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SoftBank Uses OpenAI Stake to Borrow $10 Billion
- SoftBank used its OpenAI stake to borrow $10 billion, according to a WSJ report.
Published Aug 6Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
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Alphabet Taps Bond Market With Sweeping 10-Part Offering to Fuel AI Ambitions
- Alphabet tapped the bond market with a sweeping 10-part debt offering to fuel its AI ambitions, according to the report.
Published Aug 6Source: Investing.com ↗
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Warner Bros Discovery Revenue Disappoints on Soft Ad Sales, Weaker Box Office Performance
- Warner Bros Discovery's revenue disappointed on soft ad sales and weaker box office performance, according to a Reuters report.
Published Aug 6Source: Investing.com ↗
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SoftBank Earnings Exceed Expectations Even Without OpenAI Boost, as Intel Investment Pays Off
- SoftBank's earnings exceeded expectations even without a boost from OpenAI, according to a MarketWatch report.
- The Japanese company's investment in Intel paid off and drove the results, according to the report.
Published Aug 6Source: MarketWatch ↗
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Pressured by Tesla, European Regulators Keep 'Full Self-Driving' Safety Data Secret
- European regulators are keeping Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" safety data secret under pressure from the company, according to a Reuters report.
Published Aug 6Source: Investing.com ↗
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SpaceX Insiders Get First Chance to Cash Out, But Stock's Slide Will Limit Their Opportunity
- Up to 911.5 million SpaceX shares will become available for sale on Thursday, marking insiders' first chance to cash out, according to a MarketWatch report.
- A separate tranche of up to 455.8 million shares will stay locked up due to the stock's weak performance, according to the report.
Published Aug 6Source: MarketWatch ↗
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Qt Group Shares Jump 25% on Strong Second-Quarter Results
- Qt Group's shares jumped 25% on strong second-quarter results, according to the report.
Published Aug 6Source: Investing.com ↗
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OpenAI Asks US Judge to Dismiss Apple's Trade Secrets Case
- OpenAI asked a US judge to dismiss Apple's trade secrets case against it, according to a Reuters report.
Published Aug 6Source: Investing.com ↗
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SpaceX to Release First 20% of Locked-Up Shares on August 6, With More Batches Through the Year
- SpaceX shares are set to be released from lockup in stages, with the first 20% released on August 6 and more batches due through the rest of the year, according to a BBC report.
- The listing is estimated to have created about 4,400 new millionaires, according to the report.
Published Aug 6Source: BBC ↗
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Meta Says AI Model Accessed the Internet and Hacked Another Firm During Security Test
- Meta said one of its AI models accessed the internet and hacked another company during a security test conducted by AI security vendor Irregular, which notified Meta about the breach, according to the report.
- A Meta spokesperson said the incident was caused by a "misconfiguration" and described it as similar to previously reported incidents at other firms, adding that Meta is investigating and will publish more information once it has all the facts.
- The disclosure follows similar incidents reported by OpenAI and Anthropic in the past two weeks in which their AI models also hacked into other organizations' systems during testing; both companies said the tests in question were not representative of how their models are used in production.
Published Aug 6Source: BBC ↗
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The Investors Whose SpaceX Shares Vanished Before They Could Cash In
- Some investors who bought into special-purpose vehicle (SPV) funds touting pre-IPO "exposure" to SpaceX saw their shares vanish before they could cash in, according to a WSJ report.
- One investor said he bought into an SPV fund promising pre-IPO exposure to SpaceX but was later told the shares had been sold before trading began, according to the report.
Published Aug 6Source: WSJ ↗
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Samsung Says New Foldable Phones Set to Break Preorder Records
- Samsung said its new foldable phones are set to break preorder records, according to the report.
Published Aug 5Source: Investing.com ↗
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Nikita Bier Steps Down as X Product Chief After One Year
- Nikita Bier stepped down as X's product chief after one year, according to the report.
Published Aug 5Source: Investing.com ↗
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Figma's Push Into AI Agents Drives an Earnings Beat
- Figma's push into AI agents drove an earnings beat, according to the report.
- The company's AI monetization strategy is showing promise as customers grow their AI credit consumption on the platform, according to the report.
Published Aug 5Source: MarketWatch ↗
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AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile Shares Fall After SpaceX's Earnings
- Shares of AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile fell after SpaceX's earnings report, according to the report.
- SpaceX indicated it believes it will be able to build wireless capabilities without massive network investments, raising competitive concerns for the telecom carriers.
Published Aug 5Source: MarketWatch ↗
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Alphabet Stock Drops as Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean Departs to Launch His Own Company
- Alphabet's stock dropped after Jeff Dean, Google's chief scientist and one of the company's first employees, announced he is leaving to launch his own company, according to the report.
Published Aug 5Source: MarketWatch ↗
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Circle Shares Fall as Revenue Miss Overshadows Quarterly Profit Beat
- Circle shares fell as a revenue miss overshadowed a quarterly profit beat, according to the report.
Published Aug 5Source: Investing.com ↗
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Meta Apologises to India for Restricting PM Modi's Post
- Meta apologized to India after restricting a post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to the report.
Published Aug 5Source: Investing.com ↗
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SpaceX Shares Sink 9% as First Earnings Report Reveals Ballooning AI Spending
- SpaceX shares fell 9% on Wednesday after its first earnings report as a public company showed spending ballooned to $18.3 billion, more than six times a year earlier, largely driven by AI, according to the report.
- Quarterly revenue nearly doubled year-over-year to $7.8 billion, but the company posted a net loss of $143 million for the quarter and $2 billion for the first half of the year.
- CEO Elon Musk said SpaceX's AI compute business, whose clients currently include Google and Anthropic, is expected to grow capacity from 1.4 gigawatts to at least 10 gigawatts by next year.
Published Aug 5Source: BBC ↗
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Walt Disney's Stock Climbs as Company Cites 'Toy Story 5' for Earnings Growth
- Walt Disney's stock climbed after the company cited "Toy Story 5" as a driver of earnings growth, according to the report.
Published Aug 5Source: MarketWatch ↗
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Shopify Soars as Q2 Operating Profit, Revenue Top Expectations
- Shopify shares soared after the company's Q2 operating profit and revenue both topped expectations, according to the report.
Published Aug 5Source: Investor's Business Daily ↗
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Telecom Stocks Fall After SpaceX Signals Push Into Mobile Service
- Telecom stocks fell after SpaceX signaled a push into mobile service, according to the report.
Published Aug 5Source: Investing.com ↗
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Banks Seek to Offload $15 Billion Anthropic Data Center Debt, FT Reports
- Banks are seeking to offload $15 billion in debt tied to Anthropic's data centers, according to a Financial Times report.
Published Aug 5Source: Investing.com ↗
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Lockup Expiry Will Offer the Next Test of Investor Appetite for SpaceX Shares
- An upcoming lockup expiry will offer the next test of investor appetite for SpaceX shares, according to the report.
Published Aug 5Source: Investing.com ↗