Press Digest: Wall Street Journal - September 2

Hugo Boss AG

02/09/2026 06:09

Sept 2 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
     
-British retail group Frasers FRAS.L said it planned to raise its stake in Hugo Boss BOSSn.DE to more than 50%, after a failed €2 billion ($2.32 billion) takeover attempt for the German fashion house in June.
     
- Google's GOOGL.O artificial-intelligence research unit is set to release a new model with significantly upgraded coding capabilities, according to employees, potentially shoring up an area where the company has lagged behind competitors OpenAI and Anthropic. 
     
-Nestle NESN.S will sell its mainstream vitamin brands to private equity firm Yellow Wood Partners for $1 billion, it said on Tuesday, as CEO Philipp Navratil tightens the company's strategic focus.
     
- OpenAI is limiting the cyber capabilities of a new model it deems capable of pulling off automated cyberattacks, adding layers of security after a swarm of its AI agents hacked a company earlier this summer.
     
- Geothermal company Fervo Energy FRVO.O has signed a major deal to sell power to Alphabet’s Google GOOGL.O from a Utah project that it plans to turn into the world’s largest enhanced geothermal facility.
     
- A group of musicians including renowned singer-songwriter Jason Isbell has filed a class-action lawsuit against AI music generator Suno in Massachusetts federal court for allegedly violating their publicity rights.
 
     
 
 
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