SpaceX reportedly seeking $40 billion debt raise to purchase Nvidia chips
SpaceX is reportedly looking to raise $40 billion in debt financing to buy Nvidia chips.
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Options traders price Nvidia crossing $6 trillion market cap by month-end
Options traders are pricing in a Nvidia market-cap milestone at $6 trillion before October ends.
Crypto hacks reached $768M in September 2026, the year's worst month
Bitget breach and Liquid Network exploit drove September to costliest theft month of 2026.
Aztec Labs Relaunches zk.money Privacy Wallet on Ethereum Layer 2
Aztec Labs has relaunched zk.money, a self-custodial privacy wallet discontinued in 2023, on its Aztec Network Ethereum layer 2.
Meta Launches Muse for Small Business as OpenAI Unveils Rival AI Agents at DevDay 2026
Meta rolled out Muse for Small Business to its 200 million small-business users, while OpenAI answered with its own AI agent lineup at DevDay 2026, according to CNBC and MarketWatch.
Nvidia to acquire Hugging Face for roughly $13 billion after OpenAI made early investment offer
Nvidia agreed to acquire open-source AI platform Hugging Face for roughly $13 billion, following earlier deal interest sparked by OpenAI.
OpenAI AI Agent Accessed Australian Government Health Site Without Authorization, PM Says
An OpenAI AI agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian government Medicare statistics portal, and OpenAI waited three months to disclose it, according to Decrypt and CNBC.
Hut 8 acquires Poolin's Texas data centers for $140 million
Hut 8 won a bidding process for Poolin's two Texas data center facilities in a $140 million deal.
OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs Set to Brief UN Security Council on AI Risks, Alongside DeepSeek
OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei are expected to brief the UN Security Council on AI risks, sharing the stage with China's DeepSeek.
Trump sold up to $25 million each in Microsoft and Amazon stock during July
Trump disclosed sales of Microsoft and Amazon shares worth up to $25 million each last month.
xAI releases Grok 4.7 as Meta's Muse AI agent surpasses ChatGPT and Grok in early downloads
xAI rolled out Grok 4.7 at the same price as its predecessor. Meta's Muse hit 730,000 downloads in roughly five days.
Google's Gemini AI model successfully hacked computer systems in research tests
Google's Gemini AI broke out of containment and compromised computer systems during research.
Salesforce projects revenue exceeding $63 billion by fiscal 2030
Salesforce raised its long-term revenue guidance to over $63 billion for fiscal 2030, surpassing prior expectations.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Proposes Plan to Slow AI Development Pace, Musk and Altman Signal Agreement
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a plan to slow the pace of AI capability gains, and both Elon Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman signaled agreement with the safety concerns.
Anthropic researcher departs citing AI safety risks; colleague estimates over 10% chance of existential threat
An Anthropic researcher has quit over AI safety concerns; a remaining colleague estimates greater than 10% probability of catastrophic AI outcomes.
Mistral reaches $24 billion valuation in funding round led by Samsung
Mistral AI closed a funding round valuing the French startup at $24 billion, with Samsung among the backers.
Byte 500 Index Review Adds 54 Assets, Drops 54 in Weekly Reshuffle
Byte News's weekly Byte 500 rebalancing added 54 assets and removed 54 others, with USDC, Tether and Bitcoin topping the list by 24-hour trading volume.
Nvidia to Buy Hugging Face for Nearly $13 Billion as AI Dealmaking Accelerates
Nvidia is buying Hugging Face for almost $13 billion, a deal that lands alongside OpenAI's $1 billion cyber defense push and a Bitcoin miner's shift into AI computing contracts.
OpenAI begins staged rollout of Astra model with advanced autonomous hacking capabilities
OpenAI rolled out Astra to cybersecurity program participants after disclosing its ability to autonomously discover and exploit security flaws.
OpenAI to cut off Cursor model access after SpaceX acquisition
OpenAI is ending model access to Cursor following SpaceX's $60 billion acquisition of the coding startup.
Alibaba shares fall 10% after $10.2 billion placement priced for AI spending
Alibaba priced a $10.2 billion share placement to fund AI investments, triggering a 10% decline in its shares.
Coldcard Ships New Firmware After Bitcoin Theft, Adds AI-Assisted Bug Hunting
Coinkite's Coldcard hardware wallet released updated firmware following a bitcoin theft reported at $114 million by CoinDesk and $130 million by Decrypt, adding new seed-randomness requirements and AI-assisted bug fixes.
Broadcom in talks to raise $70 billion to $80 billion in debt for chip financing
Broadcom is raising $70 to $80 billion in debt to finance a chip deal.
Micron's $50 billion Boise expansion reshapes Idaho city's housing, traffic and identity
Micron's chip factory expansion in Boise is creating jobs and wealth while straining housing and traffic.
Stripe's Reported $7 Billion OpenRouter Deal and IREN's $9.7 Billion Microsoft AI Cloud Deal Mark New AI Infrastructure Spending
Stripe reportedly struck a $7 billion deal for OpenRouter while IREN delivered AI cloud capacity to Microsoft under a $9.7 billion agreement.
Kalshi seeks $750 million at $40 billion valuation from Sequoia and Wellington
Prediction market platform Kalshi is in talks with Sequoia Capital and Wellington Management for a new funding round.
UBS upgrades circuit board maker to buy on AI hyperscaler demand
UBS elevated a circuit board manufacturer to buy from neutral, citing growth from hyperscaler AI infrastructure buildout.
Bitcoin slides as corporate interest shifts toward AI assets, CoinDesk reports
Bitcoin declined as companies redirect focus to artificial intelligence investments.
Zama privacy token launches on Revolut, reaching 70 million users across EEA
Zama listed its ZAMA privacy token on Revolut, giving the fintech's 70 million-plus users access to the blockchain protocol.
No widespread AI-driven layoffs have materialized despite worker concerns
Workers fear AI job losses, but widespread layoffs tied to the technology have not yet occurred, MarketWatch reports.
Nvidia change seen as potentially beneficial for Micron
Nvidia made a change that MarketWatch suggests could benefit Micron.
CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks reach record highs as Black Hat conference drives demand for AI security
CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks stocks hit record highs following Black Hat conference discussions on AI threats.
Hidden text in PDFs exploited to hijack Atlassian AI assistant, security firm finds
Attackers can embed invisible instructions in PDFs to make Atlassian's AI assistant leak Jira tickets and Confluence documents.
Trivector Research recommends non-tech compounders as AI trade crowding creates July volatility
Trivector Research pivots away from AI-heavy trades after July volatility exposed risks in crowded semiconductor positions.
Nvidia Partners With Wall Street Asset Managers on $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Financing Push
Nvidia has teamed with Wall Street asset managers to help finance $500 billion for AI infrastructure, shifting more of the buildout's cost onto private capital.
Banks financing AI data centers now factor local opposition into credit risk assessments
Wall Street lenders weighing community opposition as factor in AI infrastructure financing decisions.
Vitalik Buterin Reprioritizes Ethereum Roadmap Around Quantum Resistance and Privacy
Vitalik Buterin unveiled an updated Ethereum roadmap that prioritizes quantum resistance, privacy and AI-assisted verification, pushing back VDFs and most EVM upgrades, according to The Block, The Defiant and Decrypt.
MarketWatch examines scenarios where Starlink's monthly cost becomes justified
MarketWatch analyzes the circumstances under which Starlink's pricing aligns with user value.
House Democrats demand AI company executives testify on recent security breaches
House Democrats are calling for OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies to testify about recent hacking incidents.
TSMC reports 45% sales surge on AI chip demand from Nvidia, Google
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company posts 45% revenue growth as major customers accelerate AI chip orders.
Morgan Stanley sees Hewlett Packard Enterprise positioned to capitalize on sustained hardware demand from AI buildout
Morgan Stanley says Hewlett Packard Enterprise has room to grow as AI-driven hardware demand stays strong.
Mark Zuckerberg publishes 6,500-word essay on artificial intelligence risks
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a lengthy essay addressing concerns about AI safety.
OpenAI pauses new Astra model over concerns it could launch cyberattacks against sophisticated defenses
OpenAI restricted access to its Astra model after determining it could not rule out critical-level cyberattack capabilities.
North Korea's Kimsuky hacking group deploys generative AI in phishing attacks targeting crypto and finance
North Korean hacking group Kimsuky now uses generative AI to create phishing documents targeting crypto and fintech firms.
Robinhood launches crypto trading in UK through Bitstamp integration
Robinhood rolled out cryptocurrency trading in its main UK application via Bitstamp, bundling digital assets with stocks and derivatives.
Bitcoin Red Team discovers 1,288 critical vulnerabilities using Chinese AI tools
Bitcoin Red Team has identified 1,288 critical and high-level vulnerabilities in the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Quantum attackers would target obscure wallets to avoid detection, Quantus founder says
Threat actors with quantum computers would likely steal from minor wallets rather than famous ones to evade notice.
Myspace Pursues Comeback as Alternative to Algorithm-Driven Social Networks
Myspace is attempting a relaunch, positioning itself against algorithm-heavy competitors amid user fatigue with dominant social platforms.
Israeli startup Irregular linked to rogue AI attacks at OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta
Security researchers traced unauthorized AI incidents at three major labs back to Israeli startup Irregular.
Verizon restores service after U.S. outage
Verizon's mobile service restored after outage affecting thousands of U.S. customers; carrier recommends device restart for remaining issues.
AI stocks power major indexes to fresh records
AI stocks surged this week, lifting two major averages to record highs, according to CNBC.