Cisco (CSCO) mgmt. cited USD 4-5tln of data center build-outs underway, with continued CapEx for the foreseeable future, via a conference; it is serving hyperscalers, neo-clouds, sovereign clouds, and service providers at scale

Carlyle gets EU conditional approval for EUR 7.7bln acquisition of BASF's (BASF GY) automotive coatings and surface treatment businesses

OpenAI says native availability of ZoomInfo (GTM) in CodeX or work

Cisco (CSCO) mgmt. cited USD 4-5tln of data center build-outs underway, with continued CapEx for the foreseeable future, via a conference; it is serving hyperscalers, neo-clouds, sovereign clouds, and service providers at scale

BP (BP LN) held advanced talks about selling its UK North Sea assets to Ithaca Energy in near- GBP 2bn deal, talks failed but BP is still exploring a deal and may pursue a deal with other competitors, according to FT citing sources

During the talks between Israel and Lebanon, senior officials in the Israeli delegation said that Hezbollah did not stop the fighting even after promising President Trump to do so, i24 News reports citing a source familiar