Group 1 - Alphabet's driverless taxi company, Whimo, has resumed its service in San Francisco after a temporary pause due to a blackout, with reports of vehicles stalling in traffic [1] - Private equity firms Permyra and Warberg Pinkis are in negotiations to acquire Clearwater Analytics for approximately $8.4 billion [2] - Soft Bank is aiming to finalize a funding commitment exceeding $22 billion to OpenAI by the end of the year, utilizing various fundraising methods including margin loans against its stake in ARM Holdings [3] Group 2 - The third installment of James Cameron's Avatar franchise underperformed at the US box office, earning $88 million in its opening weekend, significantly lower than the expected $110 million to $125 million [2] - The Powerball jackpot is projected to be around $1.6 billion for tonight's drawing, following no winners matching all six numbers in the previous draw [3]