SoftBank’s Reported US$11 Billion Bond Plan Raises the Stakes on AI Financing
SoftBank Group is reportedly exploring more than US$11 billion of high-yield bond issuance as it deepens its artificial-intelligence investments.
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Syfe’s S$20 Billion Asset Milestone Highlights Scale Test for Digital Wealth Platforms
Digital wealth platform Syfe has surpassed S$20 billion in assets under management, a scale milestone supported by investment and trading activity across several markets.
Texas Data-Centre Permit Freeze Puts AI Power Economics Under Scrutiny
Texas has halted state permits sought by data-centre projects until a grid audit is completed, creating a new execution hurdle for a sector built on rapid expansion. Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to stop issuing the permits and said other state agencies should not advance related regulatory approvals until the information needed by power and water authorities is available.
Global AI Safeguards Proposal Raises Compliance Stakes for Technology Investors
A coalition of leaders from more than 20 countries has called for stronger international safeguards around advanced artificial intelligence, signalling that the next phase of the technology investment cycle may be shaped as much by governance as by computing capacity. The appeal, issued as world leaders gather for United Nations meetings, asks companies to make safety testing more transparent and subject frontier systems to independent evaluation.
AI Shares Lift Wall Street as Lower Yields Ease Pressure on Growth Stocks
US equities rallied at Monday's close as large technology and semiconductor stocks regained momentum, while a retreat in Treasury yields eased pressure on growth valuations. Preliminary figures put the S&P 500 up 1.49% at 7,764.22, the Nasdaq Composite up 2.26% at 27,122.09 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.72% at 52,053.88.
Xi’s US Visit Tests Trade Truce and AI Guardrails Ahead of Trump Talks
Xi Jinping’s US visit will test whether Washington and Beijing can extend their trade truce, manage AI risks and contain wider strategic tensions.
Anwar’s China Visit Targets AI, Digital Trade and Skills Partnerships
Anwar Ibrahim’s China visit broadens Malaysia’s investment agenda into AI, digital trade, infrastructure and technical skills development.
AI Productivity Distribution Emerges as a New Inflation Variable
How AI productivity gains are divided between workers, companies and consumers may determine whether the technology raises or lowers inflation.
Meta’s Camera-Free Smart Glasses Plan Tests Whether Privacy Can Drive Adoption
Meta’s reported camera-free smart glasses would retain AI audio functions while testing whether reduced surveillance concerns can unlock wider adoption.
Firmus’s A$7 Billion IPO Will Test Australia’s AI Infrastructure Appetite
Firmus’s planned A$7 billion offering would be Australia’s second-largest IPO and a major test of public-market demand for AI data-centre infrastructure.