AI Intelligence Weekly | 2026-06-01

AI Intelligence Weekly: 2026-06-01

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Week ending 2026-05-31

This historical AI Intelligence brief records three distinct developments published during the reporting window. Each source is linked below and the selection excludes canonical URLs and normalized topics already used by Cyber Intel or AI Intelligence.

### 1. Anthropic Eclipses OpenAI With Valuation of $965 Billion

Anthropic raised $65 billion in a funding round valuing the company at $965 billion post-money, surpassing OpenAI's private market valuation. The round was co-led by Sequoia, Dragoneer, and Altimeter, with participation from Microsoft and NVIDIA.

[Read the Bloomberg source](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-28/anthropic-raises-at-965-billion-valuation-eclipsing-openai)

### 2. Apollo Shops $36 Billion Debt Deal to Buy Google Chips for Anthropic

Apollo Global Management and Blackstone orchestrated a $36 billion private credit deal to finance the acquisition of Google TPU chips for Anthropic. The transaction represents the largest chip-financing debt deal in history, utilizing a special-purpose vehicle for infrastructure leasing.

[Read the Bloomberg source](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-28/apollo-shops-36-billion-debt-deal-to-buy-google-chips-for-anthropic)

### 3. SoftBank Group to Build 5 GW of AI Data Center Capacity in France

SoftBank Group committed €75 billion to develop 5 gigawatts of AI data center capacity in France by 2031, marking Europe's largest single AI infrastructure investment. The project leverages France's nuclear power grid to support the Hauts-de-France region's industrial AI hub.

[Read the SoftBank Group Corp. source](https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20260531_0)

Sources

1. [Bloomberg: Anthropic Eclipses OpenAI With Valuation of $965 Billion](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-28/anthropic-raises-at-965-billion-valuation-eclipsing-openai), published May 28, 2026.
2. [Bloomberg: Apollo Shops $36 Billion Debt Deal to Buy Google Chips for Anthropic](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-28/apollo-shops-36-billion-debt-deal-to-buy-google-chips-for-anthropic), published May 28, 2026.
3. [SoftBank Group Corp.: SoftBank Group to Build 5 GW of AI Data Center Capacity in France](https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20260531_0), published May 29, 2026.