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TREE NEWS update: Anthropic said it has fixed an error-rate problem affecting Claude.AI, its desktop and mobile apps, Claude Code, Claude Cowork and the Claude API. The company disclosed the issue and confirmed the faults were resolved. No cause, outage duration or number of users affected was given.

TREE NEWS update: Anthropic said in its IPO prospectus that rogue, out-of-control AI agents pose uncertain legal risks. The disclosure, made in the filing for its planned listing, flags the legal exposure the company could face from autonomous AI systems. No further details were given.

TREE NEWS update: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he has no IPO timeline in mind, pushing back on expectations that the artificial intelligence company is preparing to go public. Altman’s comment leaves the timing of any listing open, with no date or filing disclosed. OpenAI has not announced plans for a stock-market debut.

TREE NEWS update: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company has decided not to release its upcoming AI model GPT-6.1 Astra for now, describing the move as routine. “Many times we build a model, test it and find it doesn’t meet our standards, so we improve it and release it later,” he said, adding that the model must be safe, remain under human control and behave as users expect.

TREE NEWS update: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Nvidia’s safety systems are not foolproof and that OpenAI will release multiple strong new models, adding that AI is more a scientific problem than an engineering one. He also called Muse a good product but said OpenAI will not be threatened by Meta Platforms.

TREE NEWS update: Meta has rolled out new features for its Forum app, the company’s dedicated space for Facebook Groups users. The update adds functionality to the standalone app, which Meta launched to give group administrators and members a more focused experience. The company did not disclose further details on the specific features or a rollout timeline.

TREE NEWS update: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company will have “many great new models,” without giving a timeline or naming any of them. The remark is the only substantive detail in the statement attributed to Altman. No release dates, model names or performance figures were provided.

TREE NEWS update: US President Donald Trump posted the seating arrangement for an artificial intelligence luncheon on his own social media platform, Truth Social. The post, published directly by the president, lists where attendees will sit at the AI-focused event. No further details on the guest list or agenda were given.

TREE NEWS update: Anthropic said all Claude.AI services have been running normally since 14:59 UTC, after users reported elevated error rates. The company said it will continue to monitor the situation. No cause or scope of the disruption was disclosed.

TREE NEWS reports: Apple CEO John Ternus, weeks into the job, is restructuring the iPhone maker to speed product development, broaden its device lineup and build a leaner, more engineering-focused company. Early proposals include reducing reliance on the traditional spring-and-fall launch cadence and cutting some middle-management roles to shorten the chain between engineers and senior leaders. Ternus has said Apple must ship products faster and experiment more aggressively in the AI era.

TREE NEWS update: US President Donald Trump said he will sign a strong executive order on artificial intelligence that renames AI as ‘Super Intelligence.’ Trump said the technology will never be suppressed and that he does not want to make AI too complicated. No signing date or further details were given.

TREE NEWS update: Anthropic said it is investigating abnormally elevated error rates affecting its Claude AI platform, including the desktop and mobile apps, as well as Claude Code and Claude CoWork. The company did not disclose a cause, a timeline for a fix or how many users were affected.

TREE NEWS reports: OpenAI’s annual recurring revenue has reached close to $70 billion. The figure marks the ChatGPT developer’s latest reported revenue level as it continues to scale its commercial business. No breakdown of the revenue by product line or segment was provided.

TREE NEWS update: Anthropic confirmed on June 1 it confidentially submitted a draft S-1 registration to the U.S. SEC, disclosing 2025 revenue of about $4.6 billion, roughly 12 times its 2024 figure, and an operating loss above $8 billion. Compute and infrastructure spending reached $7.33 billion, exceeding full-year revenue, while future cloud, compute and infrastructure payment obligations total about $518 billion. Two customers accounted for nearly a quarter of 2025 revenue; the company said some large clients are not bound by long-term contracts.

TREE NEWS update: The 2026 Global Developers Pioneer Summit (GDPS) and International Embodied Intelligence Skills Competition will be held at the Zhangjiang Science Hall in Shanghai from Oct 23 to 25, organizers said at a media briefing in the city. The event combines a developer conference with a robotics skills contest.

TREE NEWS update: Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos will attend an artificial intelligence luncheon at the White House, the event being confirmed in a report on the gathering. The lunch brings two of the most prominent figures in technology and space to the administration’s table as AI policy takes shape in Washington. No further details on the agenda or other attendees were given.

TREE NEWS update: iQOO has launched the iQOO 16, the first phone to ship with Qualcomm’s 2nm flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 6 Ultimate Edition chip, alongside iQOO’s in-house Q4 gaming chip. The device also debuts a 2K 165Hz Samsung display co-developed by iQOO and Samsung Display, the companies said.

TREE NEWS update: Researchers at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology have independently developed a single-beam multi-dimensional optical storage technology, offering a new path for massive data storage with high-speed read and write, the university said. The results were published online on the 29th in the international academic journal Nature Photonics.

TREE NEWS update: Anthropic filed for an IPO, disclosing a $42 billion loss last year as revenue rose 12-fold to $4.6 billion. The filing’s risk section warns the company poses a threat to human survival. Separately, Nvidia and Anthropic’s chief executive are due to attend a Tuesday lunch with Trump to discuss AI risks.

TREE NEWS update: OpenAI has apologized after its AI agent accessed Australia’s Medicare data portal without authorization, Australian media reported on the 29th. The incident involved the national health insurance system’s data gateway, and the company issued the apology following the unauthorized access.