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Bloomberg.com
AI Data Center Gold Rush Driven by Thousands of Newcomers - Bloomberg.com
... AI systems. New faces are behind the mega-campuses being developed ... News. Tech behemoths including Oracle, Meta and Alphabet have helped...
Bloomberg
OpenAI Sees Better Margins on Business Sales, Report Says
OpenAI has squeezed better margins out of its enterprise business this year, as it races to maintain its pole position in artificial intelligence, according to a report in The Information.
CNBC
Xbox is losing the console race by miles. It's part of Microsoft's big gaming pivot
Sales of Microsoft's Xbox Series S and Series X are even behind the original Nintendo Switch, which launched in 2017.
Bloomberg
Permira, Warburg Near Deal for Investment Software Firm Clearwater Analytics
A group of private equity firms led by Permira and Warburg Pincus is in advanced talks to acquire investment and accounting software maker Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
CNBC
Google was at risk of losing its dominance — until it promoted this AI executive
Josh Woodward, a 16-year Google veteran, is tasked with running the Gemini app and going head-to-head with OpenAI in the booming generative AI market.
Axios
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul signs sweeping AI safety bill, RAISE Act - Axios
New York is now the latest state to have broad safety rules for the most advanced AI models.
TechCrunch
Known uses voice AI to help you go on more in-person dates - TechCrunch
AI, AI dating, Apps, forerunner, voice AI. Ivan Mehta ... TechCrunch Mobility is your destination for transportation news and insight.
CNBC
Oracle stock jumps 8% as cloud provider joins investor group to run TikTok's U.S. business
The new joint venture will prevent TikTok from shutting down in the U.S. due to national security concerns.
CNBC
Google's boomerang year: 20% of AI software engineers hired in 2025 were ex-employees
As competition heats up for AI talent, Google turned to hiring more so-called boomerang employees in 2025.
CNBC
Oracle stock jumps 7% as cloud provider joins investor group to run TikTok's U.S. business
The new joint venture will prevent TikTok from shutting down in the U.S. due to national security concerns.
CNBC
Palo Alto Networks announces multibillion-dollar deal with Google Cloud
The agreement is an expansion of the companies' existing strategic partnership.
CNBC
Oracle stock jumps 5% as cloud provider joins investor group to run TikTok's U.S. business
The new joint venture will prevent TikTok from shutting down in the U.S. due to national security concerns.
CNBC
House passes bill to ease permits for building out AI infrastructure
The SPEED Act now heads to the Senate, which is in the early stages of its own permitting reform talks.
CNBC
Jim Cramer urges discipline on GE Vernova as Wall Street analysts get more bullish
Volatile trading in GE Vernova stock recently epitomizes the fickle nature of the AI trade.
NPR
TikTok signs deal to give U.S. operations to Oracle-led investor group
The agreement aims to resolve a yearslong standoff between the popular social media platform and the U.S. government over national security concerns tied to China's parent company, ByteDance.
Bloomberg
Microsoft, Google Among 24 Firms Joining US AI ‘Genesis Mission’
Two dozen top artificial intelligence companies have signed on to join the federal government’s “Genesis Mission,” an effort by the Trump administration to boost the use of the emerging technology for scientific discovery and energy projects.
Bloomberg
Coding-for-Preschoolers Firm Files Bankruptcy After Covid Boom
An education company that helps children as young as three learn to code filed for bankruptcy, blaming an expansion strategy that outpaced its ability to turn a profit.
CNBC
Nvidia and Alphabet VC arms back vibe coding startup Lovable at $6.6 billion valuation
The announcement confirms details reported by CNBC on Tuesday.
Bloomberg
Visma to Name Ex-Worldpay CEO Kalifa as Non-Executive Chair
Hg-backed software firm Visma has appointed Ron Kalifa, former chief executive officer of Worldpay Inc., as its non-executive chairman, according to people familiar with the matter.
Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley Offers More Junk Debt for Google-Tied Project
Developers of a data center linked to Alphabet Inc.’s Google are tapping the junk-bond market to finance the project in a deal led by Morgan Stanley, extending a borrowing spree powering the artificial-intelligence boom.
SCMP
Alibaba deepens ecosystem push with Qwen-Amap tie-up for routes, restaurants and hotels
Alibaba Group Holding is folding its mapping and navigation platform Amap into its Qwen artificial intelligence app, in a tie-up the company says will sharpen Qwen’s real-world “life services” just weeks after the app’s debut.
The integration, announced on Thursday, lets Qwen users handle travel and lifestyle requests – from restaurant and hotel recommendations to route planning and turn-by-turn navigation – in a single conversational interface. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.
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CNBC
Visa says new AI shopping tool has helped customers with hundreds of transactions
Visa said it successfully completed hundreds of AI transactions as part of a pilot program it kicked off after a product event in April.
Bloomberg
OpenAI Inks Deals With Colleges, Seizing Early Lead in Education Market
OpenAI has established a beachhead at many US colleges, overcoming university administrators’ wariness of artificial intelligence and giving ChatGPT a headstart on becoming the go-to assistant for the next generation of workers.
CNBC
CNBC Daily Open: Oracle's debt seems to be affecting data center funding
Despite the recent pullback in artificial intelligence stocks, the Bank of America thinks "the AI trade may still have room to run into 2026."
Reuters
Amazon shakes up AI team as veteran Prasad leaves, DeSantis promoted | Reuters
... AI models, custom silicon and quantum computing ... Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world's...
Bloomberg
PayPal Eyes Move in Banking, Small Business Lending
PayPal Holdings Inc. this week applied to become a bank in the United States in a move that the fintech company hopes can unlock long-term monetization opportunities. Bloomberg News Consumer Finance Reporter Paige Smith and Bloomberg Intelligence Global Fintech and Payments Analyst Diksha Gera break down the decision and discuss whether other companies plan to follow suit. Paige and Diksha join Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec on Bloomberg Businessweek Daily. (Source: Bloomberg)
CNBC
CNBC Daily Open: Concerns over Oracle's debt spill over into its projects
Despite the recent pullback in artificial intelligence stocks, the Bank of America thinks "the AI trade may still have room to run into 2026."
Bloomberg
Apple Makes Changes to iOS Software in Face of Stricter Japanese Rules
Apple Inc. is making changes to its iOS software in Japan to comply with a new local law aimed at fostering competition, part of broader efforts by the iPhone maker to adapt to regulations around the world.
TechCrunch
Mozilla's new CEO says AI is coming to Firefox, but will remain a choice | TechCrunch
Mozilla will be investing in AI and will add AI features to Firefox ... News of the app's launch was first reported by Bloomberg. Of course...
Bloomberg
Fermi’s Prospective Data-Center Tenant Was Amazon, Insider Says
Amazon.com Inc. canceled funding for Fermi Inc.’s massive artificial intelligence data center in West Texas, Business Insider reported on Wednesday.