The proposed initial public offering of Jio Platforms represents a major test of how investors value India’s digital infrastructure, telecommunications market and emerging artificial intelligence economy. The company is targeting a valuation of approximately 10.3 trillion rupees, equivalent to about $106.5 billion, for its planned listing. If the offering proceeds at the indicated terms, it…

The telecommunications industry is confronting a potential competitive shift as SpaceX expands beyond satellite broadband towards a more direct role in mobile connectivity. Its agreement to acquire a nationwide portfolio of low-band wireless spectrum has prompted investors to reconsider the long-term position of established telecommunications operators in the United States and Europe. The immediate market…

The next major battle in the obesity drug market is increasingly shifting from the first generation of highly successful treatments toward medicines that activate additional biological pathways. Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are investing heavily in amylin-based treatments because researchers believe combining different mechanisms could produce greater and potentially more durable weight loss than relying…

Tesla’s stronger-than-expected third-quarter vehicle deliveries have changed the immediate picture for its car business, but the figures do not by themselves resolve the larger questions surrounding demand, competition and the company’s shift toward artificial intelligence. Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles during the quarter, exceeding the approximately 456,896 vehicles expected by analysts. The result places the company…

Nvidia’s effort to help finance the expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure is forcing Wall Street to confront a difficult financial question: how should rapidly evolving computing hardware be valued when it is used as collateral for long-term debt? The company has joined major financial institutions in developing financing platforms designed to mobilize more than $500…

The cryptocurrency industry’s largest thefts have repeatedly demonstrated that the biggest challenge facing digital assets is not simply market volatility but the security of the infrastructure that holds and moves them. A series of major attacks, including the latest theft involving hundreds of millions of dollars, shows how exchanges, digital wallets and blockchain-based systems remain…

Anthropic’s planned public offering is revealing a central contradiction in the economics of frontier artificial intelligence: the faster an AI company expands, the more heavily it may have to rely on the technology giants it ultimately competes with. The company’s confidential IPO prospectus shows that Amazon and Google are simultaneously investors, computing suppliers, distribution partners…

Nvidia’s decision to add $150 billion to its share-repurchase authorisation reveals how the artificial intelligence boom is changing the capital allocation decisions of the semiconductor industry. The additional authorisation brings the remaining amount available under the company’s programme to $235 billion through fiscal 2028, making it the largest such increase by a United States company.…

Nvidia’s decision to add another $150 billion to its share repurchase authorization marks a significant shift in how the company is managing the extraordinary cash generation created by the artificial intelligence infrastructure boom. The move takes the remaining authorized repurchase amount to approximately $235 billion and gives the company a mechanism to return a substantial…

Western automakers are increasingly looking toward defence production as governments expand military spending and civilian vehicle demand becomes harder to rely on. Ford, General Motors and Jaguar Land Rover are among the companies pursuing military opportunities, while other manufacturers and suppliers are exploring whether underused factories can be sold or adapted for defence production. The…