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Scaleway to Build AMD-Powered AI Supercomputer in Sweden

French cloud provider Scaleway announced at its annual AI conference in Paris that it will build an AI supercomputer in Sweden powered by AMD Instinct MI355X chips — AMD's answer to Nvidia's Blackwell line — which the company said will be Europe's first commercial AMD-based AI supercomputer, aimed at startups, AI firms and enterprise customers, according to Investing.com. The announcement did not disclose compute capacity, chip count or investment figures.
AMD's open-source ROCm software ecosystem will be included. Scaleway cited Sweden's high share of low-carbon power and developed AI industry as reasons for the location; the company entered the Swedish market in May via a partnership with telecom operator Tele2. Other partners include Bull (assembly and maintenance), Giga Computing (servers), HPE (networking), VAST Data (storage) and Motul (liquid cooling).

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

ConsumerLive Wire · AI-collected

Poundland in Rescue Talks as Owners Seek Buyer

UK discount retailer Poundland, which has about 600 stores and 12,000 employees in the UK and Ireland, confirmed it is in talks with potential buyers, with executives working with Irish real estate firm Martin Property Group on a management buyout, as first reported by Sky News, according to the BBC.
The Usdaw union warned the retailer could fall into administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk, if the buyout falls through, saying management's offers have reportedly been turned down so far. Poundland was sold for £1 last summer by previous owner Pepco to US investment firm Gordon Brothers; the chain expects 2026 sales to grow more than 3%, which managing director Barry Williams cited this month as evidence its recovery plan "is working."

Published Oct 13Source: BBC ↗

ConsumerLive Wire · AI-collected

Phase Eight and Hobbs Owner Hit by Cyber-Attack, as H&M Probes Separate Hack Claim

TFG London, the UK arm of retail conglomerate The Foschini Group and owner of fashion brands Hobbs, Whistles and Phase Eight, said it identified a cybersecurity incident on Sunday affecting some IT systems and specifically impacting those three brands, according to the BBC. The company said stores are operating normally but some website functions may be unavailable, and it does not believe customer payment information was affected, though it is still investigating whether other personal data was impacted.
Separately, H&M is investigating a claim that it was attacked by a hacking group. A security expert told the BBC the incident is a sign major brands are targeted by cyber-criminals, following similar attacks on fashion companies including Adidas and Alexander McQueen.

Published Oct 13Source: BBC ↗

IndustrialsLive Wire · AI-collected

Melrose Industries Shares Rise as GKN Civil Probe Nears End

Melrose Industries shares rose more than 4% after the Orange County District Attorney's office filed paperwork to begin resolving a civil investigation related to GKN Aerospace's Garden Grove facility, according to Investing.com. The report did not detail the specific allegations involved.
The company said it expects the Garden Grove facility to see a gradual return to full operating capacity in the fourth quarter. The announcement was made Tuesday, October 13.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

FinancialsLive Wire · AI-collected

Plus500 Stock Rises After Hedge Capital Markets Acquisition

Plus500 agreed to acquire Hedge Capital Markets, a US SEC-registered, FINRA-member broker-dealer founded in 2021 that provides US retail investors access to exchange-listed securities such as stocks and ETFs, according to Investing.com. The deal is conditional and will be funded entirely from Plus500's existing cash, which stood at over $860 million as of June 30, 2026.
Plus500 shares rose 3.8% on the announcement Tuesday. The acquisition aims to give Plus500 access to the US SEC-regulated market and support a US multi-asset trading platform set to launch in Q1 2027, integrating stocks, options, ETFs, futures and prediction-market products into a single app. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions including FINRA approval.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

SemisLive Wire · AI-collected

Global Chip Selloff Deepens as AI Worries, China Competition Spread to US, Europe

The memory-chip selloff spread beyond Asia on Tuesday, with Micron down 2.3%, Marvell and SanDisk each down more than 2%, Western Digital down about 4%, and AMD and Broadcom each down about 1% in US pre-market trading, while European chip stocks also fell — STMicroelectronics and Technoprobe down 2.6%, ASM International down 2.4%, Aixtron down 1.9%, Siltronic down 1.4%, and Soitec, Infineon, ASML and BE Semiconductor each down more than 1%, according to Investing.com.
The declines follow a deeper selloff in Asia, where SK Hynix fell about 10%, Samsung Electronics about 7.4%, and Japan's Kioxia up to 13.3%; SoftBank Group fell 8.5%, leading declines in Japan's chip and electronics sector. Micron fell 3.9% in New York trading the prior day. The selloff traces to China's CXMT announcing progress on a new chip architecture that increases memory density, stoking competition concerns, against a broader backdrop of worries over the sustainability of AI investment.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Broadcom CEO Sees Capital as Hurdle to AI Growth, Calls Some AI Investing a 'Casino'

Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said at a panel discussion in Singapore that capital, rather than wafer or memory shortages, will become the company's biggest constraint as AI development continues, according to Investing.com. The remarks were made Monday, October 12.
Tan said leading AI labs such as Anthropic and OpenAI have shown their latest models can generate substantial revenue in the AI personal-assistant space. Asked about the impact of cheaper AI models, he compared some AI investment flows to "casino gambling," saying many investors set excessively high expectations without understanding what they were investing in, and later realize they were effectively gambling: "A lot of investors have no clue what they're investing in."

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Nokia Shares Fall on Agreement to Sell Campus Edge to Aurelius

Nokia signed a definitive agreement to sell its Enterprise Campus Edge business to Aurelius, with the deal expected to close in the first half of 2027 subject to customary closing conditions, according to Investing.com. Nokia shares fell about 4% following the announcement, made Tuesday, October 13. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Nokia said the sale is part of a strategy to streamline its portfolio and focus resources where it sees the greatest long-term value, and that the business would be able to pursue an independent strategic focus under Aurelius.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

ConsumerLive Wire · AI-collected

Stellantis Q3 Shipments Fall 1%, Weighed Down by North America Production Halt

Stellantis shipped about 1.3 million vehicles in the third quarter, down 1% year-over-year, according to Investing.com, with a summer production halt at North American plants as the main drag — Jeep Grand Cherokee and Compass shipments each fell by about 25,000 units.
By region: North America fell 12% to 357,000 units; Europe rose 10% to 588,000 units, including about 44,000 vehicles from Chinese partner Leapmotor, the only region to improve year-over-year; Middle East and Africa fell 21% to 75,000 units, hurt by weaker sales in Turkey and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and regional conflict. Full third-quarter results are due October 28.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

EnergyLive Wire · AI-collected

Equinor Signs Five-Year Gas Supply Deal With Eneco

Norway's Equinor agreed to supply natural gas to Dutch energy company Eneco for five years, delivering about 9 TWh (roughly 0.9 bcm) annually via the Dutch gas grid, with deliveries starting October 1, 2026, according to Investing.com. Financial terms were not disclosed.
This is the third long-term agreement the two companies have signed this year. Equinor said it is also transferring verified environmental attributes, under which the gas carries 11.8% lower greenhouse gas emissions than the average Dutch grid mix.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

ConsumerLive Wire · AI-collected

Chinese Automakers Slide as Weak September Sales, EU Hybrid Curbs Weigh

Chinese automaker shares fell Tuesday — BYD down 2.8%, Great Wall Motor down 2.1%, NIO and XPeng each down more than 2%, Leapmotor down 1.5%, SAIC down 1.1%, Li Auto down 0.8% and Chery down 0.5%, while Geely rose 0.6% — as weak domestic sales and new EU import curbs on Chinese hybrids weighed on sentiment, according to Investing.com.
China Passenger Car Association data showed September domestic passenger car sales fell 28.1% year-over-year to 1.63 million units, a 12th straight monthly decline and worse than August's 23.7% drop; domestic BEV/PHEV sales fell 16.7% to 1.08 million units. Exports rose 73.2% to 923,000 units, though growth slowed from August's 77.5%.
The EU and China agreed to cap annual Chinese hybrid imports at 350,000 vehicles, likely effective from early December, running four years with 6% annual growth allowed. Reuters-cited estimates suggest China's EU hybrid exports could fall by nearly half from a projected 800,000 units in 2026, with Chinese brands' EU hybrid market share potentially dropping from 12% to about 6%; Jefferies data cited BYD, SAIC and Chery as accounting for over 90% of Chinese hybrid sales in the EU. China's H1 2026 hybrid exports to the EU tripled year-over-year to $7.5 billion.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

FinancialsLive Wire · AI-collected

Banking Watchdogs Ramp Up AI Scrutiny as Stability Fears Mount, Sources Say

The US Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC are questioning banks on their use of advanced AI models, the Bank of England is pushing large banks to review recovery plans, and the European Central Bank is requiring eurozone banks to submit AI-driven cyberthreat response plans, according to a Reuters report citing six anonymous sources; the agencies declined to comment.
Key concerns cited include AI-driven cyberattacks, autonomous AI agents acting beyond their authority or outside human control, reliance on Chinese technology and external AI vendors, and AI adoption outpacing the build-out of controls; one European bank executive reportedly warned serious market damage could occur within six months.
US regulators are questioning banks of all sizes on AI agent limits, behavior monitoring, approval processes, auditability, human oversight and kill-switch mechanisms without yet setting specific rules. The BoE is favoring industry collaboration over new rules, urging banks to build "bare metal" recovery systems fully separated from main systems and use frontier AI to find and patch vulnerabilities. The ECB's July letter required eurozone banks to submit AI-cyberthreat response plans, including backup and recovery measures and mapping of AI usage and vendor dependencies, by the end of October.

Published Oct 13Source: Reuters ↗

FinancialsLive Wire · AI-collected

Visa Wins China Approval to Prepare for Domestic Payments Business

China's central bank, the PBOC, approved Visa's application to begin formal preparations to establish a domestic bankcard clearing institution in China, according to Investing.com. The approval is a preparatory step and does not mean Visa has begun clearing domestic transactions in China yet.
If the process advances, Visa would gain a path into China's domestic payments market beyond its current international card-payment business, subject to meeting regulatory requirements. CEO Ryan McInerney said Visa intends to follow PBOC procedures to begin domestic operations in China, where the company has operated for more than 40 years. The announcement was made Tuesday, October 13.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Character.AI Files for Bankruptcy, Agrees to Sell Some Assets to Disney for $20 Million

AI chatbot company Character.AI filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and agreed to sell some of its assets to Walt Disney for $20 million, according to Investing.com. The announcement was made Monday, October 12.
The company said it plans to keep operating its service while the sale is finalized. The report did not specify which assets are being sold or the reasons behind the bankruptcy filing.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

SoftBank Shares Fall 8% as Chip Selloff Compounds With Report of Lower OpenAI Revenue

SoftBank Group shares fell about 8% to 5,337 yen in Tuesday Tokyo trading, according to Investing.com, as a broader Asian chip-sector selloff (Nikkei 225 down more than 1,900 points intraday, KOSPI sharply lower on the China memory-chip competition concerns) combined with company-specific pressure.
SoftBank holds roughly 87% of Arm and has invested a cumulative $64.6 billion in OpenAI for about a 13% stake. Reports that OpenAI's annual revenue is around $50 billion — lower than the previously reported roughly $70 billion — raised questions about whether investment returns can cover SoftBank's high-interest debt load, with the company's credit default swap premiums rising to multi-year highs. The article noted the OpenAI revenue figure is itself an unconfirmed media report.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

NTT Data in Final Talks to Build Anthropic's First Data Centre in Japan, Nikkei Reports

NTT Data Group is in final-stage talks with Anthropic to build the AI company's first dedicated data center in Japan, located in Osaka in western Japan, with power capacity of up to 500 megawatts, according to Nikkei via Reuters.
Construction costs could reach up to 1 trillion yen (about $6.3 billion), with some capacity expected to come online as early as 2028; the two companies aim to finalize a contract by the end of fiscal year 2026 (March 31, 2027). The report is based on anonymous sources and the contract is not yet finalized; NTT declined to comment.

Published Oct 13Source: Reuters (Nikkei) ↗

SemisLive Wire · AI-collected

Samsung, SK Hynix Shares Plunge Over 7% as KOSPI Drops Nearly 7% on China Competition Fears

Samsung Electronics fell about 7.5% to 231,750 won and SK Hynix fell about 8.4% in Tuesday Asian trading, extending what the article describes as a fifth straight down session; the KOSPI index dropped nearly 7% to 5,944.31, according to Investing.com.
The selloff traces to news that China's CXMT (ChangXin Memory Technologies) has made progress on next-generation 4F² DRAM design, which could boost memory density, with CXMT reportedly targeting a 2026 year-end launch of server DDR5 products using the technology — raising concerns over intensifying competition and pricing pressure.
The decline also followed Monday's drop in US chip stocks (Micron down roughly 4%, SanDisk down roughly 6%), amid broader concerns over the sustainability of the AI investment boom and elevated valuations in the memory sector.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Nvidia's China AI-Chip Share Falls as Huawei Closes Gap, IDC Report Finds

Nvidia held 34% of China's data-center AI chip market in the first half of 2026, with shipments falling 44% year-over-year to 678,000 units, while Huawei's share reached 28% as its shipments rose from over 300,000 to 572,000 units, according to an IDC report obtained by Reuters.
The report did not disclose each company's prior-period market share, so the size of Nvidia's decline could not be confirmed. The Reuters report was dated Beijing, October 13.

Published Oct 13Source: Reuters ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Tencent Sells Dollar, Dim Sum Bonds Amid AI Spending Spree

Tencent is seeking to raise at least $4.5 billion through dollar bonds (10-year and 20-year tranches) and dim sum bonds, or offshore yuan debt (10-year and 30-year tranches), according to Investing.com. Initial price guidance was about 115 basis points over Treasuries for the 10-year dollar notes and about 140bp for the 20-year notes, with the 10-year yuan notes guided around 2.90% and the 30-year around 3.50%.
Dollar bond orders exceeded $2 billion and yuan bond orders topped 35 billion yuan (about $5.2 billion). Moody's and S&P are expected to rate the notes A1 and A+ respectively, with Fitch at A; proceeds are for general corporate purposes.
Tencent's first-half 2026 capital expenditure reached 96.3 billion yuan, more than double the 45.9 billion yuan a year earlier, driven by computing equipment, software and data centers. The company raised about $4.66 billion via dollar and yuan bonds in June. Tencent shares fell 1.3% on the announcement day and are down roughly 30% year-to-date.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

MacroLive Wire · AI-collected

IMF Upgrades UK Growth Forecast, Warns Energy Prices and Rates Will Bite in 2027

The IMF raised its 2026 UK growth forecast to 1.3% from 1% in July, saying global economies have proved more resilient to the energy price shock from the US-Iran war than expected, though it warned the conflict's economic fallout remains "highly uncertain," according to the BBC. Growth is projected to slow to 1.2% in 2027 as higher energy prices and long-term interest rates weigh on household spending and business investment.
The IMF projected the UK would see a sharp fall in government borrowing and the lowest annual borrowing rate among G7 countries over the next five years, with the lowest annual deficit by 2031. The reversal of earlier downgrades means the UK is expected to be tied with Germany as the second-fastest-growing G7 economy this year. Chancellor John Healey, finalizing tax and spending plans to be announced October 28, said the government would seek to "provide some breathing space" for households.

Published Oct 13Source: BBC ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Anthropic Says New Safeguards Sharply Reduce AI Distillation Attacks

Anthropic said new safeguards restricting access to Claude's reasoning process and making it harder to repeatedly probe its protected reasoning through proxy networks have sharply reduced "AI distillation" attacks, in which rivals mass-query a model to harvest its outputs and reproduce its capabilities faster and more cheaply, according to Reuters. The company said the detection system has a false-positive rate below 0.1%.
Anthropic said the safeguards cut data harvested through distillation attempts by roughly 90-99% and reduced extracted reasoning tokens by 10-100x, and it blocked tens of thousands of accounts linked to distillation campaigns. The company cited Chinese AI startup Z.ai (Zhipu) as an example, alleging the firm attempted to distill Claude's capabilities while developing its GLM-5.3 model; Z.ai did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Published Oct 13Source: Reuters ↗

IndustrialsLive Wire · AI-collected

Japan's Omron to Buy US Industrial PC Firm Onlogic for $675 Million in Physical AI Push

Japan's Omron agreed to acquire Onlogic, a US maker of industrial PCs, and its parent company Interlogic, for a total of $675 million, according to Investing.com. Interlogic will become a wholly owned Omron subsidiary while Onlogic continues to operate as an independent business, retaining its brand and current management.
Omron said the deal is aimed at developing physical AI services within its industrial automation business, combining its precision control technology with Onlogic's industrial PCs to build a physical AI platform and expand its US customer base. The deal was announced Tuesday, Tokyo time; Omron noted its US robotics subsidiary struck a collaboration agreement with Italian automation firm Comau in May.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

ConsumerLive Wire · AI-collected

Six Flags Shares Slide After Fatal Roller Coaster Incident in Georgia

A roller coaster incident at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, Georgia (near Atlanta) on Monday afternoon left one person dead and several injured, according to Investing.com. Shares fell 8.8% to $10.87 in after-hours trading as of 8:39pm ET.
A company spokesperson said, "We are deeply saddened by the guest incident at our park today," adding that the park is supporting affected guests and staff and fully cooperating with local authorities. Authorities have not disclosed the cause of the death or injuries; the Cobb County Police Department's major crimes unit will investigate.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

NYT, Economist Among Publishers Joining Coalition to Curb Unpaid AI Use

The New York Times, France's AFP, The Economist, The Atlantic, and Brazil's National Association of Newspapers joined SPUR (Standards for Publisher Usage Rights), a publisher coalition launched in February that now counts about 80 member organizations across 20-plus countries, funded entirely by members, according to Investing.com. Founding members include the Financial Times, BBC, and Associated Press.
SPUR aims to stop AI companies from using or monetizing publisher content without permission, developing industry-wide standards and technical systems to help publishers track AI usage of their content and strike licensing deals; it recently introduced a "Content Telemetry Standard" for AI agents to log and report their media usage.
The move comes as publishers escalate legal action over unauthorized use of their content in training large language models — USA Today and affiliated papers sued OpenAI for copyright infringement this month, while OpenAI and backer Microsoft face similar suits from the Times and others. A Reuters Institute report found Google search referrals to over 2,500 websites fell 33% globally between November 2024 and November 2025. NYT strategic partnerships head Rebecca Grossman-Cohen said "intellectual property protection and technological advancement can and must co-exist"; neither OpenAI nor Microsoft commented in the report.

Published Oct 12Source: Investing.com ↗

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Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Scaleway to Build AMD-Powered AI Supercomputer in Sweden

French cloud provider Scaleway announced at its annual AI conference in Paris that it will build an AI supercomputer in Sweden powered by AMD Instinct MI355X chips — AMD's answer to Nvidia's Blackwell line — which the company said will be Europe's first commercial AMD-based AI supercomputer, aimed at startups, AI firms and enterprise customers, according to Investing.com. The announcement did not disclose compute capacity, chip count or investment figures.
AMD's open-source ROCm software ecosystem will be included. Scaleway cited Sweden's high share of low-carbon power and developed AI industry as reasons for the location; the company entered the Swedish market in May via a partnership with telecom operator Tele2. Other partners include Bull (assembly and maintenance), Giga Computing (servers), HPE (networking), VAST Data (storage) and Motul (liquid cooling).

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

ConsumerLive Wire · AI-collected

Poundland in Rescue Talks as Owners Seek Buyer

UK discount retailer Poundland, which has about 600 stores and 12,000 employees in the UK and Ireland, confirmed it is in talks with potential buyers, with executives working with Irish real estate firm Martin Property Group on a management buyout, as first reported by Sky News, according to the BBC.
The Usdaw union warned the retailer could fall into administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk, if the buyout falls through, saying management's offers have reportedly been turned down so far. Poundland was sold for £1 last summer by previous owner Pepco to US investment firm Gordon Brothers; the chain expects 2026 sales to grow more than 3%, which managing director Barry Williams cited this month as evidence its recovery plan "is working."

Published Oct 13Source: BBC ↗

ConsumerLive Wire · AI-collected

Phase Eight and Hobbs Owner Hit by Cyber-Attack, as H&M Probes Separate Hack Claim

TFG London, the UK arm of retail conglomerate The Foschini Group and owner of fashion brands Hobbs, Whistles and Phase Eight, said it identified a cybersecurity incident on Sunday affecting some IT systems and specifically impacting those three brands, according to the BBC. The company said stores are operating normally but some website functions may be unavailable, and it does not believe customer payment information was affected, though it is still investigating whether other personal data was impacted.
Separately, H&M is investigating a claim that it was attacked by a hacking group. A security expert told the BBC the incident is a sign major brands are targeted by cyber-criminals, following similar attacks on fashion companies including Adidas and Alexander McQueen.

Published Oct 13Source: BBC ↗

IndustrialsLive Wire · AI-collected

Melrose Industries Shares Rise as GKN Civil Probe Nears End

Melrose Industries shares rose more than 4% after the Orange County District Attorney's office filed paperwork to begin resolving a civil investigation related to GKN Aerospace's Garden Grove facility, according to Investing.com. The report did not detail the specific allegations involved.
The company said it expects the Garden Grove facility to see a gradual return to full operating capacity in the fourth quarter. The announcement was made Tuesday, October 13.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

FinancialsLive Wire · AI-collected

Plus500 Stock Rises After Hedge Capital Markets Acquisition

Plus500 agreed to acquire Hedge Capital Markets, a US SEC-registered, FINRA-member broker-dealer founded in 2021 that provides US retail investors access to exchange-listed securities such as stocks and ETFs, according to Investing.com. The deal is conditional and will be funded entirely from Plus500's existing cash, which stood at over $860 million as of June 30, 2026.
Plus500 shares rose 3.8% on the announcement Tuesday. The acquisition aims to give Plus500 access to the US SEC-regulated market and support a US multi-asset trading platform set to launch in Q1 2027, integrating stocks, options, ETFs, futures and prediction-market products into a single app. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions including FINRA approval.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

SemisLive Wire · AI-collected

Global Chip Selloff Deepens as AI Worries, China Competition Spread to US, Europe

The memory-chip selloff spread beyond Asia on Tuesday, with Micron down 2.3%, Marvell and SanDisk each down more than 2%, Western Digital down about 4%, and AMD and Broadcom each down about 1% in US pre-market trading, while European chip stocks also fell — STMicroelectronics and Technoprobe down 2.6%, ASM International down 2.4%, Aixtron down 1.9%, Siltronic down 1.4%, and Soitec, Infineon, ASML and BE Semiconductor each down more than 1%, according to Investing.com.
The declines follow a deeper selloff in Asia, where SK Hynix fell about 10%, Samsung Electronics about 7.4%, and Japan's Kioxia up to 13.3%; SoftBank Group fell 8.5%, leading declines in Japan's chip and electronics sector. Micron fell 3.9% in New York trading the prior day. The selloff traces to China's CXMT announcing progress on a new chip architecture that increases memory density, stoking competition concerns, against a broader backdrop of worries over the sustainability of AI investment.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Broadcom CEO Sees Capital as Hurdle to AI Growth, Calls Some AI Investing a 'Casino'

Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said at a panel discussion in Singapore that capital, rather than wafer or memory shortages, will become the company's biggest constraint as AI development continues, according to Investing.com. The remarks were made Monday, October 12.
Tan said leading AI labs such as Anthropic and OpenAI have shown their latest models can generate substantial revenue in the AI personal-assistant space. Asked about the impact of cheaper AI models, he compared some AI investment flows to "casino gambling," saying many investors set excessively high expectations without understanding what they were investing in, and later realize they were effectively gambling: "A lot of investors have no clue what they're investing in."

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Nokia Shares Fall on Agreement to Sell Campus Edge to Aurelius

Nokia signed a definitive agreement to sell its Enterprise Campus Edge business to Aurelius, with the deal expected to close in the first half of 2027 subject to customary closing conditions, according to Investing.com. Nokia shares fell about 4% following the announcement, made Tuesday, October 13. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Nokia said the sale is part of a strategy to streamline its portfolio and focus resources where it sees the greatest long-term value, and that the business would be able to pursue an independent strategic focus under Aurelius.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

ConsumerLive Wire · AI-collected

Stellantis Q3 Shipments Fall 1%, Weighed Down by North America Production Halt

Stellantis shipped about 1.3 million vehicles in the third quarter, down 1% year-over-year, according to Investing.com, with a summer production halt at North American plants as the main drag — Jeep Grand Cherokee and Compass shipments each fell by about 25,000 units.
By region: North America fell 12% to 357,000 units; Europe rose 10% to 588,000 units, including about 44,000 vehicles from Chinese partner Leapmotor, the only region to improve year-over-year; Middle East and Africa fell 21% to 75,000 units, hurt by weaker sales in Turkey and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and regional conflict. Full third-quarter results are due October 28.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

EnergyLive Wire · AI-collected

Equinor Signs Five-Year Gas Supply Deal With Eneco

Norway's Equinor agreed to supply natural gas to Dutch energy company Eneco for five years, delivering about 9 TWh (roughly 0.9 bcm) annually via the Dutch gas grid, with deliveries starting October 1, 2026, according to Investing.com. Financial terms were not disclosed.
This is the third long-term agreement the two companies have signed this year. Equinor said it is also transferring verified environmental attributes, under which the gas carries 11.8% lower greenhouse gas emissions than the average Dutch grid mix.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

ConsumerLive Wire · AI-collected

Chinese Automakers Slide as Weak September Sales, EU Hybrid Curbs Weigh

Chinese automaker shares fell Tuesday — BYD down 2.8%, Great Wall Motor down 2.1%, NIO and XPeng each down more than 2%, Leapmotor down 1.5%, SAIC down 1.1%, Li Auto down 0.8% and Chery down 0.5%, while Geely rose 0.6% — as weak domestic sales and new EU import curbs on Chinese hybrids weighed on sentiment, according to Investing.com.
China Passenger Car Association data showed September domestic passenger car sales fell 28.1% year-over-year to 1.63 million units, a 12th straight monthly decline and worse than August's 23.7% drop; domestic BEV/PHEV sales fell 16.7% to 1.08 million units. Exports rose 73.2% to 923,000 units, though growth slowed from August's 77.5%.
The EU and China agreed to cap annual Chinese hybrid imports at 350,000 vehicles, likely effective from early December, running four years with 6% annual growth allowed. Reuters-cited estimates suggest China's EU hybrid exports could fall by nearly half from a projected 800,000 units in 2026, with Chinese brands' EU hybrid market share potentially dropping from 12% to about 6%; Jefferies data cited BYD, SAIC and Chery as accounting for over 90% of Chinese hybrid sales in the EU. China's H1 2026 hybrid exports to the EU tripled year-over-year to $7.5 billion.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

FinancialsLive Wire · AI-collected

Banking Watchdogs Ramp Up AI Scrutiny as Stability Fears Mount, Sources Say

The US Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC are questioning banks on their use of advanced AI models, the Bank of England is pushing large banks to review recovery plans, and the European Central Bank is requiring eurozone banks to submit AI-driven cyberthreat response plans, according to a Reuters report citing six anonymous sources; the agencies declined to comment.
Key concerns cited include AI-driven cyberattacks, autonomous AI agents acting beyond their authority or outside human control, reliance on Chinese technology and external AI vendors, and AI adoption outpacing the build-out of controls; one European bank executive reportedly warned serious market damage could occur within six months.
US regulators are questioning banks of all sizes on AI agent limits, behavior monitoring, approval processes, auditability, human oversight and kill-switch mechanisms without yet setting specific rules. The BoE is favoring industry collaboration over new rules, urging banks to build "bare metal" recovery systems fully separated from main systems and use frontier AI to find and patch vulnerabilities. The ECB's July letter required eurozone banks to submit AI-cyberthreat response plans, including backup and recovery measures and mapping of AI usage and vendor dependencies, by the end of October.

Published Oct 13Source: Reuters ↗

FinancialsLive Wire · AI-collected

Visa Wins China Approval to Prepare for Domestic Payments Business

China's central bank, the PBOC, approved Visa's application to begin formal preparations to establish a domestic bankcard clearing institution in China, according to Investing.com. The approval is a preparatory step and does not mean Visa has begun clearing domestic transactions in China yet.
If the process advances, Visa would gain a path into China's domestic payments market beyond its current international card-payment business, subject to meeting regulatory requirements. CEO Ryan McInerney said Visa intends to follow PBOC procedures to begin domestic operations in China, where the company has operated for more than 40 years. The announcement was made Tuesday, October 13.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Character.AI Files for Bankruptcy, Agrees to Sell Some Assets to Disney for $20 Million

AI chatbot company Character.AI filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and agreed to sell some of its assets to Walt Disney for $20 million, according to Investing.com. The announcement was made Monday, October 12.
The company said it plans to keep operating its service while the sale is finalized. The report did not specify which assets are being sold or the reasons behind the bankruptcy filing.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

SoftBank Shares Fall 8% as Chip Selloff Compounds With Report of Lower OpenAI Revenue

SoftBank Group shares fell about 8% to 5,337 yen in Tuesday Tokyo trading, according to Investing.com, as a broader Asian chip-sector selloff (Nikkei 225 down more than 1,900 points intraday, KOSPI sharply lower on the China memory-chip competition concerns) combined with company-specific pressure.
SoftBank holds roughly 87% of Arm and has invested a cumulative $64.6 billion in OpenAI for about a 13% stake. Reports that OpenAI's annual revenue is around $50 billion — lower than the previously reported roughly $70 billion — raised questions about whether investment returns can cover SoftBank's high-interest debt load, with the company's credit default swap premiums rising to multi-year highs. The article noted the OpenAI revenue figure is itself an unconfirmed media report.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

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NTT Data in Final Talks to Build Anthropic's First Data Centre in Japan, Nikkei Reports

NTT Data Group is in final-stage talks with Anthropic to build the AI company's first dedicated data center in Japan, located in Osaka in western Japan, with power capacity of up to 500 megawatts, according to Nikkei via Reuters.
Construction costs could reach up to 1 trillion yen (about $6.3 billion), with some capacity expected to come online as early as 2028; the two companies aim to finalize a contract by the end of fiscal year 2026 (March 31, 2027). The report is based on anonymous sources and the contract is not yet finalized; NTT declined to comment.

Published Oct 13Source: Reuters (Nikkei) ↗

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Samsung, SK Hynix Shares Plunge Over 7% as KOSPI Drops Nearly 7% on China Competition Fears

Samsung Electronics fell about 7.5% to 231,750 won and SK Hynix fell about 8.4% in Tuesday Asian trading, extending what the article describes as a fifth straight down session; the KOSPI index dropped nearly 7% to 5,944.31, according to Investing.com.
The selloff traces to news that China's CXMT (ChangXin Memory Technologies) has made progress on next-generation 4F² DRAM design, which could boost memory density, with CXMT reportedly targeting a 2026 year-end launch of server DDR5 products using the technology — raising concerns over intensifying competition and pricing pressure.
The decline also followed Monday's drop in US chip stocks (Micron down roughly 4%, SanDisk down roughly 6%), amid broader concerns over the sustainability of the AI investment boom and elevated valuations in the memory sector.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

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Nvidia's China AI-Chip Share Falls as Huawei Closes Gap, IDC Report Finds

Nvidia held 34% of China's data-center AI chip market in the first half of 2026, with shipments falling 44% year-over-year to 678,000 units, while Huawei's share reached 28% as its shipments rose from over 300,000 to 572,000 units, according to an IDC report obtained by Reuters.
The report did not disclose each company's prior-period market share, so the size of Nvidia's decline could not be confirmed. The Reuters report was dated Beijing, October 13.

Published Oct 13Source: Reuters ↗

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Tencent Sells Dollar, Dim Sum Bonds Amid AI Spending Spree

Tencent is seeking to raise at least $4.5 billion through dollar bonds (10-year and 20-year tranches) and dim sum bonds, or offshore yuan debt (10-year and 30-year tranches), according to Investing.com. Initial price guidance was about 115 basis points over Treasuries for the 10-year dollar notes and about 140bp for the 20-year notes, with the 10-year yuan notes guided around 2.90% and the 30-year around 3.50%.
Dollar bond orders exceeded $2 billion and yuan bond orders topped 35 billion yuan (about $5.2 billion). Moody's and S&P are expected to rate the notes A1 and A+ respectively, with Fitch at A; proceeds are for general corporate purposes.
Tencent's first-half 2026 capital expenditure reached 96.3 billion yuan, more than double the 45.9 billion yuan a year earlier, driven by computing equipment, software and data centers. The company raised about $4.66 billion via dollar and yuan bonds in June. Tencent shares fell 1.3% on the announcement day and are down roughly 30% year-to-date.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

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IMF Upgrades UK Growth Forecast, Warns Energy Prices and Rates Will Bite in 2027

The IMF raised its 2026 UK growth forecast to 1.3% from 1% in July, saying global economies have proved more resilient to the energy price shock from the US-Iran war than expected, though it warned the conflict's economic fallout remains "highly uncertain," according to the BBC. Growth is projected to slow to 1.2% in 2027 as higher energy prices and long-term interest rates weigh on household spending and business investment.
The IMF projected the UK would see a sharp fall in government borrowing and the lowest annual borrowing rate among G7 countries over the next five years, with the lowest annual deficit by 2031. The reversal of earlier downgrades means the UK is expected to be tied with Germany as the second-fastest-growing G7 economy this year. Chancellor John Healey, finalizing tax and spending plans to be announced October 28, said the government would seek to "provide some breathing space" for households.

Published Oct 13Source: BBC ↗

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Anthropic Says New Safeguards Sharply Reduce AI Distillation Attacks

Anthropic said new safeguards restricting access to Claude's reasoning process and making it harder to repeatedly probe its protected reasoning through proxy networks have sharply reduced "AI distillation" attacks, in which rivals mass-query a model to harvest its outputs and reproduce its capabilities faster and more cheaply, according to Reuters. The company said the detection system has a false-positive rate below 0.1%.
Anthropic said the safeguards cut data harvested through distillation attempts by roughly 90-99% and reduced extracted reasoning tokens by 10-100x, and it blocked tens of thousands of accounts linked to distillation campaigns. The company cited Chinese AI startup Z.ai (Zhipu) as an example, alleging the firm attempted to distill Claude's capabilities while developing its GLM-5.3 model; Z.ai did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Published Oct 13Source: Reuters ↗

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Japan's Omron to Buy US Industrial PC Firm Onlogic for $675 Million in Physical AI Push

Japan's Omron agreed to acquire Onlogic, a US maker of industrial PCs, and its parent company Interlogic, for a total of $675 million, according to Investing.com. Interlogic will become a wholly owned Omron subsidiary while Onlogic continues to operate as an independent business, retaining its brand and current management.
Omron said the deal is aimed at developing physical AI services within its industrial automation business, combining its precision control technology with Onlogic's industrial PCs to build a physical AI platform and expand its US customer base. The deal was announced Tuesday, Tokyo time; Omron noted its US robotics subsidiary struck a collaboration agreement with Italian automation firm Comau in May.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

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Six Flags Shares Slide After Fatal Roller Coaster Incident in Georgia

A roller coaster incident at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, Georgia (near Atlanta) on Monday afternoon left one person dead and several injured, according to Investing.com. Shares fell 8.8% to $10.87 in after-hours trading as of 8:39pm ET.
A company spokesperson said, "We are deeply saddened by the guest incident at our park today," adding that the park is supporting affected guests and staff and fully cooperating with local authorities. Authorities have not disclosed the cause of the death or injuries; the Cobb County Police Department's major crimes unit will investigate.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

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NYT, Economist Among Publishers Joining Coalition to Curb Unpaid AI Use

The New York Times, France's AFP, The Economist, The Atlantic, and Brazil's National Association of Newspapers joined SPUR (Standards for Publisher Usage Rights), a publisher coalition launched in February that now counts about 80 member organizations across 20-plus countries, funded entirely by members, according to Investing.com. Founding members include the Financial Times, BBC, and Associated Press.
SPUR aims to stop AI companies from using or monetizing publisher content without permission, developing industry-wide standards and technical systems to help publishers track AI usage of their content and strike licensing deals; it recently introduced a "Content Telemetry Standard" for AI agents to log and report their media usage.
The move comes as publishers escalate legal action over unauthorized use of their content in training large language models — USA Today and affiliated papers sued OpenAI for copyright infringement this month, while OpenAI and backer Microsoft face similar suits from the Times and others. A Reuters Institute report found Google search referrals to over 2,500 websites fell 33% globally between November 2024 and November 2025. NYT strategic partnerships head Rebecca Grossman-Cohen said "intellectual property protection and technological advancement can and must co-exist"; neither OpenAI nor Microsoft commented in the report.

Published Oct 12Source: Investing.com ↗