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Anthropic tops OpenAI with record $965 billion valuation

The AI startup's latest funding round marks a historic milestone in private-market valuations.

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Anthropic tops OpenAI with record $965 billion valuation

The AI startup's latest funding round marks a historic milestone in private-market valuations.

Anthropic raised $65 billion on May 28, 2026, reaching a $965 billion post-money valuation that surpasses OpenAI. The company also released Claude Opus 4.8 with improved coding and reasoning capabilities, while upcoming mythos-class models are expected in coming weeks. This valuation signals how higher-end AI capabilities are moving from lab experiments to commercial tools.

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Google launches wave of new AI models and agentic features
The tech giant is embedding AI deeper into its operating environment with multiple product updates.
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Google launches wave of new AI models and agentic features

The tech giant is embedding AI deeper into its operating environment with multiple product updates.

Google announced Gemma 4 12B, an open model running locally on laptops with just 16GB memory, plus Gemini 3.5 Flash with computer-use capabilities for multi-environment automation. New features include Gemini 3.5 Live Translate for natural speech-to-speech translation in 70+ languages, and Android 17 with floating app windows and screen reactions. The strategy shift treats AI as part of the operating environment rather than a separate product choice.

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Apple rebuilds Siri as true AI agent across 1 billion devices
The overhaul brings multi-step actions and cross-device continuity to the world's largest AI rollout.
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Apple rebuilds Siri as true AI agent across 1 billion devices

The overhaul brings multi-step actions and cross-device continuity to the world's largest AI rollout.

Siri now understands screen context, searches messages and photos, executes multi-step actions across apps, and maintains conversational memory. The strategy emphasizes privacy with on-device processing and private cloud options. The Photos app also features spatial reframing capabilities for composition adjustments and missing element generation.

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Study finds generative AI beats average humans on creativity tests
A massive benchmark involving 100,000 people delivers a surprising result about AI capabilities.
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Study finds generative AI beats average humans on creativity tests

A massive benchmark involving 100,000 people delivers a surprising result about AI capabilities.

Researchers created the Humanity's Last Exam with nearly 1,000 experts after traditional tests became too easy for AI systems. The study shows generative AI can now outperform the average human on certain creativity assessments, marking a significant capability milestone. This comes alongside data showing AI is consuming over 10% of U.S. electricity, with demand accelerating.

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EU AI Act enforcement begins August 2026 with new transparency rules
The regulatory framework will affect all businesses serving European users.
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EU AI Act enforcement begins August 2026 with new transparency rules

The regulatory framework will affect all businesses serving European users.

Most requirements begin applying on August 2, 2026, including transparency obligations for AI-generated content and compliance for high-risk systems. Governance is now a board-level issue, affecting any business using AI in high-risk functions or serving European markets. The enforcement means companies need to address practical compliance issues like AI content labeling alongside capability choices.

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ServiceNow & ITSM

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ServiceNow expands Autonomous Workforce to all major business functions
New AI specialists for IT, CRM, Employee Services, and Security & Risk now operate end-to-end processes autonomously on the unified AI Platform.
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ServiceNow expands Autonomous Workforce to all major business functions

New AI specialists for IT, CRM, Employee Services, and Security & Risk now operate end-to-end processes autonomously on the unified AI Platform.

At its Knowledge 2026 event, ServiceNow announced a strategic shift from advisory AI to actionable execution, launching specialized AI agents that resolve tasks without human handoff. The L1 IT Service Desk AI Specialist already resolves cases 99% faster than humans, while new specialists in AIOps, Site Reliability, and Security & Risk are rolling out through mid-2026. In CRM, the system now handles over 100 million customer cases monthly, and Employee Services sees a 91% resolution rate without reassignment. These capabilities are built-in by default across all products, leveraging the Context Engine and AI Control Tower for governance, and are available on AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, and NVIDIA platforms.

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ServiceNow and Accenture launch joint AI services to accelerate risk modernization
The partnership targets the high cost and complexity of migrating from legacy cybersecurity platforms to agentic AI.
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ServiceNow and Accenture launch joint AI services to accelerate risk modernization

The partnership targets the high cost and complexity of migrating from legacy cybersecurity platforms to agentic AI.

With data breach costs hitting $10.22 million per incident in 2025, Accenture and ServiceNow introduced managed security services on the ServiceNow AI Platform and an AI-powered migration solution to help enterprises move off legacy systems. The offering includes unified risk management, OT risk integration, and proactive compliance monitoring, aiming to compress the time between vulnerability discovery and exploitation from months to hours. Accenture, recognized as a Leader in IDC MarketScape for cybersecurity consulting, brings its 799,000-person scale to help organizations modernize security operations and strengthen resilience.

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ServiceNow prepares Q2 2026 earnings release for July 22
The company will report financial results following the close of market on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
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ServiceNow prepares Q2 2026 earnings release for July 22

The company will report financial results following the close of market on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) scheduled its second-quarter 2026 earnings announcement and conference call for July 22, continuing its pattern of releasing results shortly after the quarter ends. Following a strong Q1 2026 where it beat guidance across growth and profitability metrics, investors will look for continued momentum in subscription revenues and the impact of its AI-led product strategy. The earnings call is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.

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