Northvolt secures investment from BlackRock
Swedish battery start-up raises €1.2bn in convertible bonds as it prepares gigafactory expansion
Batteries
Microsoft submits fresh Activision deal to UK regulators
Cloud gaming rights to be sold to Ubisoft under new proposal
Mergers & Acquisitions
Boaz Weinstein, Bill Ackman and Marc Lasry make a play for Sculptor
Plus, US competition watchdogs target private equity firms and Brazil’s battle for chemicals
Mergers & Acquisitions
AI buzz on company earnings calls goes silent in regulatory filings
S&P 500 groups from a burrito maker to a cruise-ship operator tout promise of emerging technology
Artificial intelligence
The economics of acting
Just how difficult can it be? Very — and for most actors outside the A-list there just isn’t very much work to be had
Digital Media
China’s cathode billionaire targets US battery market via South Korea IPO
Ronbay Technology looks to split to avoid Washington’s tariffs and access subsidies
Electric vehicles, Batteries
Permian Resources to acquire Earthstone Energy in $4.5bn deal
Agreement comes amid return of M&A in upstream oil and gas sector as cash-rich producers search for drilling sites
Shale Oil & Gas, Mergers & Acquisitions
British media and creative industries quizzed over AI risks to copyright
Government takes soundings over threat posed by new technology as concerns grow over exploitation
Artificial intelligence
Piaggio/Colaninnos: Vespa is likely target for buyout sting operation
Company is finding new fans for its products in emerging markets such as India
Mergers & Acquisitions
The unlikely eco-warriors of US courtrooms
Lawyers derided as ‘ambulance chasers’ turn their sights on environmental violations
Chemicals