CoreWeave (CRWV.O) is preparing a chip‑collateralized loan worth tens of billions of dollars to finance NVIDIA chips and other compute equipment for a contract with an unnamed investment‑grade client, the FT reports. The loan’s interest cost is expected around 7%-7.5%, roughly less than half the company’s recent unsecured bond yields, which exceed 15% in the public market. CEO Michael Intrator told analysts such secured financing could cover 70%-100% of financed equipment costs depending on the

U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth avoided impeachment in the House on Tuesday night after members voted 211-204 to refer the measure back to committee, blocking an effort to hold him accountable for actions during his tenure. The motion’s sponsor, Representative Thomas Massie, was the only Republican to vote against the referral. House Democrats, expected to take control in January, are likely to revive the impeachment effort. Ahead of the vote Hegseth defended his record, called Massie a “disgruntled and disappointed member of Congress,” and said the articles essentially reflected policy disagreements.

Under the August 2026 agreement between ANTHROPIC and Lambda, Lambda failed to secure required facility leasing arrangements by the contractual deadline, granting either party the right to terminate. Neither party has issued a termination notice, and ANTHROPIC currently does not intend to terminate the agreement.