SpaceXAI released Grok Voice 3.0; customer-support resolution rate hit a record high and support costs declined.

Blackstone (BX.N) has assembled about $200 billion of data‑centre investments and is partnering with Google on cloud services. The firm has also backed AI labs including OpenAI, provided loans collateralised by Broadcom and NVIDIA chips, and financed power plants and data‑centre cooling equipment, signaling a broad push into AI infrastructure. Most private‑market firms are active in AI, though some remain cautious; President Gray said AI investment is "the most important thing" Blackstone is advancing.

Oct 15 — JLL reported Q3 2026 net absorption in the Shanghai office market of 404,000 sq m, driven by upgrade demand; vacancy fell 1.1 percentage points QoQ to 22.4%. Rents remain under pressure but the YoY decline has narrowed.