5 Things To Know: October 3, 2025

Corporate News - Black Rock's Global Infrastructure Partners is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Aligned Data Centers, with the deal potentially valued at $40 billion [1][2] - Global Infrastructure Partners is also exploring other significant acquisitions, including a potential takeover of AES Corporation [2] - USA Rare Earth shares are experiencing a surge, with the CEO indicating close communication with the White House, following the Trump administration's 5% equity stake in Lithium Americas and the Defense Department's 15% stake in MP Materials [3] - Alphabet is preparing to spin off or sell its life sciences unit, Verily, which has been technologically decoupling from Google's infrastructure to move onto the Google Cloud Platform over the past two and a half years [4]