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AI & Technology

4 stories
Jun 11 2026

SpaceX closes in on a record $75 billion IPO, pricing 555 million shares at $135 each

Elon Musk's rocket company has priced its initial public offering at $135 per share, raising $75 billion in the largest IPO in history ahead of a Nasdaq debut.

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SpaceX closes in on a record $75 billion IPO, pricing 555 million shares at $135 each

SpaceX sold 555.6 million shares at $135 each in the record-setting debut, which closed its first day of trading at $161, jumping 19 percent. The company had previously set the record with an $80 billion offering but ultimately landed on $75 billion after demand adjustments. SpaceX recorded over $58 billion in revenue in the past twelve months, fueling its position as one of the world's most valuable private companies going public. The listing also brought attention to Musk's broader public markets ambitions, as both OpenAI and Anthropic are also pursuing IPOs in 2026.

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CNBCcnbc.com ↗
“SpaceX raising $75 billion in record-setting IPO as Nasdaq debut awaits”
by Lora Kolodny, Ari Levy · Jun 11 2026
CNBCcnbc.com ↗
“SpaceX IPO takeaways: SPCX closes at $161, jumping 19% after”
by CNBC · Jun 12 2026
Jun 11 2026

Bezos's industrial AI startup Prometheus raises $12 billion at a $41 billion valuation

The physical-world AI company, co-led by former Google exec Vik Bajaj, aims to build 'artificial engineers' for heavy engineering, manufacturing, and drug design.

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Bezos's industrial AI startup Prometheus raises $12 billion at a $41 billion valuation

Prometheus announced the massive funding round on June 11, 2026, with contributions from Bezos himself alongside JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and BlackRock. The $12 billion investment values the company at $41 billion, signaling a major bet that AI's next frontier lies not in chat interfaces but in automating complex physical and industrial processes. Bezos and Bajaj envision the technology transforming sectors they consider 'deeply censored' by traditional human limitations, targeting industries where human engineering bottlenecks have long constrained progress in areas like materials science, manufacturing pipelines, and pharmaceutical development.

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TechCrunchtechcrunch.com ↗
“Jeff Bezos's Prometheus raises $12B to build an 'artificial general engineer' for the physical world”
by TechCrunch · Jun 11 2026
CNBCcnbc.com ↗
“Bezos opens up about AI startup Prometheus after $12 billion raise”
by CNBC · Jun 11 2026
Jun 13 2026

Anthropic suspends its top AI models globally after US export control order

The Trump administration invoked national security authorities to force Anthropic to disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all foreign nationals, triggering a global shutdown of its most advanced models.

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Anthropic suspends its top AI models globally after US export control order

Anthropic received the legally binding export control directive on June 12, 2026, and suspended access to both Fable 5 and Mythos 5 at 5:21 p.m. ET. The models had been launched just three days prior, on June 9. Anthropic stated that Fable 5 underwent more than 1,000 hours of security testing with no universal jailbreaks found, yet the Commerce Department still determined the models posed national security risks. The company dispatched staff to Washington, D.C., racing to negotiate a resolution that could restore access while complying with the new restrictions. The move marks the first time the US government has directly ordered an AI company to restrict foreign access to its products on national security grounds.

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Al Jazeeraaljazeera.com ↗
“US orders Anthropic to disable AI models for all foreign nationals”
by Al Jazeera · Jun 13 2026
Reutersreuters.com ↗
“US blocks foreign access to Anthropic's most advanced AI models”
by Reuters · Jun 13 2026
Jun 08 2026

OpenAI confidentially files for an IPO targeting up to a $1 trillion valuation

The ChatGPT maker submitted a confidential S-1 to the SEC on June 8, 2026, setting the stage for one of the most anticipated public market debuts in history.

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OpenAI confidentially files for an IPO targeting up to a $1 trillion valuation

OpenAI announced the filing directly on its blog, confirming it expects the prospectus to leak before an official public announcement. The company's last private funding round valued it at $852 billion, but sources suggest the IPO could push the valuation above $1 trillion, potentially as early as September 2026. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are expected to lead the deal. The filing comes just days after SpaceX's record IPO and as rival Anthropic navigates its own post-IPO trajectory amid the export control dispute. OpenAI stated it has not yet determined timing for further action beyond the initial confidential filing.

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CNBCcnbc.com ↗
“OpenAI confidentially files for IPO, prepping Wall Street for AI debut”
by CNBC · Jun 08 2026
The Guardiantheguardian.com ↗
“OpenAI has filed confidentially to go public on the US stock market”
by The Guardian · Jun 08 2026
OpenAIopenai.com ↗
“Confidential submission of draft S-1 to the SEC”
by OpenAI · Jun 08 2026
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ServiceNow & ITSM

4 stories
Jun 11 2026

ServiceNow Lays Off Hundreds, Cites "Real AI Efficiencies"

The ITSM giant is cutting hundreds of staff members while pointing to automation and AI as the reason it needs fewer humans doing the same work.

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ServiceNow Lays Off Hundreds, Cites "Real AI Efficiencies"

ServiceNow confirmed a round of layoffs affecting hundreds of employees across multiple teams, marking the latest wave of workforce reduction at the platform vendor. The cuts came on the heels of CEO Bill McDermott's April conference call remarks that the company would "exit the year into a new year with the same headcount," making the scale of the reductions all the more notable. Reports indicate the layoffs span multiple divisions, with roles in customer-facing and operational teams among those affected. The company framed the reductions around "real AI efficiencies" achieved within the business, echoing a broader industry narrative in which automation tools replace roles that were previously filled by human teams. The cuts follow a broader pattern of AI-driven workforce restructuring at enterprise software companies, with over 117,000 tech employees laid off across 178 companies in 2026 so far.

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Salesforce Bensalesforceben.com ↗
“ServiceNow Lays Off Hundreds of Staff and Hails 'Real AI Efficiencies' Within Business”
by Henry Martin · Jun 11 2026
LatestLYlatestly.com ↗
“ServiceNow Layoffs: Software Giant Cuts Hundreds of Jobs As AI Efficiencies Reshape Workforce”
by LatestLY Technology Desk · Jun 12 2026
Jun 12 2026

ServiceNow CEO Promised No Layoffs, Then Faxed 63 Cuts at San Diego Office

The San Diego office of ServiceNow received a WARN notice for 63 layoffs effective August 17, contradicting CEO Bill McDermott's public pledge to hold the line on headcount.

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ServiceNow CEO Promised No Layoffs, Then Faxed 63 Cuts at San Diego Office

On an April 22 earnings call, ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott told investors the company expected to "exit the year into a new year with the same headcount" it entered. Just months later, a WARN notice filed for the company's San Diego facility revealed that 63 employees are being let go, with the separation date set for August 17, 2026. Local employees told the San Diego Union-Tribune the move came as a surprise after months of reassurances from leadership. The 63-person cut is the only officially documented reduction so far, with no broader SEC filing or company-wide layoff announcement, though some observers estimate total workforce reductions could be as high as 2,500 when accounting for attrition and non-backfilling of open roles. The San Diego office has been an important operational hub for ServiceNow's customer success and support functions.

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San Diego Union-Tribunesandiegouniontribune.com ↗
“ServiceNow's CEO said no layoffs. Then fired 63 employees in San Diego”
by San Diego Union-Tribune Staff · Jun 12 2026
Hoodlinehoodline.com ↗
“ServiceNow Axes 63 San Diego Staffers After CEO's No‑Layoff Pledge”
by Hoodline · Jun 13 2026
Jun 11 2026

IBM and ServiceNow Expand AI Alliance to Modernize Legacy Enterprise Systems

The multi-year partnership ties IBM's watsonx data and automation capabilities to ServiceNow's AI platform to help enterprises update legacy infrastructure and govern enterprise data for AI deployments.

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IBM and ServiceNow Expand AI Alliance to Modernize Legacy Enterprise Systems

Announced June 11, 2026, the expanded collaboration between IBM and ServiceNow targets three primary areas: application modernization, enterprise data governance, and autonomous infrastructure operations. Under the agreement, ServiceNow customers will be able to leverage IBM watsonx.data alongside ServiceNow's Workflow Data Fabric to gain better control over AI governance, while IBM's consulting and automation capabilities will help enterprises untangle legacy IT systems and prepare them for AI-driven workflows. The partnership builds on both companies' push into the generative AI enterprise market, positioning the integration as a one-stop solution for CIOs looking to modernize aging infrastructure while deploying AI across core business operations. Analysts at CIO Dive noted the move as part of a broader trend among major technology vendors partnering to help enterprises scale AI and update legacy systems simultaneously.

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IBM Newsroomnewsroom.ibm.com ↗
“IBM and ServiceNow Expand Collaboration to Unlock Enterprise Data for AI at Scale”
by IBM Corp · Jun 11 2026
CIO Diveciodive.com ↗
“ServiceNow, IBM team up to target legacy IT”
by CIO Dive Staff · Jun 15 2026
Jun 9 2026

ServiceNow Confirms Data Breach After Unauthenticated API Flaw Exploited

Attackers exploited a zero-auth REST API vulnerability in early June to access customer instance data, forcing ServiceNow to issue a security advisory and patch the hole within days.

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ServiceNow Confirms Data Breach After Unauthenticated API Flaw Exploited

ServiceNow disclosed a security incident on June 9, 2026, revealing that attackers had exploited an unauthenticated access flaw in a REST API endpoint to gain deeper access to hosted customer instances. The vulnerability was actively exploited between June 2 and June 3, 2026, before ServiceNow detected anomalous activity and applied a security patch on June 5. The company opened support cases with affected customers and observed that instance tables containing potentially sensitive enterprise information were queried during the window of exposure. This marks the third significant authentication-related vulnerability at ServiceNow within eight months, adding to the vendor's growing security reputation challenge. ServiceNow received a bug bounty for the finding and has been working with impacted customers on remediation steps, including review of access logs and instance configurations.

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BleepingComputerbleepingcomputer.com ↗
“ServiceNow discloses security incident exposing customer data”
by BleepingComputer Staff · Jun 9 2026
TechTimestechtimes.com ↗
“ServiceNow Data Breach: Gated Advisory Left Customers Unaware of Exploited Zero-Auth API”
by TechTimes Staff · Jun 10 2026