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# Evening Scan
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-09-21-pm/
- Published: 2026-09-21T23:23:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-21T23:23:31.000Z
- Description: SoftBank’s OpenAI bet just got a lot more leveraged, and Amazon picked a fight with Meta over who gets to shop on your behalf. Two competing bets on who controls the next layer of the internet.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-pm, #scan

SoftBank's OpenAI bet just got a lot more leveraged, and Amazon picked a fight with Meta over who gets to shop on your behalf. Two competing bets on who controls the next layer of the internet.

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#### [SoftBank looks to raise $11B+ in junk bonds for its OpenAI stake](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-21/softbank-seeks-over-11-billion-in-junk-bond-deal-for-openai-bet?ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

$10B and €1B combined would make this one of the largest junk bond sales ever — a striking way to fund an already-enormous bet. *(Bloomberg)*

#### [Amazon blocks Meta's Muse AI agent from shopping on Amazon.com](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-blocks-metas-muse-ai-assistant-in-new-standoff-over-agentic-shopping/?ref=adjacent.media)

Citing ToS violations and merchant consent, Amazon draws a hard line on agentic shopping before the category even matures. *(GeekWire)*

#### [GM brings CarPlay back to 2027 trucks](https://www.autoweek.com/news/a73761352/gm-revives-apple-carplay-for-2027-chevy-silverado-gmc-sierra/?ref=adjacent.media)

GM abandoned its in-house infotainment stack after customers rejected it. *(Autoweek)*

#### [ScrollEd wants to turn textbooks into TikTok](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/20/scrolled-wants-to-turn-textbooks-into-tiktok/?ref=adjacent.media)

A Palo Alto startup betting that if students won't put down the phone, the phone should teach them something. *(TechCrunch)*

> "Relieved of the laws we do have" — Jensen Huang's read on why AI leaders are asking for regulation. \*(Business Insider)