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SoftBank Group Corp. is looking at potential acquisitions including data center operator Switch Inc., as billionaire founder Masayoshi Son seeks to ride an AI-fueled boom in digital infrastructure. Matt Bloxham on Bloomberg Intelligence has more.

Broadcom Inc. slumped after its sales outlook for the AI market failed to meet investors' expectations and unsettling commentary from Chief Executive Officer Hock Tan on a conference call with analysts. Matt Bloxham on Bloomberg Intelligence has more.

OpenAI has launched GPT-5.2, calling it its most capable model yet just weeks after Google accelerated the race with Gemini 3.

Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) today reported its financial results for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, showing a significant turnaround in profitability despite a modest dip in revenue.

The company posted total revenue of $444.9 million, a 5.9% decrease year-over-year, largely attributed to continued weakness in its housing-related segments.

Rail freight stakeholders can mark their calendars as Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) have set December 19 as the date to file their formal merger application with federal regulators.

This date for the filing, which covers the creation of the first freight-only transcontinental railroad, was revealed in a document advising of a delayed submission to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) on December 5.

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is developing a new "rush" pickup service that would allow customers to collect their online orders from its physical stores within an hour, according to a report by Business Insider on Thursday, which cited an internal company document and a person familiar with the matter.

Freight Technologies (NASDAQ:FRGT) reported its third-quarter results for the period ending September 30, 2025, highlighting key operational improvements as the company moves closer to a software- and AI-driven logistics model.

The company reduced its operating loss by $0.4 million in Q3 year-over-year and improved its year-to-date (YTD) operating loss by $1.2 million.

Medra, which programs robots with AI to conduct and improve biological experiments, has raised $52 million to build what it says will be one of the largest autonomous labs in the United States. Medra CEO Michelle Lee joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Beth Kindig, lead tech analyst at the I/O fund, says investors should keep an eye on the moment when there is an inflexion - which hasn't happened yet, but which is what tech CEOs are "banking on." She joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Chip-design software maker Synopsys gave an upbeat first quarter forecast, following a significant equity investment from Nvidia earlier this month. Synopsys CEO Sassine Ghazi joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Disney is licensing iconic characters including Mickey Mouse and Cinderella to OpenAI for use on its artificial intelligence video platform and has agreed to take a $1 billion stake in the startup. Bloomberg News reporter Hannah Miller and Bloomberg Opinion contributor Dave Lee join Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Alex Zukin, Managing Director and Senior Analyst covering enterprise software at Wolfe Research, discusses the fall in Oracle shares and why he thinks it is more about a "timing mismatch" and the company is getting "overly penalized". He joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."