News Summary

• AI startup Anthropic has reportedly reached a massive $965 billion valuation after raising $65 billion in fresh funding.
• The milestone places the company ahead of rival OpenAI for the first time and marks one of the biggest private funding rounds in technology history.
• Anthropic’s rise signals that enterprise-focused AI platforms can compete directly with consumer-first AI giants.
• The battle between Anthropic and OpenAI is increasingly centred on scale, profitability and access to computing infrastructure, as the global AI boom continues to accelerate.