- May 29
Anthropic Raises $65 Billion at $965 Billion Valuation, Surpassing OpenAI as the World's Most Valuable AI Startup
AI startup Anthropic has secured $65 billion in new funding, propelling its valuation to $965 billion and overtaking rival OpenAI, as demand for its Claude chatbot surges.
- May 26
Pope Leo XIV calls for AI to be 'disarmed' in first encyclical, drawing praise from US Vice President JD Vance
Pope Leo XIV has issued a sweeping call to 'disarm' artificial intelligence in his first papal encyclical, warning against its concentration of power and use in warfare, while US Vice President JD Vance praised the document as 'profound'.
- May 26
Pope Leo XIV issues landmark AI encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas', urging global slowdown and 'disarmament' of artificial intelligence
Pope Leo XIV has published his first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas', a sweeping manifesto that urges governments to slow AI development, warns against algorithmic deception, and calls for the technology to be 'disarmed' from purely military and economic interests.
