29 May 2026
Anthropic soars to $965bn valuation, leapfrogging OpenAI
Claude maker raises $65bn from investors ahead of expected initial public offering. Anthropic has usurped OpenAI as the world’s most valuable artificial intelligence startup, soaring to a $965bn valuation ahead of expected public listings by the rival firms.
John Power
2026
28 May 2026
Meta’s mass layoffs hit nearly 3,200 Bay Area workers, among region’s worst job losses in years
As Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushes the company deeper into artificial intelligence, employee layoffs continue to mount.
Roland Li
2026
28 May 2026
Student commencement boos are a sign of wider AI woes
As companies race to weave AI into nearly every industry, some college students are responding with open hostility. At at least three college commencement ceremonies this month, graduates loudly booed invited speakers who praised AI.
NBCNews
2026
28 May 2026
Anthropic Debuts Claude Opus 4.8, Teases Upcoming Launch of ‘Mythos-Class Models’
On Thursday, Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.8, the latest and most advanced version of its flagship AI model. It’s available everywhere at the same price as its predecessor, Opus 4.7 ($5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens).
@_webbwright, Webb Wright
2026
28 May 2026
Anthropic: San Francisco AI company vaults to a $965 billion valuation with new funding as Claude demand surges
SAN FRANCISCO -- Artificial intelligence company Anthropic said Thursday it raised $65 billion in private funding that will push its valuation to $965 billion, a whopping number that makes the five-year-old maker of the Claude chatbot one of the world's most valuable startups as it careens toward a likely Wall Street debut.
@abc7chicago, Matt O'Brien
2026
28 May 2026
What’s rarer than a unicorn? Anthropic is almost the first $1 trillion private company in history
Two weeks ago, defense startup Anduril raised a Series H round—$5 billion at a $61 billion valuation, shocking the defense world as the largest defense-tech round in history. On Thursday, Anthropic had its own Series H, but one from a different planet.
Eva Roytburg
2026
28 May 2026
Anthropic raises $65B in Series H funding at $965B post-money valuation
Anthropic has raised $65 billion in Series H funding led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital, valuing the company at $965 billion post-money.
@AnthropicAI
2026
28 May 2026
Anthropic raises $65 Billion, nears $1T valuation ahead of IPO
Anthropic has snagged $65 billion in funding at a $965 billion post-money valuation in its latest funding round, marking what could be the AI startup’s last private fundraising before debuting on the public markets.
Rebecca Bellan
2026
28 May 2026
Anthropic tops OpenAI as most valuable AI startup, nears $1 trillion valuation in latest round
Anthropic is now the most valuable artificial intelligence company in Silicon Valley. The AI giant announced a $65 billion Series H financing at a $965 billion valuation on Thursday. The financing puts its value above rival AI lab OpenAI.
Kate Rooney
2026
