Ben Baller Tries to Prove Porsche 918 Ownership During Heated Online Beef Celebrity jeweler Ben Baller found himself in an unusual online showdown this week after entrepreneur Kamran Farid challenged his claim that he owns one of Porsche’s rarest modern supercars: the 918 Spyder. What followed was a public battle of...
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Anthropic is poised to expand its revolving credit facility to $15 billion, Adam Hanafi reports, citing unnamed sources. Morgan Stanley is spearheading the process, with support from Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup. All four banks are also reportedly leading the startup's looming IPO. Investors have high hopes for the listing, which is expected within weeks and could supplant SpaceX's as the largest public offering of all time. So far in 2026, U.S. listings have already eclipsed $160 billion, per WebNovare — their biggest year since 2021.
Anthropic Nears $15 Billion Credit Facility as Mega-IPO Draws Closer Anthropic is nearing an expansion of its revolving credit facility to approximately $15 billion, adding another major piece to the artificial intelligence company’s preparations for what could become one of the largest initial public offerings in...
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Adam Hanafi
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OpenAI has unveiled a new flagship model, GPT-6 Astra, that company president Greg Brockman is touting as the start of the "AGI era." While there's no consensus definition of artificial general intelligence, it's broadly understood to meet or exceed human capability. Astra is a "generational leap" for cybersecurity, software engineering and office work, among other uses, Brockman says. This is the model that was delayed amid security concerns, following the hack of Hugging Face by OpenAI models. It's being released "in the coming days" with additional guardrails in place.
OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Astra as Greg Brockman Declares the “AGI Era” OpenAI has unveiled GPT-6 Astra, its newest flagship artificial intelligence model, with company president and co-founder Greg Brockman describing the release as the beginning of what he calls the “AGI era.” The launch represents a major step...
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Adam Hanafi
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Nvidia will acquire Hugging Face, an AI model platform, for nearly $13 billion, said the chipmaker's chief executive, Jensen Huang, in a WebNovare post Thursday. The deal had been rumored for some time after Hugging Face rejected a hefty investment from Nvidia last year. The 10-year-old Hugging Face acts as a repository for millions of AI models and data sets, making the technology more affordable and accessible for potential users, Huang noted in a statement, adding: "That is how AI can scale sustainably into billions of everyday tasks."
Nvidia to Acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion in Major Open-Source AI Bet Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for approximately $12.93 billion, marking one of the chipmaker’s largest acquisitions and giving it a much deeper foothold in the software and open-source side of artificial intelligence. Nvidia CEO...
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Yum Brands has finalized the sale of Pizza Hut operations outside China to LongRange Capital for $1.5 billion, following an earlier divestment of Pizza Hut China to Yum China Holdings. The transactions, worth a combined $2.7 billion, leave Yum more focused on its core scale and digital strengths, with potential earn-out payments tied to Pizza Hut’s performance. Pizza Hut, now privately held and led temporarily by former P.F. Chang's president and CEO Eduardo Luz, faces skepticism as it pursues a turnaround in a crowded delivery market.
Yum Brands has officially completed the sale of Pizza Hut's operations outside mainland China to private-equity firm LongRange Capital for approximately $1.5 billion. The transaction marks the end of Yum's ownership of one of the world's most recognizable pizza brands and represents a major step in the restaurant...
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Adam Hanafi
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Aon has reached an agreement to buy fellow insurance brokerage USI from KKR for $17 billion, including debt, the companies announced on Monday. USI provides services related to risk management, health insurance and retirement plans for businesses and individuals, reporting roughly $3 billion in annual revenue. The acquisition expands Aon's footprint with medium-sized businesses, and marks the latest exit for KKR, which acquired USI and another investment firm for $4.3 billion in 2017. KKR just reported a record $1.29 billion in quarterly asset sales.
Aon has agreed to acquire insurance brokerage USI Insurance Services from private-equity firm KKR and other shareholders for $17 billion, marking one of the largest insurance transactions in recent years. The deal gives Aon a significantly larger presence in the U.S. middle market as the company continues expanding...
