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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), 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. 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), 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), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 바이낸스 역대 최악 해킹사고에... 비트코인 가격 '촉각' (ko), Handelsblatt Cyberangriff: Diese Folgen hat der Binance-Hack für die Kryptowelt – die fünf wichtigsten Antworten (de), Valor Econômico Mercado Bitcoin suspende depósitos e saques por ‘incidente de segurança’ (pt), 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

  3. Australia’s central bank lifts rates to 18-year high of 4.85%

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Australia Raises Key Rate to 18-Year High in Split Decision, The Guardian RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank hikes cash rate for fifth time this year in blow to mortgage holders

  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: 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), Valor Econômico Acordo entre Marvell e Lumentum busca moldar a próxima era da conectividade de IA, diz presidente (pt), 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. 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, Semafor Trump cuts South Africa, Rwanda from AGOA trade program

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

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Anthropic Revenue Hits Nearly $17 Billion Before Mega-IPO

    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)

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

    Alexander Ward / The Wall Street Journal /

  8. Gold holds biggest jump in two months on Iran peace-deal hopes

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Gold Holds Biggest Jump in Two Months on Iran Peace-Deal Hopes

  9. Huafa’s $62 Billion Debt Strain Shakes China’s Credit Market

    Bloomberg /

  10. Tokenised gold bar to advance Hong Kong’s ambitions as digital, metal trading hub

    Xinmei Shen / South China Morning Post /

  11. EQT seeks joint AI and data centre deals with Saudi and UAE sovereign investors

    Sarmad Khan / The National /

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

    William Gavin / MarketWatch /

    Also: The New York Times Anthropic Reveals $17 Billion in Revenue as I.P.O. Approaches, The Globe and Mail Anthropic revenue growth slows, compute financing risks mount ahead of IPO

  13. US Maritime Administration approves ST LNG export terminal off Texas coast

    Newsbase analysts / bne IntelliNews /

  14. PBOC to raise banks’ forex reserve requirements to ease appreciation pressure on yuan

    Sylvia Ma / South China Morning Post /

    Also: Bloomberg Onshore Yuan Snaps Winning Streak as PBOC Lifts FX Reserve Ratio

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

    Al-Monitor /

  16. Why PC makers are turning back to China

    Nikkei Asia /

  17. HDFC, Kotak banks find out what happens when AI goes rogue

    Mrunmayee / The Ken /

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

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg OpenAI Says Former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to Join Company

  19. Can India abolish LTCG tax? SBI Research says Centre has ‘fiscal headroom’ to absorb loss, suggests alternatives

    Mint /

  20. Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl reportedly struck, multiple fires reported

    Tamara Nowakowsky / The Kyiv Independent /

  21. Disney plans thousands of layoffs while targeting 20% cost savings

    The Japan Times /

    Also: The Business Times Disney eyes thousands of layoffs, with managers asked to cut 20%, Bloomberg Disney Plans Thousands of Layoffs, Targeting 20% Cost Savings

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

    Ralph Jennings / South China Morning Post /

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

    Mint /

  24. Crisis over top court shapes Poland’s battle lines before 2027 election

    Wojciech Kość and Bartosz Brzeziński / POLITICO Europe /

Earlier today

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

    Dhara Ranasinghe and Yoruk Bahceli / The Globe and Mail /

  2. US Reportedly Seeks to Restore Russian Gas Supplies Through Ukraine

    Alisa Orlova / Kyiv Post /

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

    The Business Times /

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

    Financial Times /

  5. First Nations court challenges pile up against Carney’s Pacific Link pipeline

    David Ebner / The Globe and Mail /