The Paris-based AI lab raised €3 billion in a Samsung-led Series D — the largest equity fundraise ever completed by a European technology company — to fund data centre ownership and global expansion.
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Nasdaq Backs Kraken Parent Payward with $100 Million to Launch Tokenized Stocks
Nasdaq Ventures has committed $100 million to Payward, Kraken’s parent, in a deal valuing the firm at $21 billion and setting a Q2 2027 target for the launch of on-chain tokenized Nasdaq equities.
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US August CPI Holds at 3.4% as Gasoline Surge Keeps Fed Hike Odds at 69%
US consumer prices rose 0.4% in August, driven by a 3.9% jump in gasoline, leaving annual CPI at 3.4% and pushing Fed rate-hike odds to 69% ahead of the September 16 FOMC decision.
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Xi Removes China’s Second-Highest Soldier as Military Purge Reaches the CMC
Zhang Youxia, China’s most senior uniformed officer and CMC vice-chairman, has been placed under investigation in an expanding anti-corruption sweep that has now removed more than 100 senior PLA officers since 2022.
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Sweden Votes in Knife-Edge Election That Puts Far Right on the Brink of Power
Sweden’s September 13 general election is too close to call, with the centre-left and centre-right blocs separated by less than a point as polls open across the country.
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California Becomes First US State to Mandate Third-Party Audits of AI Systems
Governor Newsom signed SB 813 and AB 1405 on September 9, creating a state registry for AI auditors and an accreditation framework for independent verification — the first such statutory requirements in the United States.
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Senate Republicans Unveil Revised CLARITY Act Ahead of September 15 Cloture Vote
Senator Cynthia Lummis released a 630-page revised CLARITY Act on September 10 incorporating 114 Democratic amendments, with a September 15 cloture vote requiring seven Democratic crossovers still in doubt over unresolved ethics provisions.
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ECB Raises Rates to 2.5% and Upgrades Growth Forecast as Energy Inflation Persists
The European Central Bank raised its deposit facility rate to 2.50% on September 11, upgrading its 2026 growth forecast to 0.9% while warning that energy-driven inflation risks remain tilted to the upside.
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Iran’s Buried Nuclear Site Near Natanz Shows Record Construction Surge in 2026
CSIS satellite imagery analysis published September 9 documents the heaviest construction activity in the history of Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain facility, 2 kilometres from Natanz, as the IAEA confirms it has never gained access inside.
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Saudi Arabia Shuts East-West Pipeline as Houthi Drone Strikes Wound 73
Saudi Arabia shut its East-West oil pipeline after Houthi drone and missile attacks wounded 73 people at southern oil facilities, pushing Brent crude to $108.68 a barrel and cutting the kingdom’s main Hormuz bypass route.