Anthropic is attracting venture capital interest at a valuation of up to $800 billion, according to a Business Insider report. The figure would represent a dramatic step-change from the company's last known funding round and would place Anthropic among the most valuable private companies ever, rivaling or exceeding the peak private valuations seen during the last decade's technology boom. The reported interest signals that institutional appetite for frontier AI infrastructure remains aggressive despite broader market caution around late-stage private equity. At that valuation, any new capital raised would set a benchmark for how investors price AI safety-focused labs competing against OpenAI and Google DeepMind. The number to watch is whether a formal round closes at or near the $800 billion figure, which would force comparable repricing across the AI startup landscape and intensify pressure on limited partners already navigating concentrated AI exposure in their portfolios.
Apple has raised MacBook and iPad prices in India by 20% to 42%, citing a sharp surge in memory chip costs driven by AI data centre demand. Micron, the leading memory supplier, reported 86% gross margins, confirming that supply pressures have fundamentally shifted component pricing across the consumer electronics
India's central government will take a 1-2% stake in AI unicorn Sarvam once its $300 million funding round closes, converting compute subsidies provided under the IndiaAI Mission into equity. The move sets a precedent for how the government accounts for public support given to homegrown AI startups.
Apple announced iOS 27 at WWDC 2026, featuring a redesigned Siri as a standalone app with chat history, apps launching up to 30 percent faster, and a refined Liquid Glass interface. A developer preview is live now, with public release expected around September 2026.
Apple's WWDC 2026 keynote unveiled a fully redesigned Siri and confirmed iOS 27 alongside updates for iPadOS, visionOS, watchOS, and macOS. The Siri overhaul is the most strategically significant move, targeting a competitive gap with Google and Microsoft in AI assistants.
