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Singapore’s STTGDC Eyes $2.4 Billion Loan, Adds to AI Debt Binge

Singapore-based data center operator STT GDC Pte. is in talks with banks for a S$3.1 billion ($2.4 billion) syndicated loan, according to people familiar with the matter, as the AI boom continues to fuel demand for debt among companies building the infrastructure.

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Engadget staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) ·

All the leaks for the Portal prequel F-Stop have been compiled into a playable game

Most of the game's assets came from a 12-terabyte leak in August, according to The Verge, but that release lacked source code and map data. The Verge reports that those missing pieces apparently surfaced on the Valve Cut Content Discord this week, enabling a nearly complete version.

Unite.AI ·

SemiAnalysis Launches GDPx Benchmark Spanning 11 Agentic Domains

According to Unite.AI, GDPx spans 11 professional domains and its first version includes 206 tasks developed with 14 specialized data partners. The publication reports that Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 tops the debut leaderboard with a score of 12.0%, ahead of the other 12 models ranked.

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UBS' Fowler Sees Appetite for Buying Back Into AI Trade

Gerry Fowler, chief European equity strategist and head of derivates at UBS, says the AI trade is "still quite robust" and that memory makers are "pricing an incredibly short AI cycle that we think is longer." He speaks on Bloomberg Television.

Bloomberg ·
Ukraine and Russia Report Cyberattacks on Emergency Alert Apps

Ukraine and Russia said they faced cyberattacks on emergency and air raid alert systems.

Bloomberg ·
Police Chief physically unplugs Flock cameras after the company ignores contract cancellation

The Plymouth City Council was left with no choice but to physically disconnect the cameras after Flock failed to respond to its demands.

Tom's Hardware ·
AI agent swarms unleashed in Minecraft to ‘build a thriving civilization’

Researchers recently tested AI agent swarm performance in various Minecraft gaming modes.

Tom's Hardware ·
Trump Administration Refuses to Release Information on AI Testing Framework

The Trump administration declined to produce key documents related to its voluntary AI testing framework, despite an agreement struck in September with the nonprofit Protect Democracy Project after a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.

The Information ·
Where Do You Hide From an AI Bubble?

Merryn Somerset Webb sits down with Chris Clothier, co-chief investment officer at CG Asset Management, to discuss the fragile economics of the AI boom and what could bring the spending spree to an end.

Bloomberg ·
China touts AI milestone: models generate more tokens than used in training

For the first time, the amount of inference data generated by artificial intelligence systems in China has surpassed the amount of data used to train those systems, according to a new government-backed report, illustrating how the country is increasingly adopting AI at scale.

South China Morning Post ·
NTT's Matsubara on Cyberattacks in Japan

Mihoko Matsubara, Chief Cybersecurity Strategist at NTT, discusses her view on the key risks surrounding Japan in a recent wave of cyber-attacks that has targeted the nation's government, banks, conglomerates' cyber infrastructure.

Bloomberg ·
Oaktree’s Howard Marks Says AI Stumbles Boosted Skepticism

Recent artificial intelligence related market stumbles have somewhat burst the bubble of infallibility around the sector, said Howard Marks, co-chair of Oaktree Capital Management LP.

Bloomberg ·
Hong Kong Chip IPOs Tap Intertwined Investors, Boss’s Networks

Hong Kong listing hopefuls are shedding light on the inner workings of their initial public offerings, revealing cross-investments and personal connections, just as regulators step up scrutiny of structures that risk distorting the market.

Bloomberg ·
Instagram is offering YouTubers up to $500K, Business Insider reports 3 sources covering Instagram is offering YouTubers up to $500K, Business Insider reports

The offers target select YouTube creators willing to post long-form work to Meta’s new Features product, according to Business Insider reporting cited by The Next Web and Social Media Today.

The Next Web ·
AI data center demand fuels THEIL's optical communications rebound, 4Q26 to buck seasonal downtrend

Tong Hsing Electronic Industries (THEIL) outlined the latest developments and market trends across its four major product lines of optical communications, ceramic substrates, new semiconductor materials, and image sensors, during an earnings call on October 30.

DigiTimes ·
BenQ Materials targets premium displays and medical growth, seeks semiconductor materials breakthrough

BenQ Materials is targeting higher-value, faster-growing segments across its display, medical and semiconductor materials businesses.

DigiTimes ·
Amazon’s CISO: Slowing software releases can make you less secure

In conversation with Terra Security CEO Shahar Peled, CJ Moses explains why finding more vulnerabilities is the wrong measure of security, and where AI must stop and ask a human

CTech ·