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Meta Explores Direct Electricity Market Participation
Meta Platforms is investigating direct engagement in electricity markets, starting with Texas, to secure power supply and manage costs for its data center operations.
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Tyson Foods Shrinks Beef Network Amid Deep Cattle Shortage
Tyson to shutter its Lexington, Nebraska beef plant and scale back Amarillo, Texas operations as U.S. cattle herds hit 75‑year lows.
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China Weighs Mortgage and Transaction Relief to Shore Up Property Market
China is preparing targeted stimulus—mortgage subsidies and reduced home transaction costs—to stabilize its faltering real estate sector amid deeper economic strain.
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Spotify integrates WhoSampled to deepen music discovery with SongDNA
Spotify has acquired WhoSampled and is using its database to power SongDNA, a new feature that maps song relations. WhoSampled remains independent but gains faster updates and ad-free access.
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Adobe Accelerates AI Marketing Push with $1.9B Semrush Acquisition
Adobe is acquiring SEO and AI marketing platform Semrush for $1.9 billion to expand its generative AI marketing capabilities. The deal, priced at $12 per share—a 77% premium—continues Adobe’s strategic shift into AI-driven brand visibility.
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Nvidia’s Q3 Results Test AI Bubble Concerns
Investors await Nvidia’s Q3 earnings amid rising AI bubble fears and questions around Chinese market access and AI infrastructure spend.
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Home Depot Flags Rising Consumer Caution as Storm Season and Housing Activity Slump
Home Depot cut its full-year profit forecast and cited weaker demand, milder storm season and housing pressures as headwinds to growth.
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Bezos Reenters Operations as Co‑CEO of $6.2 B AI Startup
Jeff Bezos returns to a formal executive role leading Project Prometheus, an AI venture targeting engineering and manufacturing.
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TikTok Shop Matches eBay, Surpasses $26B in Global GMV
TikTok Shop’s Q3 2025 sales hit $19B globally, U.S. sales doubled. First‑half 2025 GMV reached $26B, with the U.S. and Southeast Asia driving growth.
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OpenAI pilots ChatGPT group chats in Asia-Pacific
OpenAI has introduced pilot group chat functionality in ChatGPT across Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan, enabling collaborative conversations with GPT-5.1 Auto.