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TechnologyAnthropic Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Claude Max Subscription Limits
A Claude customer filed a proposed class action accusing Anthropic of overselling its Max 5x and Max 20x subscriptions, alleging the $100 and $200 plans deliver far less usage than advertised. Anthropic declined to comment.
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TechnologyAnthropic Pauses Claude Agent SDK Billing Change Set to Take Effect June 15
Anthropic has paused the June 15 billing change that would have moved Claude Agent SDK and claude -p usage off subscription plans into a separate metered credit, telling subscribers "we're not making this change today" after developer backlash.
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TechnologyAmazon CEO Reportedly Flagged Anthropic's Fable 5 to US Officials Before Model Ban
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reportedly told Treasury officials that Amazon researchers used Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 to gather cyberattack information — days before the government banned the model. Amazon is one of Anthropic's largest investors.
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TechnologyMoonshot AI Seeks $2 Billion at $30 Billion Valuation
Moonshot AI, the Beijing maker of the Kimi chatbot, is in talks to raise up to $2 billion at a $30 billion valuation — about seven times its worth six months ago, and its third major raise in half a year.
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TechnologyOpenAI Subpoenaed by Coalition of State Attorneys General
OpenAI received a subpoena from New York's attorney general on June 12 as a coalition of states investigates its advertising, data handling, and treatment of minors — landing as the company pursues an IPO after an $850 billion valuation.
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Daily RoundupThe Daily Roundup: Nike's X2 World Cup Pack, Knicks Win the Title, Spielberg's $44M 'Disclosure Day,' and JPMorgan's AI Pivot — June 15, 2026
Nike's seven-collab X2 Cryoshot World Cup pack lands on SNKRS June 16 at $210 a pair, the Knicks close out the Spurs for their first NBA title since 1973, and Steven Spielberg's "Disclosure Day" opens at No. 1 with $44 million.
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CultureJustice Department Clears $110 Billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
The Justice Department's Antitrust Division cleared the $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger after an eight-month review, finding no harm to competition — though state attorneys general are still preparing to sue to block it.
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TechnologyRoku Shares Jump 20% on Report of Sale Talks With a Media Company
Roku shares jumped about 20% to close at $143.66 after Bloomberg reported the streaming company has discussed a potential sale with at least one US media company, lifting its market cap to roughly $21.3 billion.
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TechnologyNvidia Offers Vera CPUs to Chinese Buyers for August Delivery
Nvidia is taking orders from Chinese customers for its Arm-based Vera CPUs, with delivery as early as August — a route around US export controls that froze its high-end H200 GPU sales in China.
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Intelligence BriefThe Intelligence Brief: AI's IPO Supercycle, the Knicks' First Title Since 1973, and Diller's $18B MGM Bid — June 13, 2026
Capital chased scarcity this week: Anthropic's $965B IPO filing and SpaceX's record $75B listing collided with a federal order disabling Claude Fable 5, Barry Diller's $18B move to take MGM Resorts private, and the Knicks' first NBA title since 1973.
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CultureBarry Diller's People Inc. Offers to Buy Rest of MGM Resorts at $18 Billion Valuation
People Inc., the Barry Diller media company formerly known as IAC, offered $48.30 a share to buy the 73.9% of MGM Resorts it does not already own, valuing the casino and online-betting operator at more than $18 billion.
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studiosStudios — June 12, 2026
Uristocrat Studios shipped five updates this week: the skills catalog moved to its own domain at skillsandagents.co, the homepage got a unified Liquid Glass redesign, an Engineering skills category launched, and Artifact Host v1 opened for publishing HTML artifacts.