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Oracle, Broadcom and SpaceX Seek Blockbuster Debt Deals to Pay for AI Chips

Apollo, Blackstone and Goldman Sachs are among the lenders in talks to finance megadeals worth tens of billions of dollars apiece.

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Fired OpenAI Researchers Ask Company to Preserve Visibility Into AI Reasoning

In a letter to the board, recently-terminated employees ask that the industry not move forward with work that would degrade the ability to monitor AI.

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Levi Strauss Uses Tariff Refunds to Rekindle Consumer Business

Levi's direct-to-consumer business fell short of internal expectations in the third quarter due to lower sales in the U.S. and Europe, Chief Executive Michelle Gass said.

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Wolfspeed Stock Soars on Financing Deal with Pentagon

The Pentagon is providing more capital to ensure strong domestic supply of key materials.

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Applied Digital's Earnings Show Its Data Center Bet Is Starting to Pay Off

Applied Digital reported a 322% year-over-year jump in revenue.

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Disney+ to Stream 2027 Super Bowl

All Disney+ subscribers in the U.S. will be able to stream the traditional game presentation airing on ESPN and ABC, the company said.

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Ripple, Crypto's Payments Giant, Breaks Into Wall Street

The crypto firm is emerging as a serious player in financing leveraged ETFs, a lucrative business long dominated by big banks.

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OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens Poses 'Unacceptable Risk,' Nonprofit Says

Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute called on the artificial-intelligence lab to restrict usage of ChatGPT after its guardrails for underage users fell short of commitments.

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Regulators Investigate Potential Anticompetitive Conduct in Agricultural Equipment Markets

Shares for farming machine makers fell after the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Agriculture launched the joint probe.

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Zuckerberg's Biohub Partners With DOE, NIH to Invest $1.8 Billion in Biological Data for AI Models

Biohub said the investment aims to help provide datasets that allow researchers to use AI models to find new ways of preventing and treating diseases.

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Wells Fargo Faces Regulator Probe Over Efforts to Boost Black Homeownership

Trump's Housing and Urban Development is seeking to crack down on race-based lending, calling it a potential violation of the Fair Housing Act.

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Canada's Weston Family to Buy British Pharmacy Chain Boots for $8.9 Billion

The move will see Wittington buy Boots' retail operations in the U.K. and Ireland; the Boots Opticians chain, No7 Beauty Co., and its Thailand and franchised businesses.

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Google and Unity's New Gaming Platform Is a Threat to Roblox. Why It Could Lure Creators Away.

Google and Unity Software's new artificial-intelligence-powered game platform could pose a threat to Roblox.

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Shell's Refining Margin Surges to Record

The energy major expects its refining margin to hit a record high in the third quarter, driven by volatility stemming from war in the Middle East and a global supply squeeze.

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Japan's Antitrust Regulator Investigates Major Beer Makers

Asahi, Kirin, Suntory and Sapporo said that they will fully cooperate with the Japan Fair Trade Commission's investigation.

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Frasers Nets Stake in Under Armour in Latest Push Into Sportswear

The group-founded by billionaire Mike Ashley-bought 8.8% of the U.S. brand following a series of deals that are part of the British retailer's expansion strategy.

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Porsche Plans 20% Price Rise for Top-End Models in Exclusivity Push

The sports car maker said it would offer more higher-end vehicles and aim to increase the average selling price.

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October 07, 2026 19:15 ET (23:15 GMT)