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Australia PM Albanese says OpenAI agent breached government website in June

Australia PM Albanese says OpenAI agent breached government website in June

Sept 23 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday an AI agent developed by OpenAI infiltrated an Australian government website in June, accessing public and non-public files in the first known instance of an AI agent hacking a government website.
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Factbox-SoftBank's growing bets on AI and semiconductor assets

Factbox-SoftBank's growing bets on AI and semiconductor assets

By Anton Bridge TOKYO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group has raised $11.1 billion in the largest high-yield corporate bond sale globally on record to fund its investments in OpenAI and other artificial intelligence-related companies and infrastructure. 
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BlackRock, IFM close in on $25 billion Stack data center deal, Bloomberg News reports

BlackRock, IFM close in on $25 billion Stack data center deal, Bloomberg News reports

Sept 24 (Reuters) - A consortium backed by BlackRock and IFM Investors is in exclusive talks to buy Stack Infrastructure's Asia Pacific data center portfolio for up to $25 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. 
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Wall St set for lower open as oil gains on Mideast uncertainty, eyes on Trump-Xi talks

Wall St set for lower open as oil gains on Mideast uncertainty, eyes on Trump-Xi talks

By Johann M Cherian and Avinash P Sept 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open lower on Thursday as simmering Middle East tensions lifted oil prices and Treasury yields, while investors also exercised caution ahead of a keenly watched summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
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Australia says OpenAI agent hacked into government website

Australia says OpenAI agent hacked into government website

By Renju Jose and Chris Thomas SYDNEY, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Australia said on Wednesday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to files, in what could be the first known instance of an AI agent hacking a government website.
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Australia says OpenAI agent breached government health data portal

Australia says OpenAI agent breached government health data portal

SYDNEY, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Australia said on Wednesday that an AI agent developed by OpenAI breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to public and non-public files, in what could be the first known instance of an AI agent hacking a government website.
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Wall St slips as Middle East escalations lifts oil; Trump-Xi talks in focus

Wall St slips as Middle East escalations lifts oil; Trump-Xi talks in focus

By Johann M Cherian and Avinash P Sept 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes dropped on Thursday, with the blue-chip Dow hitting a more than three-month low, as escalating tensions in the Middle East lifted oil prices and Treasury yields while investors monitored a US-China summit.
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Wall Street dips as investors focus on US-Iran war

Wall Street dips as investors focus on US-Iran war

By Noel Randewich and Johann M Cherian Sept 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street was down on Thursday as uncertainty about the Middle East lifted oil prices and Treasury yields, but stocks came off session lows after Reuters reported US and Iranian negotiators were exploring a deal to reopen the Strait of
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McDonald's lays out $8.5 billion franchisee support plan, targets higher margins by 2030

McDonald's lays out $8.5 billion franchisee support plan, targets higher margins by 2030

Sept 23 (Reuters) - McDonald's on Wednesday outlined about $8.5 billion in support for franchisees as part of an expanded growth plan and set targets for margin and market share growth as it looks to revive sales momentum after several muted quarters.
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Wall Street expects Meta's AI agent to shape into a new revenue engine

Wall Street expects Meta's AI agent to shape into a new revenue engine

By Shashwat Chauhan Sept 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street has turned bullish on Meta Platforms, betting that its new AI agent Muse could open a new revenue stream for the social media giant and reshape the company's AI monetization prospects.
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Data center firm Accelevation targets up to $5.4 billion valuation in US IPO

Data center firm Accelevation targets up to $5.4 billion valuation in US IPO

Sept 22 (Reuters) - Accelevation is targeting a valuation of up to $5.37 billion in its US initial public offering, the data center infrastructure company said on Tuesday, joining a wave of firms tapping investor demand for AI-related stocks.
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Anthropic unveils Claude Opus 5.5

Anthropic unveils Claude Opus 5.5

Sept 22 (Reuters) - Anthropic on Tuesday launched Claude Opus 5.5, a new AI model that it says delivers performance comparable to its top-tier Fable 5.1 while costing 40% less to run than its predecessor. The release lands amid growing debate over AI risks.