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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, Bloomberg Anthropic in Talks for $45B Nscale Cloud Computing Deal, 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, 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 /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent Zelensky, Rubio discuss critical military systems amid US-Ukraine tensions

  5. 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), Svenska Dagbladet Open AI-spion kopplas till Saudiarabien (sv), Diario Financiero Justicia de EEUU pide negar la fianza a exingeniero que espiaba en OpenAI por alto riesgo de fuga a Arabia Saudita (es)

  6. How Extreme Wealth Is Remaking the South

    Bloomberg /

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

    Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen / Bloomberg /

  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 /

  11. 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

  12. 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

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

    Daniel Ren / South China Morning Post /

  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. Nigeria’s Dangote says refinery IPO subscriptions span 51 African countries

    bne IntelliNews /

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

    Al-Monitor /

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

    Tagay Hamza MehamedMungai Kihara / The Africa Report /

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

    Frank Eleanya / TechCabal /

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

    Alison F. Takemura / Canary Media /

  21. 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

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

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

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

    IntelliNews - Surabaya Bureau / bne IntelliNews /

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

    The Japan Times /

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 /