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Anthropic Completes $65 Billion Funding Round, Valuation Reaches $965 Billion, Surpassing OpenAI

Anthropic completed a $65 billion funding round around May 28, 2026. Multiple sources confirm that its post-money valuation reached $965 billion, allowing it to surpass OpenAI and become one of the most valuable private AI startups at the time. However, source estimates differ: CNBC and Bloomberg cite $965 billion, while Forbes reports $900 billion. The lead investors are not fully identified in the provided sources, and Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital are not mentioned.

Jun 1, 2026
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IEI Announces COMPUTEX 2026 Edge AI Platform Showcase, Focusing on Industrial Automation and Network Resilience

IEI Integration Corp. said it will present “Resilient Edge AI Platforms” at COMPUTEX 2026 at booth P0114 in TaiNEX 2, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 2, highlighting the convergence of AI computing, real-time control, and cyber-resilient infrastructure at the industrial edge. Cross-checking across three sources confirms the IEI-related facts; a third source mentions a joint Blaize and Winmate showcase, but it is a different entity and cannot be merged with IEI’s announcement.

Jun 1, 2026
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Illinois Passes SB 315 AI Safety Bill: Frontier AI Companies Face Third-Party Audit Requirements

The Illinois legislature has passed SB 315, an AI safety regulatory bill. Its core provisions include requiring frontier AI companies to undergo third-party safety audits, submit safety plans, and report major safety incidents. All three sources confirm the bill has passed the state legislature, and Governor JB Pritzker has said he will sign it. However, the exact scope of the bill, whether it has formally taken effect, and comparative claims such as “strongest” or “first” vary across sources or could not be further confirmed.

May 31, 2026
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Deep Fission Makes Another Run at Going Public: Underground Nuclear Reactors, AI Data Centers, and Financial Pressure Converge

Deep Fission has filed a new S-1 as it seeks to raise money through a Nasdaq IPO to advance its underground nuclear reactor project. Three sources align on the IPO intent, delays to the first reactor timeline, and rising financial pressure; however, details on valuation, the exact loss figures, and the specifics of a prior reverse-merger listing attempt are only partially confirmed.

May 30, 2026
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SoftBank Launches Sovereign AI GPU Cloud in Japan: Beta Is Live, Commercialization Expected in October 2026

SoftBank has launched its “AI Data Center GPU Cloud”/sovereign AI GPU cloud initiative in Japan, with the beta version going live on the day of the announcement and commercialization slated for October 2026. All three sources confirm that the service is aimed at Japan-based data residency requirements and AI workloads, but the initial rollout scope, hardware details, and exact external launch cadence are not fully consistent across the sources, and some details cannot be verified from the provided material.

May 30, 2026
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Hassabis: AGI is still broadly expected around 2030, with 2029 now possible

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis told Axios after Google I/O 2026 that his view on the timeline for artificial general intelligence (AGI) remains “broadly” around 2030, but he now also sees 2029 as a possibility. Of the three sources, the first two directly corroborate this timeline and its rationale; the third only mentions AI-agent trends at Google I/O 2026 and does not directly address the AGI forecast.

May 29, 2026
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