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12 stories from 5 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
XDS Datacentres chief strategy officer Ikaraam Ullah discussed data center cooling in Saudi Arabia at the BloombergNEF Summit London on Oct. 20, 2026. He also addressed recent tensions in the Gulf region and their impact on data centers.
#Infineon Technologies AG plans to spend €1.1 billion over eight years expanding its key power chip factory in Austria. The investment is a bet on rising demand for energy-efficient semiconductors used in AI data centers, electric vehicles and robotics.
#X is displaying a pointing-hand prompt that nudges users to promote their posts. Users report confusion about the icon and what it is meant to do.
#South Korean budget minister Park Hong Keun says the AI fund, financed by semiconductor-driven tax gains, will cushion the government against higher yields. The remarks were made in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg.
#Apple announced that rapper JAY-Z will headline the 2027 Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show. The performance will take place at SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles area.
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#Surging oil prices and the AI boom are deepening losses across most emerging Asian currencies. Some currencies, such as the Korean won, are being cushioned by the AI boom.
#A US court ruled in Alibaba Group Holding's favor in its challenge to a Department of Defense list identifying the e-commerce company as a supporter of the Chinese military. The ruling removes a key obstacle for the company's US standing in that dispute.
#BNY Global CFO Dermot McDonogh discusses the bank's growth and business strategies in a Bloomberg Technology interview. He describes how the bank monitors AI so it does not overspend on related tools.
#BlackRock's Rick Rieder says the AI debt boom is creating some of the most attractive fixed-income opportunities in years. He says these opportunities are eclipsing the appeal of long-dated US Treasuries.
#OpenAI has built dots, a personal assistant evolved from its coding tools, and Alexander Embiricos leads the product. The assistant is designed to run continuously for users.
#According to CEO Dan Marokane, Eskom now maintains 3 to 5 gigawatts of excess generation capacity after years of crippling power cuts. Localized outages still persist across Johannesburg.
#Two Chinese consumer brands dropped French soccer star Kylian Mbappé after online backlash over comments seen as insulting to Mao Zedong. The episode is the latest example of foreign celebrities and companies running afoul of China's political sensitivities.
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