Anthropic Raising $10 Billion at $350 Billion Valuation

Jan 7, 2026 | Markets

Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup behind the chatbot Claude, is raising a new round of funding that would value the company at $350 billion before the new investment, according to people familiar with the matter. The AI developer is in talks to raise $10...

Zambia’s World-Beating Kwacha Rally to Be Tested in Coming Weeks

Jan 7, 2026 | Markets

Zambia’s kwacha faces risks in the coming weeks that may snap a year-end rally that has extended into 2026 and made it the world’s best-performing currency. The kwacha has gained more than 10% against the dollar since the start of last month, the biggest advance among...

Data-Center Cooling Stocks Sink After Nvidia CEO’s CES Talk

Jan 6, 2026 | Markets

Makers of cooling systems saw their stocks sell off Tuesday after comments by Nvidia Corp.’s chief executive raised fears about demand for their products from data centers. Johnson Controls International Plc, which makes water-cooled chillers and similar systems, slid...

Nvidia at CES: Alpamayo signals the real arrival of physical AI

Jan 5, 2026 | Markets

At CES 2026, Nvidia Corp. announced Alpamayo, a new open family of AI models, simulation tools and datasets aimed at one of the hardest problems in technology: making autonomous vehicles safe in the real world, not just in demos. On the surface, Alpamayo looks like...