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SpaceX Said to Cut IPO Valuation Goal

SpaceX is currently targeting a valuation of at least $1.8 trillion in its initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter. Bloomberg News reported in April that SpaceX was aiming for a valuation above $2 trillion. The target is settling lower after consultations with advisers and investors, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information isn't public. Matthew Bloxham of Bloomberg Intelligence has more.

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Bloomberg

Apollo Seeks Partners for $36B Debt Deal to Buy AI Chips for Anthropic

Apollo and Blackstone are working to bring additional investors into a roughly $36 billion debt financing deal to help Anthropic build out its AI infrastructure. The debt will be used to purchase Google's custom chips known as tensor processing units, or TPUs, which Anthropic will then lease, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Bloomberg's Neil Campling reports.

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Taiwan Suspects Nvidia AI Chip Shipment Smuggled to China

Taiwan prosecutors suspect three individuals successfully smuggled at least one shipment of Nvidia AI chips to China after first exporting them to Japan, people familiar with the matter said. The trio was detained for allegedly falsifying documents related to exports of Super Micro Computer servers containing advanced Nvidia chips, which the US has barred from sale to China without a license. Bloomberg Intelligence's Matthew Bloxham breaks down the situation.

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