AI News Archive: May 28, 2026 — Part 10
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- Anthropic vaults to a $965 billion valuation with new funding as Claude demand surges
Anthropic vaults to a $965 billion valuation with new funding as Claude demand surges AP News
- Anthropic vaults to a $965 billion valuation with new funding as Claude demand surges
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 5-year-old research laboratory behind the Claude chatbot one of the world’s ...
- AI Giant Anthropic Reaches Near-trillion Dollar Valuation
AI Giant Anthropic Reaches Near-trillion Dollar Valuation Barron's
- Anthropic Surpasses OpenAI, Nears $1 Trillion Valuation With New Funding Round
Anthropic's funding round make it the most valuable AI startup at $965 billion, ahead of OpenAI for the first time. The post Anthropic Surpasses OpenAI, Nears $1 Trillion Valuation With New Funding Round appeared first on Investor's Business Daily .
- Anthropic nears $1 trillion valuation after latest funding, leapfrogging OpenAI
Anthropic nears $1 trillion valuation after latest funding, leapfrogging OpenAI
- Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic today announced Claude Opus 4.8, with improvements across benchmarks, and is a more effective collaborator. Opus 4.8 launches alongside several new features. Users on claude.ai now have control over the amount of effort Claude puts into a task. Claude Code has a new “dynamic workflows” feature that allows it to tackle very large-scale problems. … continue reading The post Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.8 appeared first on SD Times .
- Claude Opus 4.8 just launched — and Anthropic says it's far less likely to ‘fake’ answers
Claude Opus 4.8 just launched — and Anthropic says it's far less likely to ‘fake’ answers Tom's Guide
- Claude Opus 4.8 launches today with agentic improvements, new features
Anthropic has today announced Claude Opus 4.8, the latest version of its AI model, with a focus on improving agentic capabilities. more…
- Anthropic upgrades Claude with new Opus 4.8 model, details here
Anthropic has released its latest AI model with Claude Opus 4.8. The new version arrives less than two months after the previous model upgrade, ramping up Anthropic’s upgrade cadence. more…
- Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 4.8 With Gains in Coding and Honesty
Anthropic today announced the launch of its latest AI model, Claude Opus 4.8. Anthropic claims the model is a "more effective collaborator" with improvements in agentic coding, multidisciplinary reasoning, agentic computer use, knowledge work, and agentic financial analysis. Testers have found Opus 4.8 to be "more reliable and sharper in its judgement" when doing agentic tasks, and the model also made gains in honesty. Early testers report that Opus 4.8 is more likely to flag uncertainties about its work and less likely to make unsupported claims. This is borne out in our evaluations, which show that Opus 4.8 is around four times less likely than its predecessor to allow flaws in code it has written to pass unremarked. Alignment assessments suggest the model hits new highs on measures of prosocial traits like supporting user autonomy and acting in the user's best interest. Rates of misaligned behavior like deception are lower than Opus 4.7 and similar to the Claude Mythos Preview. Anthropic benchmarks indicate Opus 4.8 scored a 69.2% on SWE-Bench Pro, outperforming GPT–5.5 and Gemini 3.1 Pro on the test and several other benchmarks, though GPT–5.5 leads on the terminal-coding benchmark. Opus 4.8's fast mode also runs at 2.5x the speed, and it is now three times cheaper than prior models. Along with Opus 4.8, Anthropic is adding new features to its product lineup. Dynamic workflows (research preview) - Claude can complete bigger tasks in Claude Code. It is able to plan work and run hundreds of parallel subagents in a single session. It is able to complete codebase-scale migrations across hundreds of thousands of lines of code. The feature is available for Claude Code for Enterprise, Team, and Max plans. Effort control - In Claude.ai and Cowork, users can choose how much effort Claude puts into a response. With a lower setting, Claude will respond faster and use up rate limits more slowly. Opus 4.8 defaults to high effort, which Anthropic says is the best balance of quality and user experience. Messages API - The Messages API accepts system entries inside the messages array, so developers can update Claude's instructions mid-task. Claude Opus 4.8 is available everywhere today. Pricing for regular use has not changed compared to Opus 4.7. Anthropic is working on models that have the same capabilities as Opus 4.8 at a lower cost, and a new class of model that's even more intelligent than Opus. Anthropic says it has been developing safeguards for the Claude Mythos model it is testing with a small number of organizations, and it expects to be able to bring Mythos-class models to all customers "in the coming weeks." Tag: Anthropic This article, " Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 4.8 With Gains in Coding and Honesty " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
- Anthropic raises $65 billion at a nearly $1 trillion valuation as it barrels toward an IPO
The company is in a heated rivalry with OpenAI for computing power and customers.
- Anthropic vaults to a $965 billion valuation with new funding as Claude demand surges
Anthropic vaults to a $965 billion valuation with new funding as Claude demand surges Boston Herald
- Here Comes Ojai, Waymo’s New Chinese-Made Robotaxi
The pale-blue Ojai vehicles will start picking up members of the public in California and Arizona in the next few weeks.
- Waymo opens Ojai robotaxis to select riders as company aims to lower cost of fleet expansion
Alphabet's Waymo is adding new vehicles to its fleet of public robotaxis and is opening up its roomier Ojai vehicles to some riders.
- Waymo's new robotaxi Ojai is supposed to be more spacious. We brought our baggage to put it to the test.
Waymo's new robotaxi Ojai is supposed to be more spacious. We brought our baggage to put it to the test. Business Insider
- Waymo is opening its new purpose-built robotaxi to public riders for free
The Ojai, Waymo's first vehicle designed from the ground up as a robotaxi, debuts the company's 6th-generation autonomous driving hardware
- Waymo’s new Ojai robotaxi looks like it was made for the future, and it’s got a brain upgrade, too
Waymo’s Ojai robotaxi blends futuristic design with a strong focus on accessibility and next-gen autonomy. Early riders are about to get a taste, while a much bigger rollout is already taking shape.
- Waymo to begin passenger rides in its new Ojai robotaxi
The new minivan, which is made by China’s Zeekr, uses fewer sensors than the company’s Jaguar robotaxis. It also represents the debut of Waymo’s sixth generation technology.
- 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
- Dell lifts forecasts as AI data center buildout fuels demand, shares soar
Dell lifts forecasts as AI data center buildout fuels demand, shares soar Reuters
- Dell Shares Rise Nearly 40% After Surge in AI Server Sales
Dell Shares Rise Nearly 40% After Surge in AI Server Sales The Information
- AI server demand drives staggering revenue growth for Dell and its stock soars
Dell Technologies Inc. delivered its fastest rate of revenue growth since returning to the public markets more than seven years ago as it delivered stellar first-quarter financial results that crushed analysts’ expectations. The computer server and infrastructure marker also reported rising profitability, and its stock climbed by an impressive 38% in extended trading today. The […] The post AI server demand drives staggering revenue growth for Dell and its stock soars appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
- Dell Technologies Smashes Q1 Estimates, Hikes Outlook On AI Boom
Dell Technologies crushed Wall Street's targets for its fiscal first quarter and with its bullish outlook. Dell stock jumped. The post Dell Technologies Smashes Q1 Estimates, Hikes Outlook On AI Boom appeared first on Investor's Business Daily .
- Dell's stock soars to another record high as AI boom drives big earnings beat
Dell's stock soars to another record high as AI boom drives big earnings beat
- Exclusive: ByteDance developing custom CPU chips to support AI rollout, sources say
Exclusive: ByteDance developing custom CPU chips to support AI rollout, sources say Reuters
- Microsoft to release new coding model next week, the Information reports
Microsoft to release new coding model next week, the Information reports Reuters
- Elon Musk says SpaceX has only committed to a 180-day compute agreement with Anthropic
Elon Musk says SpaceX has only committed to a 180-day compute agreement with Anthropic Business Insider
- Law firm Kirkland to spend $500 million developing its own AI platform
Law firm Kirkland to spend $500 million developing its own AI platform Reuters
- Kirkland Investing $500M in Proprietary AI System to Support Client Work, 'Start to Finish'
The proprietary AI system is designed to help client work in a variety of practices and has been in the works for three to four years, said a source with knowledge of the project.
- Mistral defends military AI, expands data centres
Mistral defends military AI, expands data centres Reuters
- Mistral defends military AI, expands data centres
Mistral, widely seen as Europe's leading AI company and its best hope of challenging top US peers, has defended military uses of the technology as it unveiled a new French data centre.
- NBA-League to use AI for objective calls, Silver says
NBA-League to use AI for objective calls, Silver says The Straits Times
- NBA to use AI for objective calls: Commissioner
NBA to use AI for objective calls: Commissioner The Straits Times
- Snowflake Surges On Earnings, AI Product Growth, New Amazon Deal
Snowflake stock soared amid Q1 earnings and revenue that topped estimates. The software maker hiked full-year sales guidance. The post Snowflake Surges On Earnings, AI Product Growth, New Amazon Deal appeared first on Investor's Business Daily .
- Snowflake’s stock price just soared to a 2026 high thanks to AI. So what happened to the SaaSpocalypse?
Shares in the AI data cloud provider Snowflake Inc (NYSE: SNOW) are surging this morning in premarket trading after the company reported better-than-expected results for its Q1 2027. Here’s what you need to know about those results, and how SNOW stock is reacting. What’s happened? Yesterday, after markets closed, Snowflake reported the results of its first fiscal quarter for 2027, which ended on April 30. Those results were some of the best the company has reported. Specifically, they included: Total revenue of $1.39 billion, up 33% year-over-year Product revenue of $1.33 billion, up 34% YOY Earnings per share (EPS): 39 cents To put those numbers into greater perspective, they handily beat what most analysts were expecting. As CNBC notes , LSEG analysts had expected Snowflake to post $1.32 billion in revenue for the quarter and an EPS of 32 cents. And, as could be expected for a company that sells software as a service (SaaS) solutions on its AI Data Cloud for the artificial intelligence era that we’re all living in, AI was a big driver of the company’s revenue growth. “AI continues to be a powerful tailwind for Snowflake, and Q1 marks a clear inflection point in that journey,” CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy said of the Q1 results, adding, “We are seeing strong momentum from both AI-driven acceleration of our core platform and growing adoption of our first-party AI products, positioning Snowflake to lead in this new era.” Snowflake offers AI dataset SaaS solutions that run on top of various cloud storage platforms like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure, allowing companies to analyze massive datasets and run agentic AI on them. The death of the SaaSpocalypse? Since last year, many industry watchers have warned of the “ SaaSpocalypse ,” a term used to describe the fear that generative and agentic AI capabilities will bring an end to the legacy software as a service (SaaS) industry, which has powered the enterprise space for decades now. Fears of the SaaSpocalypse have caused major SaaS companies like Salesforce Inc (NYSE: CRM) to see their stock prices decline significantly over the past 12 months. Yet Snowflake’s most recent results suggest that fears of the impending SaaSpocalypse may be exaggerated—or at least show that some SaaS companies can thrive in the AI era. Indeed, investors today just aren’t cheering Snowflake’s Q1 results; they are cheering Snowflake’s Q2 forecast, which suggests that companies are actively seeking out SaaS solutions built for the AI era. In its latest quarterly report, Snowflake said it expects its Q2 product revenue to be between $1.415 billion and $1.42 billion, exceeding its stellar Q1 product revenue and representing a 30% year-over-year growth versus its previous Q2. As noted by CNBC, analysts had expected Snowflake to issue Q2 product revenue guidance of just $1.37 billion. Snowflake also announced that it was expanding its collaboration with Amazon by committing to spend an additional $6 billion on its Graviton AI chips and Amazon Web Services (AWS) over the next five years. A SaaS company generally doesn’t commit to spending that type of money if it thinks its SaaS business may face apocalyptic conditions in the years ahead. SNOW stock jumps 38% Snowflake’s earnings beat and better-than-expected Q2 guidance seem to have reinvigorated interest in the company’s stock. As of this writing, SNOW shares are currently up more than 38% to $242 per share in premarket trading. That’s a high the company’s share price has not seen since December. Since the beginning of the year, SNOW shares, like those of many SaaS companies, have taken a beating, partly due to SaaSpocalypse fears. Before today’s premarket SNOW price jump, SNOW shares closed yesterday at $175.26, which represented a decline of over 20% year-to-date. And based on yesterday’s closing price, SNOW shares were down more than 15% over the past 12 months. But with today’s current 38% premarket rise, SNOW shares are now firmly in the green for 2026. Investors will be hoping they stay that way—and that Snowflake’s Q1 results mean fears of the impending SaaSpocalypse have been greatly overblown.
- Wix layoffs today: Tech developer is the latest to cut 20% of jobs while citing AI
Israel-based Wix joins a growing list of companies announcing layoffs while citing “the fast evolution” of AI . (That list includes Meta, Cisco, Groupon, and Intuit, in just the last few weeks.) The website builder also said a weak dollar, creating a poor exchange rate with the Israeli shekel, was to blame. Wix said Thursday that it’s laying off roughly 20% of its workforce, in a post from CEO Avishai Abrahami on X and LinkedIn . (That’s about 1,000 people , according to CNBC, which reported that Wix had 5,277 employees as of May.) “We have witnessed the most significant shift in how companies are built since the invention of modern programming languages in the 1970s,” the post said. “This is not just about adopting new tools—it is about rewiring how companies are built, how they think, how they manage, and how they operate. Companies that embrace this change will not only build faster; they will build things the previous generation literally could not have imagined.” Abrahami also cited the poor exchange rate between the Israeli shekel and the U.S. dollar. The Israeli currency has significantly strengthened in the past few quarters against a weakening dollar, and the shekel is up nearly 30% against the greenback over the last year. “As the majority of our teams are Israel-based, a very meaningful portion of our costs are shekel-denominated, while our revenue is largely dollar-denominated,” Abrahami explained on X. “This creates a structural pressure on our ability to operate at our current scale. It is a reality that directly shapes what is sustainable for our company.” Shares of Wix.com Ltd. ( Nasdaq: WIX ) were up less than 1% in midday trading on Thursday at the time of this writing. Wix went public in 2013 with a high-profile public offering but has struggled in recent years. Since the beginning of 2026, its shares have slid nearly 50% on the Nasdaq exchange, Reuters reported . Wix reported poor first-quarter 2026 earnings on May 13, missing analyst estimates by a considerable margin on revenue, adjusted earnings per share (EPS), and operating income. Revenue came in at $541.2 million, falling short of the expected $543.6 million, while the adjusted EPS of $0.68 missed expectations of $1.22, off by 44.2%. Operating margin was in the red at -12.9%, down from 7.9% in the same quarter last year.
- Meta to sell subscriptions to its AI chatbot and social media apps Instagram, Facebook
Meta to sell subscriptions to its AI chatbot and social media apps Instagram, Facebook The Straits Times
- Meta to launch paid plans for Instagram, Facebook & AI
Meta to launch paid plans for Instagram, Facebook & AI The Straits Times
- Meta launches paid Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp plans with AI push
Meta launches paid Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp plans with AI push Gulf News
- Meta to sell AI chatbot subscriptions to offset spending
Charging for use of its Meta AI chatbot is a key step toward helping Meta offset hundreds of billions of dollars in artificial intelligence investments.
- Exclusive: Geordie AI raises $30 million Series A to be ‘air traffic control’ for your company’s AI agents
Exclusive: Geordie AI raises $30 million Series A to be ‘air traffic control’ for your company’s AI agents Fortune
- Apple to Renew Push for AI That Runs on Devices, Instead of the Cloud
Apple to Renew Push for AI That Runs on Devices, Instead of the Cloud The Information
- Anthropic Releases New Flagship AI Model
Anthropic Releases New Flagship AI Model The Information
- Anthropic is upgrading its flagship AI model and says a more powerful one is coming soon
Claude Opus 4.8 brings improvements in coding and honesty, while Anthropic says Mythos-class models could reach all customers within weeks
- Anthropic plans wide release of Mythos-level AI models in weeks
The models will have cybersecurity capabilities comparable to Mythos, a technology the company once said was too dangerous to make available to the public.
- French AI Firm Mistral Announces Deals With BMW, Airbus
French AI Firm Mistral Announces Deals With BMW, Airbus Barron's
- Naver bets W1tr on creator content in AI push
Naver said Thursday it will invest 1 trillion won ($663 million) over the next five years to strengthen its creator ecosystem, betting that user-generated content will become a key asset in the next phase of artificial intelligence services. “The center of competition among AI platforms is moving toward data quality and service competitiveness,” Chief Data and Contents Officer Kim Kwang-hyun said at the company’s media roundtable in Seoul. “Naver’s independent content ecosystem, built over more
- DJI turns to independent security audit in fight against US drone ban
DJI turns to independent security audit in fight against US drone ban Nikkei Asia
- Ohio suspends data center tax break as tech firms face pressure to pay the cost to power AI
Ohio is suspending a tax break that has been critical to its competition with other states to attract the massive new facilities that power and train artificial intelligence chatbots.
- Ohio suspends data center tax break as tech firms face pressure to pay the cost to power AI
Ohio suspends data center tax break as tech firms face pressure to pay the cost to power AI Houston Chronicle