Eliot Brown / Wall Street Journal:
Masayoshi Son's $100B AI investment pledge to Trump would require a massive fundraising effort, new debt, or selling some of SoftBank's holdings to raise cash  —  Following through will require some combination of a massive fundraising effort, new debt or selling chunks of his company's holdings to raise cash

Sam Bradley / Digiday:
A look at Reddit's growth in sports fan communities; internal data: Reddit recorded a 35% YoY increase in engagement in 1,000+ sports-themed Subreddits in 2024  —  This article was provided as an exclusive preview for Digiday+ members, who were able to access it early.

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Shares in MobiKwik surged as much as 82% on their trading debut, after the Indian digital payments firm, which claims to have 161M users, raised $69M in its IPO  —  Shares in digital payments firm MobiKwik surged 82% to ₹507.5 ($6) on their first day of trading, as the Indian fintech company …

Financial Times:
Shares of Kioxia rose 6%+ on its first day of trading in Tokyo, giving the chipmaker a ~$5.2B market cap; a group led by Bain had paid $18B for Kioxia in 2018  —  Private equity group finally floats Japanese flash memory provider at a valuation far below what it paid in 2018

Myles McCormick / Financial Times:
NERC, overseen by FERC, warns soaring electricity demand from sources including data centers to power AI could strain US and Canadian grids, risking blackouts  —  Surging demand from tech sector could overwhelm generation capacity, report says  —  North America's electricity grid faces …