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1. Oct 29
   Alphabet's five-year CDS widens as earnings revive AI debt concerns

   Alphabet Inc. shares fell sharply on Thursday as disappointing results intensified investor worries that the company's debt-funded AI spending may not pay off, according to a report by 36Kr citing Cailian Press. ICE Data Services showed Alphabet's five-year credit default swap quote rising as much as 5.3 basis points to 84 basis points a year, the largest increase since September 21, while CDS for Meta Platforms and chipmaker Broadcom also widened. S&P Global Market Intelligence fixed-income pricing executive director Gavan Nolan noted that if AI investments pay off, equity investors could gain substantially, whereas bondholders bear the losses if the situation deteriorates.

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2. Oct 24
   Relay Shuts Down as AI Startup Failures Accumulate

   TechCrunch AI reports that Relay, an AI-powered workflow automation tool positioned as an alternative to Zapier, shut down entirely in August. The roundup also cites S&P Global Market Intelligence saying that about 42% of corporate AI initiatives are ultimately abandoned, citing funding, technical, competitive, scaling and user-demand challenges.

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