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As Anthropic moves toward filing for a public listing, an early investor tells Fortune the AI company could price its IPO near $1.8 trillion and trade up from there, pointing to Claude's enterprise traction as evidence it has outgrown its startup roots.
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Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet flew its first route outside the Asia-Pacific region on October 10, linking Hanoi to Prague via a stopover in Almaty, Kazakhstan, a symbolic leap for a carrier that has until now stayed close to home.
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Oberschleißheim, Germany — October 2026 Some businesses grow through advertising. Others build their reputation through relationships. NIHAO Kitchen, a Chinese restaurant in Oberschleißheim near Muni…
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Blackstone backed data center operator AirTrunk plans to triple its total investment in Japan to as much as 30 billion dollars over five years, with founder and CEO Robin Khuda saying customers are willing to pay a premium for capacity in the country as AI demand reshapes Asia's data center race.
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For the first time in the history of the modern automobile, gasoline powered vehicles made up less than half of new car sales worldwide, a milestone reached in the first six months of 2026. High oil prices tied to Middle East conflict pushed buyers toward electrified alternatives faster than the industry expected.
Tim ·
Talks between the US and China this weekend ended without an agreement to let Chinese electric vehicles into the American market, yet analysts say that outcome barely matters. With BYD chasing 2 million overseas sales and Leapmotor already outselling Subaru and Mitsubishi globally, the momentum behind Chinese EVs looks less like something a single summit can stop.
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