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European defense startups eye commercial deals and hiring push in the Middle East amid the Iran war
European defense tech startups are ramping up commercial discussions with Middle East governments since the Iran war, company execs told CNBC. Another CEO said interest from Gulf states was “skyrocketing” as they race to bolster measures to counter drone and missile attacks. Iran has targeted its neighbors since a joint U.S.-Israeli military operation began at […]
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Nebius unveils plans to build one of Europe’s largest AI factories as region scrambles for compute
Nebius unveiled plans on Tuesday to build a new AI data center in Finland, which it says will be one of Europe’s largest when up-and-running, as the region races to develop the compute infrastructure needed to power the AI boom. The new facility will be based in the Finnish city of Lappeenranta with a capacity […]
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Indian mobile giant Airtel raises $1 billion for data centers from Carlyle, other PE firms
A Bharti Airtel office building pictured in Gurugram, on the outskirts of New Delhi. Pacific Press | Lightrocket | Getty Images India’s telecom giant Bharti Airtel has raised $1 billion for its data center arm — Nxtra Data — from private equity firms Alpha Wave, Carlyle and Anchorage Capital, underscoring a growing global interest in […]
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Evercore ISI predicts ‘inflection point’ is days away, plans to commit capital if S&P 500 drops to this level
A week of “maximum uncertainty” should deliver a key opportunity for investors, according to Evercore ISI’s Julian Emanuel. “We’re getting towards an inflection point where we would want to commit capital here,” the firm’s managing director said Monday on CNBC’s ” Fast Money .” Emanuel pinpoints next Monday, April 6, the day President Donald Trump […]
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Micron stock sinks 10%, further cratering in post-earnings sell-off
The Micron Technology offices in San Jose, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Micron shares plummeted 10% on Monday, continuing the memory maker’s significant post-earnings sell-off. The company snapped a six-day slide on Friday with a modest gain, but with Monday’s loss, the stock is down […]
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Palo Alto shares pop as CEO Nikesh Arora buys stock for first time in years
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora disclosed his first share purchase since November 2019, as artificial intelligence disruption fears weigh on the cybersecurity sector. The purchase, disclosed Friday in an SEC filing, totaled 68,085 shares at about $10 million. Wall Street viewed the purchase as an upbeat sign for the downtrodden sector, lifting shares of […]
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Mistral secures $830 million in debt financing to fund AI data center
French AI startup Mistral said Monday it has secured $830 million in debt financing to fund a data center powered by thousands of Nvidia chips. Founded in 2023, Mistral is one of the few European startups building foundational AI models, looking to compete with the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic, albeit with a far smaller […]
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Eli Lilly reaches $2.75 billion deal with Insilico to bring AI-developed drugs to the global market
A drone view shows the Eli Lilly logo on the company’s office in San Diego, California, Nov. 21, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters BEIJING — U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has reached a $2.75 billion deal to bring drugs developed using artificial intelligence by Hong Kong-based Insilico Medicine to the global market. The agreement will give Insilico […]
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Meta’s court losses spell potential trouble for AI research, consumer safety
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Federal Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles after defending the company in a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, United States, on February 19, 2026. Jon Putman | Anadolu | Getty Images Over a decade ago, Meta – then known as Facebook – hired researchers in the social […]
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WTO talks near deal on reform roadmap amid U.S.-India e-commerce deadlock: Reuters
The Ocean Network Express (ONE) container vessel ONE OWL, originally from Japan, floats under the Talmadge Memorial Bridge on the Savannah River while arriving at the Port of Savannah on February 12, 2026 in Savannah, Georgia. Al Drago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Trade ministers are close to agreeing a reform plan for […]
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