Anthropic, the AI lab behind Claude, has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, the company said in a blog post Monday. The company, which is valued at close to $1 trillion, submitted a draft registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering. Anthropic has yet to list … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from having social media accounts, joining a growing global effort to tighten safety protections. Not all families approved, and critics raised concerns about data protection and potential surveillance. Social media platforms with at least 8 million users in Malaysia, including … Read more
The race to IPO is on: Anthropic just filed its confidential S-1 draft. On Monday morning, the AI juggernaut announced it had turned in its first IPO proposal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It’s a major step in the rush toward a public listing, as Anthropic and rival OpenAI race to claim billions … Read more
The June 2026 election has been dominated by a down-to-the-wire governor’s race that has been filled with drama, scandal and much national attention. A large group of Democrats are vying to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in this very blue state. But the candidates have — until recently — struggled to generate wide excitement, and it’s … Read more
Gigascale, the venture firm led by former Meta CTO Mike Schroepfer, announced on Monday that it had raised a $250 million fund to back founders who are “rebuilding the physical economy.” The new fund will focus on energy, grid infrastructure, and critical minerals all through the lens of climate tech. By continuing with the overt … Read more
The Tanner Scott redemption story took a dark, twisted turn Saturday night. Not because the Dodgers reliever gave up three runs in the eighth inning to the Philadelphia Phillies, blowing a save opportunity and getting tagged with his first loss of the season. Getting knocked around happens. But comments directed toward Scott’s wife on social … Read more
Although air conditioning and modern swimsuit styles are relatively recent developments, some things about summer in America haven’t changed much. Summer traditions like going to the beach and boardwalk have been mainstays in American society for well over a century. The first boardwalk in the US was built in Atlantic City, New Jersey, just five … Read more
SpaceX is warning investors that it may dole out “significant equity” in “future transactions” following its upcoming IPO — language that was added amid constant industry gossip that CEO Elon Musk ultimately plans to merge his space-and-AI company with Tesla. The new language was tucked deep in the risk factors section of SpaceX’s first official … Read more
Serena Williams is returning to competitive tennis after all. Months after insisting on social media, “Omg yall I’m NOT coming back,” the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion announced on Monday that she’ll play professionally for the first time in almost four years at the HSBC Championships at the Queen’s Club in London. Williams has been … Read more
Scott Mager, Deloitte’s US chief marketing officer, has taken an atypical path to the CMO title. He moved into the CMO role in 2022, after more than 14 years as the US practice leader for Deloitte Digital’s advertising, marketing, and commerce business. Mager told Business Insider that his experience running P&Ls gives him perspective on … Read more
DENVER — Tina Peters, the former clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Trump, was released from prison Monday after the president successfully pressured Colorado’s Democratic governor into commuting her sentence. Peters’ release was confirmed by the Colorado Department of Corrections. The state agency said it would have no … Read more
British fintech Revolut has quietly begun rolling out its services in India as part of a controlled beta program ahead of a broader launch, marking a significant milestone in its years-long effort to enter the country’s fast-growing digital payments market. Revolut started taking signups for its India app earlier this year, and some users who … Read more
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sofia Franklyn, author of the upcoming memoir “Daddy Issues.” It has been edited for length and clarity. When I co-founded the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, I couldn’t wrap my mind around the fact that I could make money doing something I loved. I had majored in … Read more
As its traffic continues to climb, alternative search engine DuckDuckGo is leaning into anti-AI sentiment with the launch of new browser extensions that allow users to set its no-AI search experience, noai.duckduckgo.com, as their default search engine. Once enabled, users will be directed to the company’DuckDuckGo’s AI-free search page, where there are no AI-assisted answers, … Read more
“Let me show you a picture of my grandmother,” Isabel Allende says. She disappears for a moment from her office into her house in Marin County, near San Francisco. Then she’s back, her scarlet blazer and marbled scarf bright against the white walls. She holds up a sepia photograph in a silver embossed frame: the … Read more