Blackstone's Khaira on AI-buildout debt; TechCrunch reports Firmus scrapped its ASX IPO

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TechCrunch reported that Blackstone's Jas Khaira said Blackstone is the largest owner of compute outside of the hyperscalers — the article's account of his remarks at TechCrunch Disrupt, where it says he discussed neocloud and data-center investments and the debt behind them. (TechCrunch) Claims: kat-claim-ca17f3f059a7
TechCrunch reported that Firmus scrapped its planned IPO on the Australian Securities Exchange at a target valuation of roughly $30 billion. The thread's 2026-10-01 entry recorded Firmus pricing that listing at A$11 a share, with trading due October 23, so this report conflicts with it; the earlier entry is left as written and which account holds is not settled here. (TechCrunch) Claims: kat-claim-2e37f5aa474a

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