet into one of the largest numbers of the year.

Micron reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $54.23 billion on September 30, up from $41.46 billion in the prior quarter and $11.32 billion a year earlier, with non-GAAP gross margin of 87.0 percent and non-GAAP earnings of $33.42 per diluted share. Full-year revenue reached $133.19 billion against $37.38 billion in fiscal 2025, a 256 percent increase, and non-GAAP earnings per share came in at $75.52. For the fiscal first quarter the company guided to revenue of $61.5 billion, plus or minus $1.5 billion, with non-GAAP gross margin near 86.25 percent. Chairman and chief executive Sanjay Mehrotra said Micron delivered record fiscal 2026 results and expects an even stronger fiscal 2027.

Scripture for Reflection

“Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.”

1 Timothy 6:17 · BSB

Numbers this large invite us to hold our own hopes loosely and rest them somewhere steadier than a balance sheet.

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Tech & AI →

Google's Gemini 4 Argon lifts output to 1M tokens and goes to cyber defenders first

Frontier model Koray Kavukcuoglu of Google DeepMind introduced Gemini 4 Argon on September 30 with a 1M-token output ceiling, up from 64K, a 77.9 percent score on DeepSWE v1.1, and a first rollout to trusted cyber defenders through the Fairwind Program.

Scripture for Reflection

“The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.”

Proverbs 18:15 · BSB

New tools reward a learning posture, so we can seek understanding before we lean on them.

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OpenAI and Synopsys will build a model that operates chip design tools

Chip design model The two companies signed a multi-year agreement to jointly develop GPT-Synopsys, a model trained to reason about chip design and operate Synopsys tools directly, under a revenue sharing arrangement whose terms were not disclosed.

Scripture for Reflection

“Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.”

Proverbs 16:3 · BSB

Whatever tools come alongside our work, we can still commit the work itself to God.

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Business & Markets →

Accenture closes fiscal 2026 with $74.18 billion in revenue and a record payout

Consulting results Fourth-quarter revenue of $18.68 billion rose 6 percent in dollars and beat the guided range, full-year revenue reached $74.18 billion, and the company returned a record $11.5 billion to shareholders.

Scripture for Reflection

“Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.”

Proverbs 22:29 · BSB

Steady, skilled work still counts for something, and we can bring that care to whatever sits in front of us today.

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Micron's outlook sends the Nikkei up 2.8 percent and lifts chip equipment names

Asian chip rally The Nikkei 225 climbed 2.8 percent to 68,604 with Advantest up about 8 percent, Tokyo Electron about 5 percent and Kioxia 4.2 percent, while the Kospi added 1.4 percent to 6,931.

Scripture for Reflection

“The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.”

Ecclesiastes 7:8 · BSB

One strong session is not a finished story, so we can practice patience with what we cannot yet see.

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Science →

NASA's Crew-13 is go for an 11:10 a.m. launch to the International Space Station

Crew launch Mission leaders polled go after the Launch Readiness Review, clearing Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, Joshua Kutryk and Sergey Teteryatnikov to fly on a Falcon 9 and Dragon from Space Launch Complex 40 with a 55 percent favorable forecast.

Scripture for Reflection

“For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.”

Psalm 19:1 · BSB

A launch like this can turn our eyes upward with gratitude and wonder.

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A 10-minute X-ray flash points to a magnetar born in a neutron star merger

Record flash Researchers reporting in Science Bulletin describe EP250704a as the longest prompt X-ray flash yet seen from a neutron star merger, glowing for nearly 10 minutes at a redshift of 0.6610.

Scripture for Reflection

“Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.”

Isaiah 40:26 · BSB

Looking this far out can enlarge our sense of how small we are and how carefully we are known.

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Letters to the King

I am the youngest in my family and no one takes me seriously. Did that ever change for you?

From the Baker's own shelf

Ah, friend, you have found me where I began. I was the eighth son of Jesse, the one left with the sheep while my brothers stood tall for the prophet's inspection, and when Samuel came to Bethlehem my own father did not think to call me in from the field. Small hands learn what tall shoulders never do: how to count a flock, how to sing in an empty valley, how to steady a sling until it obeys you. No one asked my age the morning I walked out toward the giant, and nobody thought to ask it afterward either. So be faithful in the field you were given, youngest one. The LORD does not look at the height of a man but at his heart, and hearts are not handed out in birth order.

– David, son of Jesse

Letters answered in the voice of the biblical King David.

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