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SoftBank launches $11 billion bond sale to fund OpenAI investment

SoftBank is putting more than $11 billion of debt behind its OpenAI ambitions, turning one of tech’s biggest private-market bets into a potentially record-setting corporate bond sale. The Japanese investment giant on Monday launched $10 billion in dollar-denominated senior unsecured […] The post SoftBank launches $11 billion bond sale to fund OpenAI investment first appeared…

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Startup Funding News Today, September 18, 2026: Arcos, Crusoe, dtcpay, EVAS Intelligence, Ryft & More

Startup funding over the past day is being pulled toward a surprisingly consistent set of bottlenecks: AI compute, sovereign chips, power systems, optical interconnects, robotics data, quantum infrastructure, security, and regulated payments. The largest transaction is in a class of […] The post Startup Funding News Today, September 18, 2026: Arcos, Crusoe, dtcpay, EVAS Intelligence,…

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls for nationalizing frontier AI companies over ‘unlimited risks’

Palantir CEO Alex Karp has pushed the AI safety debate into far more radical territory, arguing that frontier AI companies may need to be nationalized if society expects them to carry the potentially enormous legal liabilities created by their technology. […] The post Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls for nationalizing frontier AI companies over ‘unlimited…

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Crusoe raises $3.9 billion at $30.9 billion valuation as AI infrastructure demand surges

Crusoe has raised $3.9 billion in fresh funding at a $30.9 billion post-money valuation, marking a dramatic leap for the AI infrastructure company as investors pour enormous sums into the data centers, chips, and energy systems that support artificial intelligence. […] The post Crusoe raises $3.9 billion at $30.9 billion valuation as AI infrastructure demand…

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