Alphabet raised $20B in its biggest ever US dollar bond sale, more than the $15B initially expected, after drawing more than $100B of orders
Here's all we knowErin Woo /The Information:Alphabet Reportedly Set for $20 Billion US Bond SaleEstefano Gomez /Crypto Briefing:Alphabet draws $100B+ demand for $15B bond sale to f...
Alphabet raised $20B in its biggest ever US dollar bond sale, more than the $15B initially expected, after drawing more than $100B of orders
Here's all we knowErin Woo /The Information:Alphabet Reportedly Set for $20 Billion US Bond SaleEstefano Gomez /Crypto Briefing:Alphabet draws $100B+ demand for $15B bond sale to f...
Sources: Alphabet plans to sell a rare 100-year sterling bond, as Big Tech companies borrow more to fund their capex growth; IBM sold a 100-year bond in 1996
Deal comes as Google parent steps up AI borrowing rush with $15bn sale of dollar bonds — Alphabet has lined up banks to sell …
Sources: Alphabet plans to sell a rare 100-year sterling bond, as Big Tech companies borrow more to fund their capex growth; IBM sold a 100-year bond in 1996
Deal comes as Google parent steps up AI borrowing rush with $15bn sale of dollar bonds — Alphabet has lined up banks to sell …
Oracle reports Q2 revenue up 14% YoY to $16.06B, below $16.21B est., and raises its FY capex forecast to ~$50B, up from $35B as of September; ORCL drops 15%+
Oracle shares sank 11% in extended trading on Wednesday after the database software maker reported lower quarterly revenue …
US tech giants announce £31B+ in UK investments, coinciding with Trump's visit to the UK; OpenAI says it will bring Stargate to the UK with partners like Nscale
Microsoft Corp., OpenAI and other American companies announced plans to spend tens of billions of dollars …
Microsoft announces a $30B investment in the UK to support AI infrastructure and ongoing operations from 2025 through 2028, including $15B for a supercomputer
Microsoft's announcement comes on the same day President Trump visits Britain and Google makes its own UK investment.
The US and China agree to a deal to lower tariffs for the next 90 days, a sign of easing tensions; the US plans to cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%
it's a mirage. We need real trade policies that lift up our communities, not tear them down. — www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b... Lindsay Beyerstein / @beyerstein : Trump removes g...
The US and China agree to a deal to lower tariffs for the next 90 days, a sign of easing tensions; the US plans to cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%
Deal to reduce duties for next 90 days marks the first sign of tension easing between the two economic superpowers
The Trump administration exempts smartphones, laptops, hard drives, processors, memory chips, and machines used to make semiconductors from “reciprocal tariffs”
President Donald Trump's administration exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its so-called reciprocal tariffs …
Ahead of the UK's AI Safety Summit, attended by Elon Musk, VP Harris, and others, the UK highlighted doomsday scenarios while the US focused on tangible issues
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At the UK's AI Safety Summit, the UK releases the Bletchley Declaration, signed by 29 countries, and the US Commerce Secretary announces an AI Safety Institute
The world is locked in a race, and competition, over dominance in AI, but today, a few of them appeared to come together …
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic agreed to open up their AI models to the UK government for research and safety purposes
LONDON — Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic have agreed to open up their AI models to the U.K. government for research and safety purposes …
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic agreed to open up their AI models to the UK government for research and safety purposes
LONDON — Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic have agreed to open up their AI models to the U.K. government for research and safety purposes …
Arm confidentially filed with regulators for a US IPO; sources say Arm seeks to raise between $8B-$10B on the Nasdaq, which is expected to be 2023's largest IPO
Source: CEO Satya Nadella voiced concerns for years that Microsoft was slow to commercialize its AI research; in 2022, its researchers said rivals seemed ahead
For more than a decade, Microsoft Research, the company's in-house research group, has touted artificial intelligence breakthroughs …
Microsoft invests in OpenAI, a source says totaling $10B over many years, after 2019 and 2021 investments, to build “increasingly safe, useful, and powerful” AI
Experts say Russia could use cryptocurrency tools to lessen the impact of US sanctions, including a forthcoming digital ruble and spoils from ransomware attacks
or Russia Allison Morrow / CNN : Financial sanctions are easier than ever for Russians to evade. Thank Bitcoin Jessica Sier / Australian Financial Review : Russia could use crypto ...
Sources: Ukraine is asking for volunteers from its hacker community to protect critical infrastructure and conduct cyber spying missions against Russian troops
The government of Ukraine is asking for volunteers from the country's hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure …
As Russia attacks Ukraine, Bitcoin falls 5%+, slightly above a one-month low, Ether drops 8%+, and others crash, wiping $150B+ off the crypto market in 24 hours
- Bitcoin fell to a one-month low on Thursday with other cryptocurrencies including ether plunged.