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Meta and BlackRock forge $14 billion venture to build massive El Paso data center for AI

Meta Platforms and BlackRock have formed a $14 billion joint venture to develop a data center campus in El Paso, Texas. BlackRock-managed funds will own 80% of the AI-focused facility, while Meta retains 20% and remains the sole tenant. The deal allows Meta to keep most costs off its balance sheet as it races to build AI infrastructure.

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Meta and BlackRock forge $14 billion venture to build massive El Paso data center for AI

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Nvidia behind $50bn lease on Texas data centre, raising questions about AI market financing

Nvidia has committed up to $50bn to lease Hut 8's entire 1-gigawatt Beacon Point facility in Texas, housing hundreds of thousands of its GPUs. The Financial Times reports the chipmaker could sublease capacity to cloud computing partners, but the arrangement intensifies concerns about circular financing as Nvidia underwrites more of the market for its own chips.

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Nvidia behind $50bn lease on Texas data centre, raising questions about AI market financing

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Zhongji Innolight drops 9% in Hong Kong debut despite raising $6.8 billion in city's largest IPO

Chinese AI data center supplier Zhongji Innolight fell as much as 9.4% in its Hong Kong debut after raising $6.8 billion in the city's largest IPO since Alibaba's 2019 listing. The optical transceivers maker, which supplies both US tech giants and Chinese firms, was swept up in a global tech sell-off despite strong demand from hyperscalers building AI infrastructure.

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Zhongji Innolight drops 9% in Hong Kong debut despite raising $6.8 billion in city's largest IPO

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Cadence Design Systems raises annual forecasts as AI chip design demand surges by 24%

Cadence Design Systems increased its 2026 revenue and profit projections, driven by accelerating demand for AI-powered chip and system design software. The company now expects revenue between $6.26 billion and $6.34 billion, up from prior guidance of $6.13 billion to $6.23 billion. Second-quarter revenue jumped 24% year-over-year to $1.584 billion, with a record backlog of $8.1 billion signaling sustained momentum in semiconductor design tools.

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Cadence Design Systems raises annual forecasts as AI chip design demand surges by 24%

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Applied Digital Crushes Q4 Revenue Estimates as AI Infrastructure Demand Surges 407%

Applied Digital exceeded Wall Street's fourth-quarter revenue expectations with a stunning 407% year-over-year growth, fueled by surging AI infrastructure demand. The company now holds approximately 1,410 MW of contracted critical IT load across five campuses. Citizens reiterated its Market Outperform rating with a $60 price target, raising EBITDA estimates as Applied Digital emerges as a scaled alternative supplier of AI infrastructure.

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Applied Digital Crushes Q4 Revenue Estimates as AI Infrastructure Demand Surges 407%

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Steve Eisman Warns AI Investment Has Become 'One Dangerous Trade' After Selling Alphabet Stake

Steve Eisman, the Big Short investor, sold his longtime Alphabet stake and reduced AI exposure, warning that concentrated AI investment across stocks and bonds could trigger a significant market correction. With Alphabet raising capital expenditures to $205 billion and posting negative free cash flow, Eisman says investor expectations may be outpacing returns on massive AI infrastructure spending.

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Steve Eisman Warns AI Investment Has Become 'One Dangerous Trade' After Selling Alphabet Stake

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HSBC to hire 100 AI specialists and launch AI Centre of Excellence in Singapore by 2026

HSBC plans to hire more than 200 professionals in Singapore, including 100 AI specialists and 100 wealth managers, as it prepares to launch a new AI Centre of Excellence in the second half of 2026. The initiative reflects the bank's strategy to expand higher-fee businesses and accelerate AI adoption across its Asian operations, with initial focus on personalized wealth management, AI-driven treasury solutions, and digital payments.

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HSBC to hire 100 AI specialists and launch AI Centre of Excellence in Singapore by 2026

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Big Tech Debt Hits $1.65 Trillion as AI Infrastructure Spending Triggers Credit Concerns

Credit default swap prices for Oracle, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Nvidia have hit record highs as investors grow wary of massive AI infrastructure investments. Off-balance-sheet liabilities now total $1.65 trillion across five tech giants, exceeding their disclosed $1.35 trillion in official debt, raising questions about financial stability.

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Big Tech Debt Hits $1.65 Trillion as AI Infrastructure Spending Triggers Credit Concerns

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Coinbase CEO Pushes Back on AI Pivot, Says Crypto Will Power AI Agents in New Financial Era

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong rejected calls for crypto firms pivoting to AI, calling it zero-sum thinking. He argues crypto and AI are complementary technologies, with AI agents needing crypto-based financial infrastructure for autonomous transactions. Armstrong unveiled his vision for agentic finance, pointing to Base network's 100 million transactions as proof the future is already unfolding.

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Coinbase CEO Pushes Back on AI Pivot, Says Crypto Will Power AI Agents in New Financial Era

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LTM and Cognition Partner to Deploy Devin AI for Financial Services Cybersecurity

LTM has formed a strategic partnership with Cognition to integrate Devin AI into its BlueVerse RightLogic framework, targeting financial services cybersecurity. The collaboration aims to lift CVE backlog coverage from 60 percent to 80 percent by autonomously identifying, prioritizing, and remediating vulnerabilities across banking infrastructure, AI systems, and software supply chains.

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LTM and Cognition Partner to Deploy Devin AI for Financial Services Cybersecurity

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CXMT shares surge 466% in blockbuster $8.6 billion IPO as China's memory chipmaker rides AI boom

ChangXin Memory Technologies became mainland China's most valuable company after its shares rocketed over 466% on debut, raising $8.6 billion in the country's biggest IPO since 2010. The DRAM memory chipmaker's meteoric rise reflects surging AI-driven demand, but faces challenges from U.S. export restrictions and geopolitical tensions.

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CXMT shares surge 466% in blockbuster $8.6 billion IPO as China's memory chipmaker rides AI boom

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Nvidia's $250 billion OpenAI backstop ignites debate over circular AI financing risks

Nvidia is negotiating a $250 billion financial guarantee to help OpenAI lease a massive data center in Ohio, potentially the largest AI infrastructure project ever. The deal has sent Nvidia's credit default swaps to record levels as investors question whether the chipmaker's pattern of backing its own customers creates systemic financial risks across the AI industry.

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Nvidia's $250 billion OpenAI backstop ignites debate over circular AI financing risks

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Sterlite Technologies Q1 FY27 Results: Profit Soars 870% as AI Data Centre Boom Drives Growth

Sterlite Technologies delivered its strongest quarterly performance with profit jumping 870% to Rs 197 crore in Q1 FY27. The Vedanta-backed firm secured a record order book of Rs 18,618 crore, driven by surging demand for optical connectivity products for AI data centres. CLSA upgraded the stock to 'Outperform' with a target of Rs 950, citing a 155% QoQ order book surge and the company's net debt-free balance sheet.

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Sterlite Technologies Q1 FY27 Results: Profit Soars 870% as AI Data Centre Boom Drives Growth

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Fractal Analytics Q1 earnings show 92% profit surge, but shares fall on segment weakness

Fractal Analytics reported a 92% year-on-year jump in Q1 net profit to Rs 72.3 crore, driven by strong demand for enterprise AI services and margin expansion. Revenue grew 20% to Rs 912.5 crore, with healthcare and banking sectors leading growth. Despite the strong performance, shares fell nearly 6% as investors weighed structural weakness in the technology-media-telecom segment and the absence of formal guidance.

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Fractal Analytics Q1 earnings show 92% profit surge, but shares fall on segment weakness

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GIC Plans $30 Billion Hedge Fund Push and AI Expansion Despite Weakest Returns Since 2020

Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC is deploying an additional $30 billion into hedge funds over three years while spreading bets across AI infrastructure and products. The move comes as the fund reported a 20-year annualized real return of 3.4%, its weakest performance since 2020, reflecting a more conservative approach to navigate market volatility and global uncertainty.

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GIC Plans $30 Billion Hedge Fund Push and AI Expansion Despite Weakest Returns Since 2020

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