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World News
Five largest IPOs revisited as SpaceX plans listing
As Elon Musk\'s SpaceX pursues an initial public offering of about $75 billion, attention has returned to the world’s biggest IPOs to date. South China Morning Post reported that energy, e-commerce, telecoms, autos and finance dominate the top ranks. Saudi Aramco raised $29.4 billion in 2019, followed by Alibaba at $25.0 billion in 2014, SoftBank at $23.6 billion in 2018, General Motors at $23.1 billion in 2010 and Agricultural Bank of China at $22.1 billion in 2010.
AI & Enterprise
OpenAI considers mega data centre in Ohio backed by Nvidia
OpenAI is seeking to lease a 10-gigawatt AI data centre in the U.S. state of Ohio, a move that could rank among the largest single-site AI computing infrastructure investments if completed. Discussions are based on funding support from Nvidia. The proposed location is the former Portsmouth gas diffusion plant site in Pike County. OpenAI’s Stargate project has secured about 7 gigawatts across seven sites as of September 2025.
Games & Commerce
Sam Altman to visit Samsung, Kakao, Naver to discuss expanding AI cooperation
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will visit South Korea on June 14 and depart on the evening of June 15, meeting Samsung Electronics, Kakao and Naver, industry sources said. He is set to hold a talk event with Samsung’s DX division staff at its Digital City campus in Suwon and meet Kakao CEO Jeong Shin-a in Seongnam. Altman also plans to visit Naver’s 1784 building.
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AI & Enterprise
OpenAI\'s Sam Altman to visit Samsung Electronics and Kakao, focus on expanding ChatGPT cooperation
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AI & Enterprise
Japan digital minister warns of \'AI colony\' as government considers using sensitive data without consent
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Industry
Helion raises $465 million, accelerates goal to supply fusion power to Microsoft by 2028
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Industry
Next $1 trillion company to come from robots, humanoids emerge as biggest market after AI and chips
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AI & Enterprise
SoftBank\'s Son says AI is at start of internet era, 50 times bigger than dotcom boom
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AI & Enterprise
SoftBank overtakes Toyota in intraday market cap, becomes Japan\'s top company for first time in 22 years
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Finance
Japan stock market breaks 40-year silence, nears revival
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Crypto
Institutional investors extend influence beyond bitcoin to AI and prediction markets
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Crypto
Tether buys 26 percent stake in SoftBank-held Twenty One Capital, strengthens control
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AI & Enterprise
Intel unveils next-generation memory to challenge HBM in AI market
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AI & Enterprise
SoftBank invests $457 million in UK AI chipmaker Graphcore
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Industry
SoftBank to launch gigawatt-scale battery business with South Korean firm in AI-era power bet
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AI & Enterprise
SoftBank pushes to develop in-house AI servers with Nvidia, Foxconn
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AI & Enterprise
SoftBank surges 16.5% as AI rally spreads to Japan stocks
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Industry
SoftBank to produce lithium, cobalt-free batteries targeting AI data centres