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Russell Brandom / TechCrunch:
Anthropic launches Opus 4.8, saying it's “more likely to flag uncertainties about its work and less likely to make unsupported claims”, at the same price as 4.7  —  On Thursday, Anthropic released Opus 4.8, the newest version of its most advanced publicly available model.
Claude:
Anthropic adds dynamic workflows to Claude Code, enabling hundreds of subagents to run in parallel for complex engineering tasks such as framework migrations  —  Early access users and teams inside Anthropic have been using dynamic workflows for a wide range of use cases, including:
Madison Mills / Axios:
Anthropic says it expects Mythos-class models to be available to all customers “in the coming weeks” following the development of stronger safeguards  —  Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.8 Thursday, an upgrade to its flagship AI model with better coding and knowledge work skills, all for the same price as its prior version.
New York Times:
Anthropic raised a $65B Series H at a $965B post-money valuation, overtaking OpenAI's $852B valuation, and says its revenue run rate crossed $47B this month  —  Anthropic raised $65 billion in new fund-raising that put its value at $900 billion, ahead of OpenAI's last valuation of $730 billion, as the companies duel for A.I. dominance.
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Dell reports Q1 revenue up 88% YoY to $43.84B, vs. $35.43B est., and forecasts FY 2027 revenue above estimates; DELL jumps 38%+ after hours  —  Dell reported its fastest pace of revenue growth for any period since its return to the public market more than seven years ago, and topped analysts' estimates for sales and profit.
Rafe Rosner-Uddin / Financial Times:
Sources: Amazon has shut down an internal leaderboard that tracked employees' use of AI tools after workers tried to boost their scores with needless tasks  —  Senior executive Dave Treadwell tells staff 'don't use AI just for the sake of using AI' as costs rise
Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg:
Waymo unveils Ojai, a vehicle designed in partnership with Zeekr for robotaxi use, initially for select riders in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix  —  Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo unit will deploy a new autonomous vehicle designed specifically for robotaxi use, offering public rides in California and Arizona without human supervision.
Raphael Satter / Reuters:
Letter: US Central Command says it received “threat reports concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data” to target US personnel in war zones  —  U.S. forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data …
Ian Carlos Campbell / Engadget:
Microsoft overhauled Copilot's design in Microsoft 365 with a minimalist black-and-white, text-focused interface aimed at creating a more consistent experience  —  The AI assistant had its personality stripped in pursuit of a more consistent experience.  —  Copilot is getting yet another …
More: PCWorld, Source, and Neowin
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The European Commission fines Temu €200M under the DSA for allegedly failing to adequately stop the sale of illegal products; further penalties could follow  —  Chinese online retailer Temu has been fined €200 million ($232 million) on Thursday for not doing enough to stop the sale …
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
YouTube launches new Premium podcast features, including an AI-powered recommendation tool, an “Auto speed” setting, and a new on-the-go listening mode  —  YouTube announced on Thursday it's introducing new podcast features for Premium users, including an AI-powered recommendation tool …
Russell Brandom / TechCrunch:
Elon Musk says Anthropic's Colossus deal is “a 180 day lease with 90 day notice”; SpaceX's S-1 said Anthropic “agreed to pay a monthly fee through May 2029”  —  Earlier this month, xAI signed a major compute deal with Anthropic, pledging billions of dollars a month …
Jake Angelo / Fortune:
AI researchers ran 15-day simulations of worlds governed by different AI models: Claude Sonnet 4.6 recorded zero crime, while Gemini 3 Flash had the most at 683  —  Imagine a world run by AI agents.  What does it look like?  What are the values or societal priorities?  Is it a safer or more dangerous world?
More: Gizmodo.  X: @kimmonismus.  LinkedIn: Chris Hjelm.  Forums: r/ClaudeAI, r/ArtificialInteligence, and r/SipsTea
Russell Brandom / TechCrunch:
Asana acquires StackAI, a no-code platform for building AI agents, for $75M as part of Asana's broader AI pivot; PitchBook: StackAI raised ~$20M  —  Asana has acquired the workflow automation company StackAI for $75 million, part of a larger effort to position itself as an AI-native workplace platform.
Marina Temkin / TechCrunch:
Triomics, which is building an AI-powered platform to help oncologists automate data-heavy tasks, raised a $22M Series B, following a $15M Series A in 2024  —  Triomics, a startup building an AI-powered platform to help oncologists and administrative staff automate data-heavy tasks …
Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes:
Pittsburgh-based Gray Swan, which stress-tests AI models for top frontier AI labs, raised a $40M Series A at a $200M valuation co-led by Wing VC and Madrona  —  Gray Swan works with every major frontier AI lab.  Now it's raised $40 million as it expands to sell security tools to enterprises building AI agents.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Illustrations based on sources detail Apple's Siri overhaul, like a new UI and chatbot-style app, and major iOS 27 changes, ahead of the WWDC keynote on June 8  —  The iPhone maker looks to stage a comeback in digital assistants and artificial intelligence.
Zac Bowden / Windows Central:
Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon C, an entry-level ARM-based SoC for Windows 11 devices starting from $300 and shipping in 2026, taking aim at the MacBook Neo  —  Qualcomm has unveiled its new entry-level ARM-based SoC for Windows 11 devices that will begin shipping later this year on devices that cost as low as $300.
Bloomberg:
Sources: Apollo Global and Blackstone are working to bring additional investors into a ~$36B debt financing deal to purchase Google TPUs for Anthropic to lease  —  Apollo Global Management Inc. and Blackstone Inc. are working to bring additional investors into a roughly $36 billion debt financing deal …
More: Reuters
Bloomberg:
Oura unveils the Oura Ring 5, with a 40% smaller form factor, improved sensing, and repositioned LEDs, shipping from June 4 for $399, up from the Ring 4's $349  —  Oura Health Oy, the popular smart ring maker seeking to go public this year, unveiled a significantly thinner and lighter new model along with new wellness features.

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New York Times:
Sources: the White House directed FBI Director Kash Patel to personally oversee the probe into NYT reporting about Air Force One, before subpoenas were issued

Rohan Goswami / Semafor:
Sources: David Ellison's advisers are urging him to move Paramount's HQ and much of its spending out of California if AG Rob Bonta sues to block the WBD merger

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Lionsgate's Michael crosses $1B at the global box office, its first film to reach the milestone, per Rentrak, reviving Hollywood's last major independent studio

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CJ Haddad / CNBC:
Tel Aviv-based web development company Wix cuts ~20% of its workforce, citing the “fast evolution of AI capabilities” and currency exchange rate difficulties
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
Intel unveils its first dedicated handheld gaming chips, the Arc G3 and Arc G3 Extreme, featuring Xe3 GPU cores, arriving first in the Acer Predator Atlas 8
Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog:
Anthropic and OpenAI seem to have finally found product-market fit with coding agents, which are quickly becoming daily drivers for very well-paid professionals
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