Costco sales jump 11%, revenue tops Wall Street expectations

Costco reports 11% increase in Q3 sales, with revenue exceeding analyst forecasts amid rising fuel demand and membership growth.

Anthropic raises $65B in Series H funding at $965B post-money valuation

Anthropic secures $65 billion in Series H funding, valuing the company at $965 billion, to expand AI safety research and compute capacity amid growing global adoption.

Opus 4.8 and the New Test for AI Coding Agents: Honesty Under Pressure

Thorsten Meyer AI frames Opus 4.8 as a trust release for coding agents, focused on disclosure, audits and silent failure.

One upload in. A whole channel’s worth of content out.

ChannelHelm v1.5 adds A/B testing, performance learning and clip selection tools for creators packaging one video across platforms.

Why Best Check Scanner for Small Business Matters More Than Most Buyers Think

Meta description: Many small businesses overlook how the best check scanner can revolutionize their operations, but the true benefits might surprise you—read on to find out why.

$965B and Climbing: Anthropic’s Series H Is Really a Compute Bet

Anthropic’s Series H values it near $1 trillion and centers on more than 10 GW of compute commitments and chip partnerships.

When a Content Network Starts Publishing to Itself

A May 2026 audit of a 474-site WordPress network found posts concentrated on 38 sites while 249 got none.

Opus 4.8 Lands, and the Quiet Headline Is Honesty

Claude Opus 4.8 arrives with stronger benchmarks, same pricing, new Claude Code tools and a stated focus on model honesty.

DeepSWE – The benchmark that made the models spread out again

Datacurve’s DeepSWE benchmark reports wider gaps between frontier coding agents and raises questions about SWE-Bench Pro grading.

How to Keep Old Retirement Accounts From Becoming Forgotten Money

Losing track of old retirement accounts can be costly; learn how to stay organized and ensure your assets are always aligned with your wishes.