Anthropic plans to allocate 5% of its equity to a public-benefit fund, a commitment valued at approximately $48 billion. The company, which reached a valuation of $965 billion in May, is preparing for a potential November IPO that could target a valuation near $1.5 trillion.
Tenstorrent has secured $1.5 billion in funding at a $6.2 billion valuation to develop AI chips. Meanwhile, Microsoft has withdrawn from a major UK data-center project due to power supply constraints, and Even Healthcare has raised $50 million.
The US Department of Homeland Security has banned all civilian federal agencies from using DeepSeek products. The directive, based on the 2018 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act, cites risks related to data security and potential malware vulnerabilities.
Microsoft reported that its October 2026 Windows Server security updates are disrupting Exchange Server operations. The issue stems from a new 512-operation limit on the Remote Procedure Call Endpoint Mapper, affecting authentication and email delivery.
World is expanding its biometric verification technology to authenticate AI agents and meeting participants. The company is partnering with firms including Bain Capital, OpenExchange, and VanEck to implement World ID for Agents and Zoom integration.
