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Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
Claude (AI model name)
Claude
Claude
Opus (model tier name)
Opus
Opus
version 4.8
4.8
4.8
and / also
bìng
并
to raise funding
róngzī
融资
$65 billion
650 yì měiyuán
650亿美元
。

the United States
Měiguó
美国
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
on / at (time marker)
yú
于
May 28
wǔ yuè èrshíbā rì
5月28日
to release
fābù
发布
latest / newest
zuìxīn
最新
flagship
qíjiàn
旗舰
model
móxíng
模型
Claude Opus 4.8 (AI model)
Claude Opus 4.8
Claude Opus 4.8
，
at the same time
tóngshí
同时
to complete
wánchéng
完成
$65 billion
650 yì měiyuán
650亿美元
fundraising round
róngzī
融资
，
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach / to hit
dádào
达到
$965 billion
9650 yì měiyuán
9650亿美元
。

May 31, 2026 at 6:00 AM

artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
on (date marker)
yú
于
May 28
wǔ yuè èrshíbā rì
5月28日
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to launch / to introduce
tuīchū
推出
flagship
qíjiàn
旗舰
model
móxíng
模型
Claude Opus 4.8 (AI model)
Claude Opus 4.8
Claude Opus 4.8
。
new version
xīn bǎnběn
新版本
in / on
zài
在
programming / coding
biānchéng
编程
、
reasoning
tuīlǐ
推理
and
hé
和
AI agent / agentic system
zhìnéngtǐ
智能体
workflow
gōngzuòliú
工作流
in terms of / aspect
fāngmiàn
方面
all have / there are
jūn yǒu
均有
significant / notable
xiǎnzhù
显著
improvement / enhancement
tíshēng
提升
。
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
Opus 4.8 (model version)
Opus 4.8
Opus 4.8
compared to
bǐ
比
the previous generation
shàng yīdài
上一代
model
móxíng
模型
in
zài
在
level of honesty
chénshídù
诚实度
aspect / dimension
fāngmiàn
方面
to improve
tíshēng
提升
completion marker
le
了
approximately
yuē
约
four times
sì bèi
四倍
。
in
zài
在
fundraising
róngzī
融资
aspect
fāngmiàn
方面
，
this round
běn lún
本轮
Series H
H lún
H轮
funding round
róngzī
融资
led by
yóu
由
Altimeter Capital (investment firm)
Altimeter Capital
Altimeter Capital
、
Sequoia Capital (venture firm)
Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital
and others / etc.
děng
等
institutions / firms
jīgòu
机构
to lead a funding round
lǐngtóu
领投
。
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
also
yě
也
in
zài
在
this round
běn lún
本轮
within / among
zhōng
中
to add / to follow-on invest
zhuījiā
追加
completion marker
le
了
$5 billion
50 yì měiyuán
50亿美元
investment
tóuzī
投资
。
to complete
wánchéng
完成
funding
róngzī
融资
after
hòu
后
，
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach
dádào
达到
$965 billion
9650 yì měiyuán
9650亿美元
，
to surpass / to overtake
chāoyuè
超越
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to become
chéngwéi
成为
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
valuation
gūzhí
估值
the highest
zuì gāo de
最高的
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
。
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
this year
jīnnián
今年
possessive / structural particle
de
的
annualized
niánhuà
年化
revenue
yíngshoū
营收
already
yǐ
已
to break through / to exceed
tūpò
突破
$47 billion
470 yì měiyuán
470亿美元
。
furthermore / in addition
cǐwài
此外
，
company
gōngsī
公司
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
soon / imminently
jíjiāng
即将
to launch
tuīchū
推出
codenamed
dàihào wéi
代号为
Mythos (AI model codename)
Mythos
Mythos
structural particle
de
的
new generation
xīn yīdài
新一代
flagship
qíjiàn
旗舰
model
móxíng
模型
。

News in English

Science & Technology

Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.8 and Raises $65 Billion in New Funding

Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.8 on May 28 and raised $65 billion in Series H funding, pushing the company valuation to $965 billion.

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former / previous
qián
前
Groq (AI chip startup)
Groq
Groq
engineers
gōngchéngshī
工程师
regarding / over (a matter)
jiù
就
$20 billion USD
200 yì měiyuán
200亿美元
Nvidia (US semiconductor company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
licensing / authorization
shòuquán
授权
deal / transaction
jiāoyì
交易
to file / to initiate
tíqǐ
提起
a lawsuit / legal action
sùsòng
诉讼
。

Former Groq Engineers Sue Board Over $20 Billion Nvidia Licensing Deal

Qualcomm (US semiconductor company)
Gāotōng
高通
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to / toward
xiàng
向
Huawei (Chinese tech company)
Huáwéi
华为
to pay / to make a payment
zhīfù
支付
patent royalties / licensing fee
zhuānlì fèi
专利费
，
both parties
shuāngfāng
双方
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
multi-year period
duō nián qī
多年期
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。

Qualcomm Pays Huawei for First Time in Broad Multi-Year Patent Licensing Agreement

Tencent (Chinese tech company)
Téngxùn
腾讯
from / toward
xiàng
向
Oracle (US tech corporation)
Jiǎgǔwén
甲骨文
to lease / to rent for use
zūyòng
租用
one hundred thousand
shí wàn
十万
measure word for small round objects
kē
颗
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
semiconductor chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
。

Tencent Leases 100,000 AI Chips From Oracle in $7 Billion Deal

Apple Inc.
Píngguǒ Gōngsī
苹果公司
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
on / at (preceding a date)
yú
于
October 13th
shíyuè shísān rì
十月十三日
to hold (an event)
jǔxíng
举行
Welcome Home (name of Apple event)
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
product launch event
fābùhuì
发布会
，
expected to
yùjì
预计
to launch / to introduce
tuīchū
推出
HomePad mini (Apple smart home display)
HomePad mini
HomePad mini
and others / etc.
děng
等
new-model
xīnkuǎn
新款
products
chǎnpǐn
产品
。

Apple Announces October 13 Welcome Home Event, Expected to Reveal HomePad Mini and Other New Products