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The Gates Foundation will spend at least $1 billion over the next two years to help poorer countries use artificial intelligence in healthcare, education and agriculture, as concerns grow that the technology could widen existing global inequalities.

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Neb. (KOLN) – A new state audit released Tuesday morning has alleged nearly $1 billion in accounting errors by the Lancaster County Treasurer’s Office

Rocket Lab USA (RKLB) rose about 3% in early Tuesday trading after it completed an equity sale that provided about $1.944 billion in gross proceeds to support its planned purchase of Iridium Communications.

Neb. (KOLN) – A new state audit released Tuesday morning has found nearly $1 billion in accounting errors by the Lancaster County Treasurer’s Office. Nebraska State Auditor Mike Foley said years of miscalculations led to improper revenue distributions to local taxing entities across the county

The Gates Foundation, a philanthropic organisation backed by US billionaire Bill Gates, pledged on Sept 15 to spend at least US$1 billion (S$1.27 billion) globally over the next two years on expanding access to artificial intelligence

Vy Capital has accumulated an estimated $40 billion stake in SpaceX, making the investment firm one of the space company’s five largest shareholders, according to the Financial Times.

As 2026 defense tech funding sets records, Backswing Ventures says the number that matters isn’t the valuation on a term sheet. It’s the cash that eventually lands back in an investor’s account.

Kroger reported second-quarter 2026 sales of $34.6 billion, up from $33.9 billion a year earlier, while adjusted earnings per diluted share increased 5% to $1.09 from $1.04.

Muscat, 13 Sep 2026 (ONA) — Gulf financial markets saw approximately 401.7 billion shares change hands during 2025, surging 19.5 percent compared with 2024, as the value of traded shares reached some $618 billion, according to the latest data released by the GCC Statistical Centre (GCC-Stat).