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1. 💰 Nvidia Plans to Raise At Least $20Bn in its First Debt Sale Since AI Boom
Nvidia hasn’t had a bond sale since the start of the AI boom… but that’s about to change. The chipmaker is aiming to raise at least $20 billion in debt and just disclosed its capital raise plans in a filing with the SEC. The debt sale could end up closer to $25 billion, a fraction of Amazon’s roughly $54 billion debt raise earlier this year. (CNBC)
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3. 📺 Fox is Acquiring Roku For $22Bn
Well, here comes one of the largest media acquisitions in years. Fox is acquiring streaming company Roku in a stock and cash deal valued at around $22 billion. The combined company will become the third-largest television business in the United States by viewership. (TechCrunch)
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5. 🚀 SpaceX’s Historic IPO Grew to $85.7Bn Raised
Supersize me has a new meaning. SpaceX’s biggest-ever IPO just brought its total amount raised to $85.7 billion after the public offering’s underwriters exercised their option to purchase the maximum amount of shares. SpaceX plans to use the funds to eliminate around $20 billion in debt related to X and xAI legacy loans, as well as expand its AI compute infrastructure, enhance its launch infrastructure, and improve Starlink. (TechCrunch)
6. 🦾 Salesforce Acquired AI Customer Service Platform Fin For $3.6Bn
Salesforce is getting more powerful. The enterprise software company is acquiring AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion. Formerly known as Intercom, Fin offers an AI agent that can resolve customer queries across channels, using live chat, WhatsApp, SMS, phone calls, Slack, and more which Salesforce hopes to use to improve Agentforce, its existing custom enterprise AI agent builder. (TechCrunch)
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7. 💳 American Express is Buying Tripadvisor’s European Booking Platform For $700M
American Express is acquiring TheFork, Tripadvisor’s European restaurant booking platform, for $700 million in an all-cash transaction. With the purchase, American Express brings its total bookable dining venues to 75,000, adding to a portfolio that already includes the Resy and Tock platforms. (Quartz)
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