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THE DAILY BRIEF

FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026

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OPENAI MEETS KEY AI COMPUTING CAPACITY GOAL AHEAD OF…

OpenAI has met a key milestone for securing AI capacity in the US several years ahead of schedule, boosting the startup’s ambitious plans for data center expansion.

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SOURCES: ANTHROPIC COULD RAISE A NEW $50B ROUND AT A…

The maker of Claude has received multiple pre-emptive offers at valuations in the $850 billion to $900 billion range, according to sources familiar with the matter.

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META HAS REPORTEDLY LAID OFF 8,000 EMPLOYEES

Meta lays off around 10 percent of its total staff as it pivots toward AI.

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SOCKET: TEAMPCP, THE GANG CLAIMING GITHUB'S REPOSITORIES…

Wired: Socket: TeamPCP, the gang claiming GitHub's repositories breach, also executed 20 “waves” of supply chain attacks recently, compromising 500+ pieces of software — GitHub is…

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SOURCES: SOFTBANK PLANS TO CREATE AN AI AND ROBOTICS…

SoftBank Group Corp. plans to establish and float a standalone AI robotics and data center company called Roze in the US, the Financial Times reported, citing unidentified people…

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