Blackstone-Backed AirTrunk Postpones REIT IPO Amid Market Volatility
The data center operator is delaying the public listing just as Firmus grapples with its IPO collapse.
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Microsoft Explores Ways to Cut Costs in Azure Cloud Unit
Faced with relentless talent poaching from rivals, Microsoft's Azure cloud leaders are now looking for ways to reduce costs across the unit.
Anthropic Strikes Licensing, Acqui-Hire Deal With AI Security Startup
Anthropic's agreement with Opaque Systems, a startup that began at UC Berkeley, could get finance and healthcare customers to increase their adoption of AI.
OpenAI Employee Arrested For Allegedly Installing Office Listening Device
The employee, Abdulrahman Alfozan, had worked at the company for about a year and was an engineering lead working on OpenAI's agents product.
Character.ai Files For Bankruptcy, Citing Costs and Litigation
The AI persona company will license some of its intellectual property to Disney, the initial bidder.
JPMorgan Blocks External AI Agents From Accessing Client Accounts
AI agents like Meta’s Muse, Instinct won’t be allowed to access users’ bank accounts.
JPMorgan Closely Tracking Its AI Exposure, CFO Says
CFO Jeremy Barnum offered a view into how the biggest U.S. bank is managing AI-related risk on its earnings call on Tuesday.
Anthropic to Build First Data Center in Japan
Anthropic has been on a sprint to increase its data center capacity around the world.
Exclusive: Microsoft Reorganizes Azure Cloud Unit Amid AI Overhaul
Arun Ulag, who previously oversaw Azure’s database products, will now also oversee Azure Core.
Bumble in Talks to Go Private With Sequoia Partner Gupta’s New Venture
It would be the holding company's first acquisition.
Meta Unveils New AI Models to Challenge OpenAI and Anthropic
The company is stepping up its AI ambitions with new flagship models Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full.
Microsoft Debuts New Homegrown AI Chip, Plans to Deploy Multiple Gigawatts Next Year
CEO Satya Nadella said in a post Monday that Maia 300 is 40% more efficient than “leading GPU-based systems."
Meta Bans ByteDance Ads on Its Platforms
The move escalates the battle between Meta and ByteDance, the Chinese parent of TikTok.
Bain’s Bridge Data Centres Seeks Upsized Loan of $6.6 Billion
The potential raise would rank among Asia’s largest data center debt financings, amid a global boom in such deals.
Anthropic’s Rogue AI Filled Out U.S. Visa Forms, Gave False Homicide Tip to Police
AI developers keep discovering examples of bad behavior by their creations.
Valar Atomics Sues Its Own Investor, Day One, Over Funding Round Allocation
Founders rarely sue their own investors.
SoftBank’s Son Seeks $100 Billion From Gulf Investors for AI Bets
SoftBank previously raised money from the region for its first $100 billion Vision Fund in 2017.
Nvidia-Backed Firmus Scraps $5 Billion Australia IPO as Markets Wobble
The retreat comes as Nvidia rethinks a program that backs chip purchases by smaller cloud companies like Firmus.
South Korean Banks Were Hacked Using Chinese AI Agent, Researchers Say
Autonomous agents and highly capable open-source models are enabling hackers to execute large-scale cyberattacks.
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