Amazon is heading back to the bond market as spending on the AI buildout piles up. The company plans to borrow $25 billion or more, adding to a flood of AI-related borrowing. Big Tech companies have hit the limits of their cash flows — no small feat, as these are ...
Honeywell bets its breakup will generate huge valueHoneywell bets its breakup will generate huge value
Honeywell is betting its breakup will generate huge value like GE’s did, but that’s not a guarantee. The empire’s first move since splitting into three pieces came this week when Honeywell’s former chemicals and polymers arm, now called Solstice Advanced Materials, announced a $14.5 billion takeover of chip-materials maker Element ...
Cloudflare puts prices on AI scrapingCloudflare puts prices on AI scraping
As AI bots take over the internet and displace human eyeballs, one of the biggest web-infrastructure companies has an idea about how to charge them. Cloudflare recently rolled out what is essentially a bot paywall that would allow its customers to charge AI models for scraping its customers’ content. Online ...
AI investors chase the chokepointAI investors chase the chokepoint
Investors pursuing AI riches keep chasing the chokepoint. First they backed the models themselves (OpenAI), then the chips and compute (Nvidia, CoreWeave) that power them, then the dirt and steel that house them (data center stocks). The “picks and shovels” approach to investing then turned sleepy utilities into AI plays, ...
Sanders ends his silence on Platner’s implosionSanders ends his silence on Platner’s implosion
The News As progressives fought on Tuesday to salvage some validation from the wreckage of Graham Platner’s Senate bid, his most important endorser on the left broke a conspicuous silence to try to nudge him out of the race. Sen. Bernie Sanders backed Platner nearly a year ago and elevated ...
Qatar says Iran fully responsible after tankers struck in strait of HormuzQatar says Iran fully responsible after tankers struck in strait of Hormuz
Three vessels, including a Qatari LNG carrier, struck within hours close to Oman Qatar has warned Iran it will bear full legal responsibility after three tankers, including a Qatari LNG vessel, were struck within hours in the strait of Hormuz. All three vessels were struck close to Oman which had ...
Argentina v Egypt: World Cup 2026 last 16 – liveArgentina v Egypt: World Cup 2026 last 16 – live
⚽️ World Cup kick-off time: 12pm EDT/5pm BST, 2am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology| Golden Boot | Email Scott You wait all day for one Ed Aarons post … then two come along at once! Just as I was trailing his preview piece, Ed gets in touch with this communiqué ...
The US had the biggest opportunity in the history of American soccer. They wasted it | Alexander AbnosThe US had the biggest opportunity in the history of American soccer. They wasted it | Alexander Abnos
The USA men’s run at a home World Cup had attracted people who usually ignore soccer. Instead of triumph, they saw a humbling by Belgium In the closing moments of the USA’s 3-2 win against Portugal at the 2002 World Cup, the ESPN commentator Jack Edwards took a moment to ...
‘An absolute triumph’: first reactions to Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey are ecstatic‘An absolute triumph’: first reactions to Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey are ecstatic
Following the film’s premiere, critics are already calling the historical epic a best picture Oscar contender. Here’s what they had to say The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s three-hour version of Homer’s epic poem, world premiered in London on Monday night, and critics who saw the film there and at early screenings ...
Why does JD Vance keep saying loony things? | Margaret SullivanWhy does JD Vance keep saying loony things? | Margaret Sullivan
Scratch their surface and you see exactly what he’s trying to do: stand up strong for intolerance and corruption Given how impetuous Donald Trump is, his vice-president, JD Vance, strikes some Americans as a more stable alternative. A good bet, some of the Maga faithful believe, as the 2028 Republican ...