Anthropic raised US$65 billion in a new funding round, pushing its valuation to US$965 billion and overtaking OpenAI as the world’s most valuable AI startup.
WeatherlyCoinone secured major investments from OKX Ventures and Korea Investment & Securities, with both firms set to take a 19.6% stake in the South Korean crypto exchange.
AnaisAn AI-generated image showing Thai police officers in glittery dancer dresses during a drug arrest went viral after being shared from an official police Facebook page and picked up by global media. Police later confirmed the picture was fake, even though the real arrest and drug seizure behind the post did take place.
WeatherlyTelegram founder Pavel Durov announced that Toncoin will be renamed GRAM, bringing back the original token name from Telegram’s abandoned blockchain project.
AnaisDuckDuckGo has launched Chrome and Firefox extensions that let users make its AI-free search page their default search engine, following growing criticism of Google's AI-heavy search experience. The company says traffic to its no-AI search page has tripled since Google's latest search overhaul, while app downloads have also risen sharply.
AnaisAnthropic has confidentially filed for a US IPO, becoming the first major AI company among its closest rivals to formally begin the process of going public. The filing comes after the company reached a $965 billion valuation and highlights growing investor interest in AI firms and the infrastructure that powers them.
WeatherlyBrazil has made independent financial audits mandatory for crypto firms seeking to obtain or renew operating licences, with the new rules taking effect on 1 June 2026.
AnaisFlorida has sued OpenAI and Sam Altman, accusing them of putting ChatGPT into public use despite known safety risks, especially for children. The state claims the chatbot caused harm through poor safeguards, misleading information, and lack of proper age controls.
WeatherlyHackers exploited a flaw in Meta’s AI support assistant to take over Instagram accounts by changing recovery email addresses and resetting passwords without access to victims’ emails. Several high-profile accounts were affected before Meta fixed the issue and began securing impacted users.
AnaisSolana has launched native subscription and recurring payment tools on its blockchain, allowing developers to build billing, payroll and spending controls without creating custom systems. The new programme is already live on mainnet and is being adopted by companies including Helius, Dynamic and Confirmo for onchain payments and stablecoin billing.
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