By Scott Murdoch
SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australian artificial intelligence company Firmus said on Monday it had finalised a $10 billion debt funding package led by global private equity firm Blackstone and Coatue Management, a New York-based technology investor.
Firmus said the funding would be used to build the next phase of its Project Southgate, the company's initiative to develop AI training and inference infrastructure, which... (continue reading...)
By Angelica Medina
SANTA CLARA, California, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Bad Bunny transformed Levi's Stadium into a vibrant homage to Puerto Rico during Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, delivering a high-energy journey through the island's culture complete with a surprise appearance by Lady Gaga and a tribute from reggaeton pioneer Daddy Yankee.
Clad in a white suit, Bad Bunny opened with "Tití Me Preguntó" while walking through vignettes of... (continue reading...)
Feb 8 (Reuters) - Live Nation executives and lobbyists are in talks with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Justice in a bid to avoid a trial over allegations that the concert promoter operates an illegal monopoly, news outlet Semafor reported on Sunday.
These discussions are taking place outside the DOJ's antitrust division and involve senior officials, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.
Reuters could... (continue reading...)
By Karen Sloan
Feb 8 (Reuters) - Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell intends to refuse to answer questions at a Monday deposition before the House's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, according to a Sunday letter from U.S. Representative Ro Khanna.
Maxwell, who was found guilty in 2021 for her role in helping Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls and is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence, plans to invoke her... (continue reading...)
By Donny Kwok and Yantoultra Ngui
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - China's Montage Technology jumped 57% in its Hong Kong trading debut on Monday after the world's biggest memory interconnect chip supplier raised HK$7.04 billion ($900 million) in a share sale to mainly fund research and development. The shares opened at HK$168 compared to their offer price of HK$106.89, and climbed further to HK$171.
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