Kathryn Gramling discusses new Accenture data showing that nearly half of consumers plan to spend the same amount or less than they did last year. She discusses whether that level of restrained spending represents a meaningful shift from prior years and what it may signal for holiday retail demand. She speaks with Romaine Bostick & Jess Menton on "The Close." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dr. Oliver Kharraz, the CEO and Founder of Zocdoc, joins the program to discuss the company’s latest development: the launch of a new care access network. Kharraz discusses how the update is expected to drive growth and what has changed for patients compared with what they could do before. He speaks with Romaine Bostick & Jess Menton on "The Close." (Source: Bloomberg)

Barry speaks with Glen Kacher, Managing Director and CIO of Light Street Capital. They discuss his tenure at Integral Capital Partners, as well as his start at Tiger Management under founder Julian Robertson. They discuss being a hedge fund surrounded by venture capital in Silicon Valley, as well as learning to embrace the speed of tech. They also discuss the polarization of data centers and what AI will look like five years from now. (Source: Bloomberg)

Anthropic PBC is partnering with Accenture Plc, a management and technology consulting company, to test the safety of its advanced artificial intelligence models by embedding evaluators from the consulting firm directly within its operations.

Anthropic PBC is expected to generate more than $100 billion in annualized revenue this year as it continues to prepare for a trading debut as soon as November, according to the New York Times, citing people familiar with the matter.

Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Jess Menton, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nscale, a developer of artificial intelligence data centers that counts Nvidia Corp. and Microsoft Corp. among its partners, filed for an initial public offering in New York to fund the equipment satisfying AI’s insatiable demand for computing power.

Crusoe CEO Chase Lochmiller discusses the AI infrastructure company's nearly $4 billion in fresh funding sending its valuation to almost $31 billion. He also discusses how it will fuel the company’s push to build AI infrastructure spanning data centers, cloud computing and managed AI services. He says Crusoe could eventually enter the public markets and pushes back against growing opposition to data centers, arguing the industry has a “marketing issue” and needs to better communicate its […]