AI: Anthropic Claude Opus 4.8 released => $965B

 Introducing Claude Opus 4.8 \ Anthropic

Opus 4.8 launches alongside several new features. Users on claude.ai now have control over the amount of effort Claude puts into a task. Claude Code has a new “dynamic workflows” feature that allows it to tackle very large-scale problems. And fast mode for Opus 4.8—where the model can work at 2.5× the speed—is now three times cheaper than it was for previous models.

Embrace long-running tasks with Opus 4.8 and Claude Code - YouTube

Is Anthropic Back?! (Opus 4.8) - YouTube by Matt.B.

Anthropic raises $65B in Series H funding at $965B post-money valuation \ Anthropic