Good evening!
Everyone’s getting credit and funding today… unless you tried using Apple Pay.
Here are the 6 things you missed today:
1. 😵 Apple Pay Went Down Today
Did you have problems using Apple Pay or Apple Wallet today? You’re not alone. Apple's range of payment services suffered a widespread outage today due to a backend error which has since been resolved. (CNBC)
2. ⏰ Not Enough Hours in the Day?
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3. 🧑💻 OpenAI Launched an AI Coding Agent in ChatGPT
OpenAI is launching Codex, its “most capable AI coding agent yet” in ChatGPT. Codex, powered by codex-1, runs in a sandboxed, virtual cloud computer, hooks into your GitHub repos, and writes or debugs code in 1–30 minutes. Think of it as your new junior engineer who never sleeps… but does have rate limits. (TechCrunch)
4. 🏦 Anthropic Received a $2.5Bn Credit Line
Anthropic secured a $2.5 billion, five-year revolving credit line from major banks including JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley, giving the Claude-maker fuel to scale models and expansion. This new credit facility adds to the Anthropic’s latest funding round in March that put the company at a $61.5 billion valuation. (CNBC)
5. ☢️ The Nuclear Company Raised $51M to Develop Massive Reactors
Startup The Nuclear Company raised $51.3 million in a Series A to develop 6 gigawatt‑scale reactors at pre‑permitted sites. It brings their total funding to $70 million as they chase multi‑gigawatt fleets. (TechCrunch)
6. 🤝 Two of the Largest US Cable Companies Are Merging
Charter and Cox Communications agreed to merge, marking the largest deal in the industry and across corporate America in the last year. The deal values Cox at $34.5 billion on an enterprise basis, in line with Charter’s recent enterprise value based on FY25 estimated adjusted earnings. (CNBC)
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