AI News Today (May 25, 2026): Anthropic’s $30B Round, OpenAI’s IPO Plans, Vatican AI Ethics, U.S. Policy Shock, and the Energy Rush
The center of gravity in AI is shifting fast—and in public. Anthropic is reportedly closing a $30 billion funding round at a valuation north of $900 billion, leapfrogging OpenAI’s last private mark and signaling a new phase in the model lab capital race. At the same time, OpenAI is preparing a confidential S‑1 with the…