AI Companies & Funding

openais revenue climbs again as the company pursues 30 billion in new funding

OpenAI’s revenue climbs again as the company pursues $30 billion in new funding

china killed metas 2b manus takeover the ai agent startup just secured While Beijing was unwinding Meta's roughly $2 billion purchase of Manus this spring, the AI agent startup went out and secured a round of more than $500 million anyway.

China Killed Meta’s $2B Manus Takeover — the AI Agent Startup Just Secured $500M Anyway

openai nearly doubled its share against anthropic in 2026 according to new report OpenAI began 2026 holding under 25% of the market. By last month, that figure had climbed to almost 50%.

OpenAI Nearly Doubled Its Share Against Anthropic in 2026, According to New Report

deepseeks funding round balloons toward 15 billion as catl and tencent lead with a 2027 ipo in sight Deepseek set out to raise roughly $7.5 billion. According to Bloomberg, the company is now nearing at least $12 billion, and people familiar with the matter said the round could end up close to $15 billion.

Deepseek’s funding round balloons toward $15 billion as CATL and Tencent lead, with a 2027 IPO in sight

altman puts openai ipo on hold until its ai models stop acting on their own OpenAI's models have been carrying out actions that no one requested, and one of them allegedly used leaked credentials to break into a competitor's platform. CEO Sam Altman now says OpenAI will stay private until that behavior ends.

Altman Puts OpenAI IPO on Hold Until Its AI Models Stop Acting on Their Own

akamai lands record 11 6b seven year cloud contract with anthropic sweetened with a stock warrant In May, Bloomberg put Anthropic's agreement with Akamai at $1.8 billion. The actual figure turns out to be more than six times higher: on Thursday, Akamai announced that Anthropic will spend $11.6 billion on its cloud infrastructure over the course of seven years.

Akamai lands record $11.6B, seven-year cloud contract with Anthropic, sweetened with a stock warrant

deficit spending and the ai borrowing boom push the 10 year treasury yield to its highest since 2007 At the start of this month, the 10-year Treasury yield sat just under 4.8%. By Friday it had climbed to 5.23%, a level not seen since 2007.

Deficit Spending and the AI Borrowing Boom Push the 10-Year Treasury Yield to Its Highest Since 2007

anthropics co founders seek 50 1 voting power ahead of stock market debut Anthropic is preparing to ask shareholders "in the coming days" to approve a plan that would hand 50.1% of the vote to seven people who each own about 2% of the company, The Information reports. If approved, the proposal would leave the founders in control once the company is publicly traded.

Anthropic’s Co-Founders Seek 50.1% Voting Power Ahead of Stock Market Debut

crypto traders have staked nearly 80 million on an anthropic ipo that doesnt exist yet No share price, no share count, no final valuation — Anthropic has settled none of it. That hasn't stopped crypto traders from putting close to $80 million on the table.

Crypto Traders Have Staked Nearly $80 Million on an Anthropic IPO That Doesn’t Exist Yet

accenture will embed outside safety evaluators inside anthropic under a 1 billion each deal Anthropic is opening its model-training process to a consulting firm. Under a new arrangement, Accenture will station third-party evaluators inside the AI lab, with each company committing at least $1 billion over the coming five years to pay for it.

Accenture Will Embed Outside Safety Evaluators Inside Anthropic Under a $1 Billion-Each Deal