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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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The Secret Supply Chain Keeping Russia's Jets in the Air

Russian airlines are circumventing US, European Union and UK sanctions by procuring aviation equipment via India, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Kazakhstan, among others, a Bloomberg investigation shows. Some spare parts were tracked by serial numbers as they journeyed from Western suppliers to intermediaries to Russian companies. Bloomberg News contacted parties involved in such deals, and several said they would no longer do business with each other or with Russia. Bloomberg's Kate Duffy reports.

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BP's Ousted Chair Manifold Disputes Firm's Accusations

Former BP Chairman Albert Manifold says he was fired without warning or explanation and will challenge the company's version of events, deepening the turmoil around the UK oil major's latest leadership change. BP fired Manifold on Tuesday after eight months on the job, citing "serious concerns" related to "governance standards, oversight and conduct." Bloomberg's Mitchell Ferman has more.

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