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Anthropic commits 5% of shares to ‘public benefit’ fund

Financial Times /

Also: The National Anthropic commits 5% stake to 'public benefit fund' amid growing AI backlash, The Guardian AI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’, Semafor Anthropic pledges at least 5% of shares to public-benefit fund, Bloomberg Nscale’s $30B IPO Ambition Meets Investor Pushback, BBC Anthropic says it will commit 5% of its shares to 'public benefit fund', The Japan Times Anthropic to commit 5% stake to new ‘public benefit fund’ · see all

In other languages: Dagens Næringsliv Bloomberg: Nscale i dialog med Anthropic om avtale på 45 mrd. dollar (no), Valor Econômico Nscale e Anthropic negociam novo contrato de US$ 45 bi para infraestrutura de IA, diz fonte (pt), Jornal de Negócios Anthropic negoceia investimento de 45 mil milhões de dólares em centros de dados da Nscale (pt)

  1. US prosecutors allege Saudi royal links in OpenAI bugging case

    Financial Times /

    Also: BBC Ex-OpenAI worker accused of planting device had Saudi support, says court filing, The Wall Street Journal Former OpenAI Worker Accused of Bugging Discussed Jobs With Saudi Royal

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Ex-funcionário da OpenAI acusado de instalar dispositivo de gravação parece ter apoio saudita, dizem promotores dos EUA (pt), Diario Financiero Justicia de EEUU pide negar la fianza a exingeniero que espiaba en OpenAI por alto riesgo de fuga a Arabia Saudita (es)

  2. France hit by debt sell-off as protests unnerve investors

    Lauren Almeida / The Guardian /

    Also: Bloomberg France’s Bonds Drop as Rioting Heaps Pressure on Government, Financial Times Violent protests spread from France to Italy and Belgium, The Wall Street Journal Rioting in France: What’s Fueling the Violence and What Happens Next

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 프랑스 시위 격화에 국채시장 흔들…마크롱 리더십 시험대 (ko), Valor Econômico Onda de violência em protestos na França pressiona Macron e expõe falhas na segurança (pt), Handelsblatt Nach Ausschreitungen: Ausgangssperren vor neuen Protesten in Frankreich verhängt (de), Expansión (México) Qué hay detrás de las protestas en Francia y por qué decretaron toques de queda (es) · see all

  3. Zelensky Tells US Lawmakers Washington Has Yet to Explain Starlink Limits, Missed Missile Warnings

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent Zelensky appeals to US lawmakers for answers as White House turns on Kyiv, The Economist The War Room newsletter: Ukraine’s Starlink starvation is a warning

  4. India-NZ FTA in force: Over half of New Zealand’s exports to India now tariff-free, Wellington also eyes Brazil, Canada

    The Economic Times /

    Also: Mint India-New Zealand trade pact takes effect on October 20: How it benefits both sides | Key highlights

  5. MTR bets $5 billion on a Hong Kong city that doesn’t exist yet

    The Japan Times /

  6. Activist Starboard targets Honeywell spin-off Solstice after failed megadeal

    Financial Times /

  7. Putin floats US-China-Russia summit to end Ukraine war, WSJ reports

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

    Also: Bloomberg Putin Proposes Summit with US, China on Ukraine, WSJ Reports

  8. Japan space probe to retrieve Martian rock samples

    IntelliNews - Tokyo Bureau / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Sky News Japan launches rocket to one of the moons around Mars, Bloomberg Japan Launches Probe in First Sampling Mission to a Moon of Mars

  9. South Korea’s $1 trillion chip bet to revive left-behind region risks Trump’s ire

    The Japan Times /

  10. Alibaba Backs Chinese Robovan Maker in $400 Million Fundraising

    Saritha Rai / Bloomberg /

  11. How SoftBank plans to power its AI ambitions

    Nikkei Asia /

  12. French riots lay bare risks and opportunities for 2027 election candidates

    Clea Caulcutt / POLITICO Europe /

  13. FTC Order Preserves Competition in Digital Advertising Ecosystem as Part of Publicis’s Acquisition of LiveRamp

    US FTC /

    Also: Bloomberg FTC Requires Publicis to Offer Equal Access to LiveRamp Data

  14. What happens to innovation after Big Tech buys a startup

    Florian Ederer / CEPR /

  15. US Moves to Bar DeepSeek From Federal Agencies and Contracts

    Michael Shepard / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Governo dos EUA proíbe agências federais de usarem tecnologia de IA da chinesa DeepSeek (pt)

  16. Hong Kong to cement its role as a yuan bond hub by appealing to more sovereign borrowers

    Tim Yuen Lingk / South China Morning Post /

  17. US to Make Some Dark Fleet Ships Legitimate, Wright Says

    Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Dagens industri USA vill låta sanktionerade fartyg frakta olja (sv)

  18. Saudi Arabia Postpones Its FII Investment Event After Houthi Attacks

    Humza Jilani / The New York Times /

    Also: Al-Monitor Saudi Arabia postpones its 'Davos in the Desert' conference after attacks, The National Saudi Arabia postpones FII investment in Riyadh after Houthi attacks, Financial Times Saudi Arabia to postpone in-person ‘Davos in the desert’ event after Houthi attacks

  19. New AI tool can predict cancer survival by a single patient selfie, study suggests

    The Guardian /

  20. Taiwan semiconductor ETFs hit record investor numbers

    IntelliNews - New Taipei Bureau / bne IntelliNews /

  21. Credit markets have entered uncharted territory as the riskiest junk bonds send a warning to investors

    Christine Idzelis / MarketWatch /

  22. Taming original sin redux: The role of benchmark-driven flows

    Serkan Arslanalp / CEPR /

  23. EU looks to strengthen position in trade talks with China

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

  24. Ambani looks to pull off India’s biggest IPO

    Financial Times /

Earlier today

  1. DOJ Calls for Detaining OpenAI Engineer, Citing Saudi Ties

    Madlin Mekelburg and Rachel Metz / Bloomberg /

  2. China’s Growth Rebounds to 4.5%, Puts Annual Target Within Reach

    Bloomberg /

  3. KKR accused by EU of misleading regulators over €22bn telecoms deal

    Financial Times /

  4. China’s economy grows faster than forecast after AI boom boosted exports

    Julia Kollewe / The Guardian /

  5. South Africa’s president eyes trade with China and India as US ties sour

    Financial Times /