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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, Semafor Anthropic could be the AI trade’s last tentpole IPO in 2026, The Guardian AI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’, 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), Handelsblatt KI: Nscale verhandelt mit Anthropic über 45-Milliarden-Dollar-Deal (de), Børsen Medie: Google-koryfæ ejer 1 pct. af Anthropic – afkast på 130 mia. kr. (da) · see all

  1. AI Firm Nscale Faces Investor Pushback Over IPO Valuation

    Bloomberg /

  2. Albertans Vote to Stay in Canada in Historic Referendum

    Amanda Coletta / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: The Guardian Alberta voters reject plan for referendum to leave Canada, CBC projects

    In other languages: Le Temps Au Canada, l’Alberta refuse son indépendance à hauteur de 76% (fr)

  3. Saudi Arabia postpones FII investment in Riyadh after Houthi attacks

    Shweta Jain and Salim A. Essaid / The National /

    Also: Bloomberg Saudi Arabia Postpones FII Summit After Houthi Attacks, Financial Times Private jet charter costs from Saudi Arabia soar after Houthi attacks, The New York Times Saudi Arabia Postpones Its FII Investment Event After Houthi Attacks

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) [밤 사이 해외뉴스] 사우디 '사막의 다보스' 결국 연기… 후티 공항 습격에 중동 정세 격랑 (ko)

  4. Zelensky Accuses US of Delaying Patriot Missiles as Tensions With Trump Grow

    Kyiv Post /

  5. How Extreme Wealth Is Remaking the South

    Bloomberg /

  6. Maersk, Hateco Plan $3.5 Billion Vietnam Rail Freight Project

    Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen / Bloomberg /

  7. 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)

  8. Fire reported at oil pumping station in Russia’s Tambov Oblast after drone attack

    Jonas Heins / The Kyiv Independent /

  9. Russian drone attack on Kyiv rush-hour traffic kills at least 1, injures 6

    Jimmy Rushton / The Kyiv Independent /

  10. 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

  11. Oil prices top $110 as traders weigh Middle East supply risks

    Euronews /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal Oil Prices Up as Traders Weigh Middle East Supply Risks

  12. Chinese carmakers gear up European production to sidestep tariffs, import quota

    Daniel Ren / South China Morning Post /

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

    Lauren Almeida / The Guardian /

    Also: POLITICO Europe French riots lay bare risks and opportunities for 2027 election candidates, Euronews France's riot damage doubles: Who will pay for thousands of wrecked shops?, Financial Times France’s riots expose the impotence of its political class

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 프랑스 시위 격화에 국채시장 흔들…마크롱 리더십 시험대 (ko), Valor Econômico Vandalismo, protesto, educação: entenda o que está acontecendo na França (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

  14. Suzhou Dongshan’s US$1.8b Hong Kong IPO trails expectations amid US trade risk concerns

    Zoe SL Chan / South China Morning Post /

  15. It’s time to give individual shareholders direct votes on climate change

    Financial Times /

  16. On Israeli election eve, settler violence becomes Netanyahu liability

    Al-Monitor /

  17. Energy transition, Africa’s pathway to economic sovereignty

    Tagay Hamza MehamedMungai Kihara / The Africa Report /

  18. High spectrum costs squeeze African telecom investment and digital growth

    Frank Eleanya / TechCabal /

  19. Will a second US city tax billion-dollar firms to fund clean energy?

    Alison F. Takemura / Canary Media /

  20. RBI tightens scrutiny of $1 billion-plus overseas investments amid rupee pressure

    The Economic Times /

    Also: Bloomberg India’s RBI Steps Up Overseas Investment Checks as Rupee Slides

  21. Missile War Monitor: Russian strike wipes out Datagroup's Kyiv data centre, attack near capital kills three

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  22. Indonesia set to raise rates to 6% amid rupiah slide

    IntelliNews - Surabaya Bureau / bne IntelliNews /

  23. Under pledge to U.S., Japan’s chip investment divided between home and abroad

    The Japan Times /

  24. Russian ‘Trojan horse’ properties near Nato air bases and naval facilities

    The Telegraph /

Earlier today

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

    Madlin Mekelburg and Rachel Metz / Bloomberg /

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

    Kyiv Post /

  3. Why the Treasury’s financing plans are sparking anxiety on Wall Street

    Joy Wiltermuth / MarketWatch /

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

    US FTC /

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

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /