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The UK’s Serious Fraud Office has widened its criminal investigation into suspected corruption by defense and security firm Ultra Electronic Holdings Plc.

Arm Ltd., the chip designer backed by SoftBank Group Corp., is in talks with potential strategic investors including Intel Corp. to anchor what will be one of the largest initial public offerings of the year, people familiar with the matter said.

Even as Apple Inc.’s shares have powered their way to a fresh record high, worries over cooling demand for iPhones and sputtering growth at its services business have left the biggest US company with the fewest bullish analyst ratings in more than two years.

Oracle Corp. surged to a record high after the company said its cloud-computing business will continue its rapid growth in the coming fiscal year.

Days after welcoming Secretary of State Antony Blinken as part of efforts to reset relations with the US, Saudi Arabia turned its attention to boosting ties with one of Washington’s main competitors: China.

The French authorities have identified a digital disinformation campaign against several European countries including France since September involving “state entities or entities affiliated with the Russian state” that have been “amplifying false information.”

Cathie Wood seems to be warming up to Meta Platforms Inc.

LeddarTech Inc., an automotive software company, is going public through a merger with a blank-check company led by Qualcomm Inc.’s former president.

Accenture Plc announced plans to double its AI staff to 80,000, just three months after shedding 19,000 jobs in a cost-cutting effort.

Welcome to Social Buzz, a daily column looking at what’s trending on social media platforms. I’m Caitlin Fichtel, an editor on Bloomberg’s Breaking News team, which monitors everything from company statements to tweets from some of the most prominent people in the financial world. Here’s your daily look at what the internet is talking about.