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Glonghui, June 5 — The American hedge fund manager known as the "Wolf of Wall Street," Ackman, has failed to acquire Universal Music and has now sold all his holdings in Universal Music. Universal Music announced that it has repurchased more than 14 million shares from various funds managed by Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management, at €17.66 per share, totaling €250 million. The company stated that this share buyback did not use funds from the existing €500 million share repurchase program, but rather from the additional €500 million repurchase plan approved by the shareholders' meeting last month.

Chief Executive Officer George Kurtz stated that concerns about AI-driven cybersecurity threats are increasingly benefiting the company, but it is too early for investors to expect this impact to be reflected in first-quarter results. He explained that the widely discussed Mythos incident occurred in mid-April, while the company's fiscal quarter ended at the end of April, and enterprise software requires time to deploy, so the effects would not be immediately seen in the financials.Although CrowdStrike’s latest financial report exceeded expectations and the full-year outlook was raised, the company’s stock still fell 4% because some investors questioned why the Mythos incident did not more significantly boost recent results. Kurtz emphasized that the raised performance guidance is the more meaningful signal—the company increased its full-year net new annual recurring revenue forecast by more than $50 million, reflecting strong confidence in customer demand.Kurtz noted that enterprises want to deploy more AI securely, which is driving accelerated demand for the company’s AI security products. In the second quarter, the sales pipeline for its AI detection and response platform surpassed $50 million, up 250% quarter-over-quarter. He refuted the notion that “AI advances will reduce the need for cybersecurity vendors,” arguing that AI actually makes attackers stronger, thereby increasing the need for comprehensive security platforms—a favorable tailwind for CrowdStrike.

According to Golden Ten Data on June 5, it is reported that Wall Street quantitative giant Jane Street plans to build its own data center and seek financing, and is currently in talks with companies in the technology, cryptocurrency, and financial sectors. Sources familiar with the matter stated that the discussions are still at an early stage, and the specific capacity and location of the data center have not yet been determined.