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Oracle taps investors for US$20 billion to finance AI expansion

The Business Times /

Also: Bloomberg Oracle Leads 17-Firm High-Grade Bond Push Before US Midterm Vote, The Globe and Mail Oracle plans $20-billion bond and share sale to finance AI expansion

In other languages: Handelsblatt Kapitalbedarf für KI-Boom: Oracle will sich 20 Milliarden Dollar beschaffen (de), Valor Econômico Oracle planeja levantar US$20 bilhões por meio da emissão de títulos e venda de ações (pt), Dagens industri Oracle vill ta in 200 miljarder för AI-investeringar (sv)

  1. Europe Experiences Second Wave of Cyberattacks, Supermarket Fridges Targeted

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: Bloomberg Supermarkets Across Europe Report Suspected Freezer Hack, Financial Times Supermarket fridges hit by cyber attacks | FT #shorts, POLITICO Europe Europe’s supermarkets hit by new wave of cyberattacks targeting fridges, The Guardian Who is hacking Europe’s supermarket fridges and freezers, and why?

    In other languages: Expansión (México) Ni la comida está a salvo de los hackers: ciberataques afectan supermercados europeos (es), Le Temps Une cyberattaque frappe des réfrigérateurs dans sept pays d’Europe (fr), Jornal de Negócios Ataque informático ao Intermarché desliga frigoríficos em sete supermercados de norte a sul do País (pt), NRC Hackers braken opnieuw in bij koelsystemen, dit keer ook in Nederland. Ze lieten de temperatuur tot wel zeventig graden oplopen. 'We zien nog steeds veel kwetsbare apparaten' (nl) · see all

  2. US kicks South Africa, Rwanda out of AGOA

    Julian PecquetCarien du Plessis / The Africa Report /

    Also: bne IntelliNews US moves to strip South Africa and Rwanda of duty-free trade access under AGOA from January, Financial Times US moves to strip South Africa and Rwanda of duty-free trade access, Bloomberg South Africa, Rwanda Lose Access to US’s AGOA Trade Pact

  3. Anthropic reveals $900bn AI spending commitments ahead of IPO

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Anthropic to Spend $895 Billion in the Years Ahead

    In other languages: Le Figaro Anthropic a réalisé un chiffre d'affaires de 17 milliards de dollars au troisième trimestre, en hausse de 46% (fr), Expansión Anthropic factura 15.000 millones en el tercer trimestre, según el folleto actualizado de su OPV (es), Der Spiegel Anthropic macht vor Börsengang Milliardenverluste (de), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 매출 12배 폭증에 순손실 140조원…앤스로픽 1.7조달러 가치 가능할까 (ko), Dagens industri Anthropics intäkter rusar (sv) · see all

  4. Marvell to Acquire Lumentum in Historic $115 Billion Deal

    Ryan Gould / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Globe and Mail Marvell to buy Lumentum in $115-billion deal in AI data-centre bet, Financial Times Marvell to buy data centre component maker Lumentum in $115bn AI bet

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Marvell compra Lumentum por US$ 115 bilhões em aposta no mercado de data centers para IA (pt), Expansión Marvell compra Lumentum por más de 103.000 millones para crecer en IA (es), Cinco Días Marvell y Lumentum acuerdan una fusión histórica de 115.000 millones en su apuesta por los centros de datos (es), Handelsblatt KI-Infrastruktur: Chipkonzern Marvell übernimmt Laserspezialisten Lumentum (de), Jornal de Negócios Marvell volta às compras. Chega a acordo para adquirir Lumentum por 115 mil milhões de dólares (pt), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) [밤 사이 해외뉴스 영상] 1150억 달러 역대 최대 빅딜 터졌다…마벨, 루멘텀 전격 인수한 진짜 목적 (ko) · see all

  5. Behind Anthropic’s 1,127% revenue surge — and the computing bill that erased its profit

    William Gavin / MarketWatch /

    Also: The Globe and Mail Anthropic revenue growth slows, compute financing risks mount ahead of IPO, The Business Times Anthropic’s quarterly loss shrinks, revenue jumps ahead of blockbuster IPO

  6. Binance Outflows Reach $4.7 Billion After North Korea Hack

    Ryan Weeks / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Japan Times Binance outflows hit $4.7 billion after record North Korea hack, The Diplomat $6B Binance Heist Exposes How North Korea Turned Hacking Into a State Revenue Stream, Financial Times What caused the $6.3bn Binance hack?, France 24 Binance users withdraw $3.4 billion after record crypto heist, South China Morning Post Crypto industry confronts stark security challenges after US$6.4b Binance hack, BBC North Korea denies being behind record $6.3bn Binance hack, The Guardian Investors pull billions in funds from Binance after record $6.3bn hack, The Globe and Mail Binance says withdrawals stabilizing after $6.3-billion heist · see all

    In other languages: Cinco Días Binance reanuda las retiradas de fondos tras el histórico robo y los clientes sacan 4.700 millones de dólares (es), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Der Binance-Coup: Wie Nordkorea die Krypto-Branche austricksen konnte (de), Valor Econômico Binance diz que onda de saques após roubo de US$ 6,3 bilhões está diminuindo (pt), Expansión Las retiradas de clientes de Binance ascienden ya a 4.460 millones (es), Jornal de Negócios Clientes da Binance tiram mais de 4 mil milhões de euros após ataque informático (pt), Süddeutsche Zeitung Nordkorea: Hacken im Auftrag des Diktators (de), Handelsblatt Binance: Warum Nordkoreas Hacker der Kryptobranche immer einen Schritt voraus sind (de), La Nación Heladeras hackeadas: por qué los especialistas en ciberseguridad hablan de un “octubre negro” que todavía no termina (es), Estadão Coreia do Norte rejeita acusações do FBI sobre envolvimento com ataque hacker à Binance (pt), Expansión (México) Corea del Norte niega hackeo de 6,000 mdd a Binance y acusa a EU de provocación (es) · see all

  7. PBOC to raise reserve requirement ratio on foreign exchange deposits by 2 percentage points

    Sylvia Ma / South China Morning Post /

    Also: Bloomberg Offshore Yuan Weakens on PBOC’s Move to Raise FX Reserve Ratio

  8. US to mediate trilateral talks with Ukraine, Russia in Abu Dhabi next week, US envoy says

    Al-Monitor /

  9. OpenAI hires former US Army secretary as military seeks to expand AI use

    Financial Times /

  10. Alphabet kicks off €6-billion bond sale, tests appetite for tech debt

    Dhara Ranasinghe and Yoruk Bahceli / The Globe and Mail /

    Also: Bloomberg Alphabet’s Euro Debt Market Return Tests Faith in AI, Semafor Alphabet launches eurobond, testing AI debt markets

    In other languages: Cinco Días Oracle vuelve a asustar al mercado al colocar 20.000 millones de dólares entre deuda y capital para financiar su inversión en IA (es), Jornal de Negócios Oracle e Alphabet avançam com novas angariações de capital para financiar gastos com IA (pt), Diario Financiero Alphabet lanza bonos por US$ 6.700 millones y pone a prueba apetito por deuda de tecnológicas (es)

  11. How policy needs to catch up with India’s upcoming demographic reset

    Mint /

  12. U.S. Strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island as Trump Talks Down War Risks

    Alexander Ward / The Wall Street Journal /

  13. Oil drops 7% as Iran signals openness to peace talks

    The Business Times /

    In other languages: Rzeczpospolita Iran deklaruje gotowość do otwarcia cieśniny Ormuz. Stawia warunek USA (pl)

  14. Carney’s Push to Fast-Track Oil Pipeline Faces Mounting Indigenous Lawsuits

    Thomas Seal / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Globe and Mail First Nations court challenges pile up against Carney’s Pacific Link pipeline

  15. AI-powered malware ‘highly likely’ to be used to hack UK infrastructure by 2028

    The Guardian /

  16. Chinese and Russian AI cyber attacks will be routine by 2028, says GCHQ

    Financial Times /

  17. Russia Signs Military Cooperation Deal With Azerbaijan, Eyes New Arms Sales Amid Turkey Tensions

    Sevinj Osmanqizi / Kyiv Post /

  18. Ukraine, EU split over US-backed plan to bring Russian gas back to Europe

    Chris Powers / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: bne IntelliNews US revives push to sell Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine

    In other languages: Der Spiegel USA drängen auf Gaslieferungen von Russland an Europa (de), Jornal de Negócios Estados Unidos querem gás russo de volta à Europa através dos gasodutos ucranianos (pt)

  19. US automakers push for ban on Chinese vehicle imports

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

  20. Putin orders Russian data centers to reserve capacity to assist state IT infrastructure

    Lachlan Hyatt / The Kyiv Independent /

  21. Indonesia’s severe drought threatens to disrupt China’s vast battery industry

    Ralph Jennings / South China Morning Post /

  22. Repo is the new dollar safe asset

    Miguel Chumbo and Arvind Krishnamurthy / CEPR /

  23. TAINTED TAPS: Mapped: Bronkhorstspruit an example of SA’s collapsing water system

    Lerato Mutsila / Daily Maverick /

  24. Germany Confirms Spyware Alerts on Lawmakers’ Phones

    Kyiv Post /

Earlier today

  1. Why PC makers are turning back to China

    Nikkei Asia /

  2. India's refiners cash in as the world runs short of diesel

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

  3. Could AI swarms take down the grid?

    Stephen Lacey / Latitude Media /

  4. Private equity’s liquidity crunch fuels growth in secondaries, alternative fund structures

    Benjamin Cher / The Business Times /

  5. Global investors step up for Canadian infrastructure because it’s predictable

    Andrew Willis / The Globe and Mail /