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Sources: Amazon is in talks to invest $10B+ in OpenAI at a $500B+ valuation, with OpenAI using AWS Trainium; Microsoft keeps the rights to sell OpenAI's models — Amazon is in talks to invest $10 billion or more in OpenAI, according to three people familiar with the discussions.
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Oracle says final negotiations on an equity deal for its Michigan data center project are “on schedule” and Related Digital will be its development partner — Oracle Corp. said final negotiations on an equity deal for a data center project in Michigan are “on schedule” …
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Sources: Blue Owl Capital will not invest in Oracle's $10B, 1GW data center in Michigan after funding talks stalled due to concerns over debt terms and delays — Investment firm concerned about tougher debt terms and the risk of delays to the vast project — Oracle's largest data centre …
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WBD recommends shareholders reject Paramount's unsolicited $108.4B cash bid, calling the offer “illusory” and saying it believes Netflix's proposal is superior — Warner raised concerns about the credibility of Paramount's ‘illusory’ offer and its backing from the Ellison family
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Sources: top Monzo shareholders, including Accel and Iconiq, are pushing to oust Chair Gary Hoffman and retain CEO TS Anil, who is in the role until February — Investors including Accel and Iconiq are also pressing for greater board representation for shareholders
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OpenAI updates ChatGPT Images to generate images up to 4x faster and edit uploads more precisely, and adds a new section in ChatGPT's app and website for images — OpenAI is rolling out an update to ChatGPT that's intended to generate images better and faster, the latest move …
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Sources: Apple is in preliminary talks with India's CG Semi, which offers chip assembly and testing services, to assemble and package chips for the iPhone — Exploratory conversations have taken place between Murugappa Group-owned CG Semi, which is building an outsourced semiconductor assembly and test … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Waymo is in discussions to raise $15B+ led by Alphabet at a ~$100B valuation, up from 45B+ in October 2024, and has a $350M+ annual revenue run rate — Waymo, Alphabet Inc.'s autonomous driving unit, is in discussions to raise more than $15 billion at a valuation near $100 billion …
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Sources: at least six Chinese AI companies, like chip firms Montage and GigaDevice, are set to IPO in Hong Kong in the coming weeks, aiming to raise up to $1B — At least six Chinese companies related to artificial intelligence are set to go public in Hong Kong in the coming weeks … | Bloomberg: |
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Hut 8 partners with Fluidstack to build an AI data center in Louisiana for Anthropic, backed by a 15-year, $7B lease, starting with 245MW of computing capacity — Hut 8 (HUT.O) has signed a deal valued at about $7 billion to lease a data center in Louisiana, it said on Wednesday …
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Sources detail Mark Zuckerberg's all-in bet to make Meta an AI leader, with some saying Alexandr Wang finds Zuckerberg's micromanagement of AI work suffocating — A year of internal disorder, fluctuating priorities and colossal spending at Meta has rattled insiders and investors| Lora Kolodny / CNBC: |
California's DMV says a California administrative law judge recently ruled that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around its Autopilot and FSD systems — A California administrative law judge recently ruled recently that Tesla's marketing around its “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” … | Ashutosh Joshi / Bloomberg: |
Bengaluru-based e-commerce platform Meesho is up 95% from its IPO offer price, valuing it at nearly $11B and making it India's best-performing major IPO of 2025 — Follow Bloomberg India on WhatsApp for exclusive content and analysis on what billionaires, businesses and markets are doing.
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Crypto exchange HashKey closed flat in its Hong Kong debut, after rising as much as 6.6% before falling 8.4% intraday, amid a weakness in digital assets — Cryptocurrency exchange HashKey Holdings Ltd (3887.HK) made a flat debut in Hong Kong on Wednesday amid recent weakness in digital assets … | Punchbowl News: |
a16z releases a nine-pillar AI policy framework for Congress, including restricting AI use for under-13s without parental consent and keeping a role for states — Andreessen Horowitz is laying out a framework on Wednesday that it wants Congress to take up for artificial intelligence …
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AI chip startup Mythic, which develops “analog processing units” to perform AI computations within memory, raised $125M led by DCVC; its CEO is a Nvidia veteran — Chip startup Mythic Inc. has raised $125 million in a new funding round, money that will help support its attempt …
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Ankar, which develops LLM-powered AI tools to streamline the process of drafting patent applications for patent attorneys, raised a $20M Series A led by Atomico — The company, which just secured a $20 million Series A venture capital round, is using AI to streamline the process of obtaining …
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Daniel Kwan and 500+ writers, actors, and technologists launch the Creators Coalition on AI to push standards for AI training and use across creative industries — The organization, which published four distinct goals and a call to action while gathering hundreds of signatories … | Jennifer Maas / Variety: |
Sources: Disney has been hesitant to license its IP to Roblox because it doesn't consider it a safe platform, bucking the trend followed by Netflix and others — Here's a stat that might shock anyone who isn't the parent of a Gen Alpha kid: As of October 2025, online gaming platform Roblox boasted … | Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Meta is partnering with Singapore-based K-ID to add its AgeKey age-verification tech to Meta apps, with plans to roll it out across multiple countries in 2026 — Tech giant plans to roll out new AgeKey technology across multiple countries next year — Meta is adopting a new age-checking system …
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Bhutan unveils a pledge of up to 10,000 bitcoin to develop Gelephu Mindfulness City; Arkham says Bhutan holds 5,984 bitcoin, ranking 7th among sovereign holders — The 10,000 BTC will generate yields for GMC's growth while being held long-term, with Bhutan ruling out selling the reserves.| Akash Sriram / Reuters: |
Coursera plans to acquire rival online education platform Udemy in an all-stock deal valued at $2.5B, combining two of the largest US learning platforms — Online education platform Coursera (COUR.N) said on Wednesday it would buy rival Udemy (UDMY.O) in an all-stock deal … | Prianka Srinivasan / The Guardian: |
The Marshall Islands unveils a national UBI scheme that offers payments of ~$200 per quarter to every resident citizen via stablecoin or traditional currency — Quarterly payments of $200 to be offered via stablecoin or traditional currency in a scheme designed to ease cost of living pressures in the Pacific nation| Ismi Damayanti / Nikkei Asia: |
Super Bank Indonesia, a Grab-backed digital lender, rose by 24% during its stock market debut in Jakarta, after the company raised ~$168M in its IPO — JAKARTA — The share price of Super Bank Indonesia, a digital lender backed by Singapore's Grab and South Korea's KakaoBank …
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The US threatens economic penalties against European companies like Spotify if the EU does not roll back regulations and lawsuits targeting US tech giants — U.S. officials excoriated the European Union for discriminating against American technology companies and threatened …
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Sources: Binance has been exploring ways to reboot its Binance.US affiliate, including a recapitalization to cut CZ's stake, which is a hurdle to expansion — Changpeng Zhao has unfinished business. — The billionaire co-founder of Binance has stepped back into the spotlight …
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Google launches CC, an experimental AI assistant that delivers a personalized daily “Your Day Ahead” briefing email based on users' emails and calendar — Google's new AI agent delivers a morning briefing personalized using your emails and calendar. … Google wants you to start your day with AI.
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Dune and Keyrock: bets placed on prediction markets rose from <$100M per month in early 2024 to $13B per month in November, as Polymarket and Kalshi compete — Value of bets soars from $100mn to $13bn a month — Prediction markets have ballooned 130 times in size over the past two years … Sponsor Posts
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