The Varosity AI GTM Report

The Nasdaq falls 5.52% into a correction as the AI trade cracks; ElevenLabs opens SoundCloud and joins DDEX; Five9 buys Level AI; Cloudflare grows 39%.

Show Notes

Thursday, November 5, 2026. The Nasdaq fell 5.52% into a correction, its worst day in about 18 months, as chip and AI-infrastructure stocks sold off after the midterms. ElevenLabs opened SoundCloud as a direct outlet for AI-generated music and became the first AI company to join DDEX, the music industry's metadata standards body, which is drafting a Generative AI Declaration Standard. Five9 agreed to buy Level AI for $325 million, and Cloudflare posted its fastest growth in nearly four years. Jack King on what each one means for revenue and go-to-market teams.

Today's stories:

  • The AI trade cracks, and the Nasdaq enters a correction: Nasdaq -5.52%, S&P 500 -4.36%, Dow down about 1,800 points, chip stocks down about 12%, tied to midterm fears about data-center restrictions. Motley Fool · StockTitan · CNBC
  • ElevenLabs lets users publish AI-generated music directly to SoundCloud: more than 25 million tracks have been made with its music models. TechCrunch
  • DDEX names ElevenLabs its first AI company member: its Generative AI Declaration Standard is headed for peer review, with publication expected in early 2027. Digital Music News
  • Five9 grows 13% and agrees to buy Level AI for $325 million in cash: Five9 8-K
  • Cloudflare's revenue grows 39% to $782.5 million, its fastest in nearly four years: Cloudflare 8-K

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Your daily ten-minute read on where AI meets go-to-market. Host Jack King breaks down the day's breaking AI news for sales, marketing, and revenue teams — generative video, voice and music models, AI agents, and the tooling that's reshaping how companies sell. Sponsored by Varosity.ai.