Summary Google plans to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, starting with a $10 billion cash injection at a $350 billion valuation and a further $30 billion contingent on performance. The deal is aimed at locking Anthropic deeper into Google Cloud and TPU infrastructure, as the two companies race rivals like OpenAI and xAI…
ComfyUI, a startup that helps creators control image, video, and audio outputs from diffusion models with a node-based workflow, has raised a $30 million funding round at a $500 million valuation. The round was led by Craft Ventures, with participation from other investors including Pace Capital, Chemistry, and TruArrow. ComfyUI was started as an open-source…
CCP Games has officially announced the winners of the EVE Frontier × Sui 2026 Hackathon, concluding a three-week online competition that gathered over 800 participants. The event resulted in the creation of more than 120 projects focused on extending and reshaping the persistent live universe of the upcoming space survival game, EVE Frontier. CradleOS Takes…
IDF footage shows Hezbollah concealing weapons and operatives in ambulances. The Israel x Hezbollah ceasefire by June 30 market sits at 100% YES, though the ambulance revelations add friction to the diplomatic picture. ## Market reaction The ceasefire-related markets show no price movement in response to the footage. The Israel x Hezbollah ceasefire by June…
Health data from 500,000 UK Biobank participants was found listed for sale online in China, raising concerns over research access misuse and data security. The post Health Records of 500,000 UK Biobank Volunteers Listed Online in China appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link
Roughly $13 million in user funds vanished from Russia crypto exchange Grinex in April 2026, and by the time the exchange suspended trading, the money was already moving fast across blockchain networks toward a single destination wallet. The halt left users unable to access their funds, withdraw balances, or execute trades, with no timeline given…
OpenAI released its latest model, GPT-5.5, on April 23, just a week after Anthropic introduced Claude Opus 4.7. As the two leading models from the two leading AI labs, we wanted to see how the new models compare. Spoiler alert: We think Claude Opus 4.7 has an edge on advanced and agentic coding, but GPT-5.5…
An interesting and, ultimately, positive week, saw Bitcoin’s price attempt a shot at $80K and renewing positive sentiment across the board. The tension, and more specifically the recent signs of de-escalation, in the Middle East have sparked another wave of volatility across the broader cryptocurrency market. Recall that on April 22, Bitcoin (BTC) shot…
A senior Democratic aide familiar with the negotiations referred to the section as a “legislative scam,” telling WIRED: “There are many members who don’t quite understand the ins and outs of this law. Tossing the phrase ‘Fourth Amendment requirement’ into the bill is the speaker and the intelligence community working to dupe them into supporting…
Robin Markets raised $475k to launch a staking product that turns Polymarket positions into yield, a targeted crypto VC bet in a funding cycle otherwise dominated by AI. Summary Robin Markets has completed a $475,000 angel round led by Fabric VC, with joint leads from Animoca Brands, ATKA Incubator, John Lilic, and Gnosis co-founder Stefan…
