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Drone startup Neros has raised $250 million in a round co-led by Sequoia that triples its valuation to $2.5 billion as it expands beyond strike drones into autonomous systems and drone interceptors. CEO Soren Monroe-Anderson and Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire join Bloomberg to discuss plans to ramp up drone production, the race to build a US supply chain independent of China, and why they ultimately see a path to producing one million drones a year. They join Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Drone startup Neros has raised $250 million in a round co-led by Sequoia that triples its valuation to $2.5 billion as it expands beyond strike drones into autonomous systems and drone interceptors. CEO Soren Monroe-Anderson and Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire join Bloomberg to discuss plans to ramp up drone production, the race to build a US supply chain independent of China, and why they ultimately see a path to producing one million drones a year. They join Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Apple's planned glass-centric iPhone remains on track for 2027, Bloomberg reports, despite a Jefferies analyst saying supply-chain checks suggested the device had been canceled. Bloomberg Intelligence's Anurag Rana explains how new designs could help lift average selling prices for iPhone amid rising memory costs. He joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

US investment giants including Apollo Global Management Inc., Blackstone Inc., BlackRock Inc. and Brookfield Asset Management are partnering with Nvidia Corp. to source $500 billion in financing for artificial intelligence infrastructure.  Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow joins to discuss this as well as Intel raised $20 billion in an upsized share sale, a third more than it was targeting when it announced the deal Monday morning.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. figured out that jalapeños were the source of a salmonella outbreak and began an automated recall system to notify restaurants and destroy the tainted peppers. The company was able to identify the problematic ingredient before health agencies announced nationwide recalls, and it quickly replaced the jalapeños with batches from different growers. Bloomberg's Daniela Sirtori joined Bloomberg Intelligence to discuss.

US stocks may be sitting at a record, but anxiety about everything from geopolitics to inflation and a divided Federal Reserve is keeping animal spirits at bay. Anastasia Amoroso, Chief Investment Strategist: Private Wealth at Partners Group, discusses the market landscape, inflation, and AI value creation.

Nvidia secured a $500 billion commitment from six Wall Street firms including Apollo, Goldman Sachs and BlackRock to finance AI infrastructure. Bloomberg's Silas Brown reports on Big Tech's growing reliance on private markets to power the AI boom on Bloomberg Open Interest.

American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Eric Anderson talks about how geopolitical risk is providing great opportunities to the insurer. He also speaks about clients that need to travel through the Strait of Hormuz, earnings, the ai buildout and how they use artificial intelligence. He speaks to Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick.

Stocks traded near all-time highs and bonds rose as hopes for a deal to revive the Strait of Hormuz trimmed a rally in oil prices. Eric Freedman, CIO at Northern Trust, discusses the current market landscape.

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Anthropic PBC has struck a $9.1 billion deal with Riot Platforms (RIOT), a Bitcoin mining company that recently began selling AI data center capacity. Riot disclosed it had secured a 20-year deal to supply 191 megawatts of capacity from its Rockdale, Texas, campus to a "leading frontier AI" company. - Rocket Lab (RKLB) shares drop as much as 5.7% after the company's Neutron timeline softened, with an analyst saying that while Neutron remains on track to reach launch pad in the fourth quarter, it could push an initial launch to 2027. - Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) rose in premarket after the company signed an agreement with Siemens Energy to produce steam turbine generator sets. - US-listed shares in On Holding (ONON) drop as much as 17% in premarket trading after the Swiss sneaker maker's second-quarter sales were lower than expected.

Peter Beck, Rocket Lab Corp. founder, president and CEO, says the company is pushing hard and intends to launch its Neutron rocket for the first time this year. Beck says investors should not be focused on just the rocket's first flight. Beck speaks on "Bloomberg Open Interest."

Apollo Global Management is providing $2.6 billion of financing to the owners of the New York Yankees, the private capital giant's largest investment to date in US sports. Randall Williams has more on "Bloomberg Open Interest."