Anthropic reportedly plans to expand in Manhattan, doubling its New York City staff to 1,000.
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AI Land Grab: Anthropic's New York Team Expands to 1,000, Manhattan Landmark Buildings Seek Acquisition from AI Giants
According to Beating, Anthropic announced the lease of a 16-story office building in Hudson Yards, Manhattan, with plans to double its local team to 1,000 people this year. The new office, located at 330 Hudson Street, spans approximately 466,000 square feet, a 30-fold increase from its existing 15,500 square feet. This transaction is not an isolated case; Manhattan is experiencing a land grab by artificial intelligence companies. Data from real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield shows that in the first quarter of 2026, the leased office space for the artificial intelligence industry in Manhattan reached 1.03 million square feet, exceeding the total for the entire year of 2025. The proportion of artificial intelligence in local tech industry office leasing has also surged from 20.9% in 2024 to 55.9%. Besides Anthropic, OpenAI and legal AI startup Harvey have also previously leased large office spaces in Manhattan.
Sources indicate that Saudi Arabia plans to expand its oil pipeline along the Red Sea, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz and increasing its daily transport capacity by 2 million barrels.
According to five sources familiar with the Odaily, Saudi Arabia is considering expanding the capacity of its crude oil pipeline to the west coast of the Red Sea, enabling Saudi Arabia and its neighbors to transport more oil without passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Built in the early 1980s, this east-west pipeline has become increasingly strategically important since the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War in February and the disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The pipeline can transport up to 7 million barrels of crude oil per day to the Red Sea port of Yanbu. In May, the CEO of Saudi Aramco stated that approximately 2 million barrels would supply refineries on the west coast, and about 5 million barrels would be exported. Sources say that Saudi Arabia is in preliminary discussions with some neighboring countries regarding pipeline expansion, planning to add approximately 2 million barrels of pipeline capacity per day. It is unclear whether Aramco's planned expansion involves upgrading existing infrastructure or building a new pipeline. One source said the expansion plan also includes a smaller refined oil pipeline. Two sources said the expansion could be between 1 million and 2 million barrels per day, with refined oil products also under consideration. Another source indicated that the project would take several years, cost billions of dollars, and require adjustments to Saudi Arabia's crude oil pricing mechanism. (Jinshi)
Financial AI operates outside of regulation; the UK's FCA plans to expand its jurisdiction over AI giants such as OpenAI and Anthropic.
According to Beating's monitoring, Sheldon Mills, Executive Director of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), warned that regulators are facing an "arms race" to keep pace with the rapid adoption of AI in the financial services industry as businesses and individuals accelerate their adoption. Mills' report on the financial impact of AI indicates that 20% of UK adults are already willing to let large models make their savings or borrowing decisions. While this service offers an experience equivalent to regulated traditional financial advice, its lack of regulatory oversight means users are unable to obtain any financial compensation when they suffer losses. The report recommends an urgent review of the risks of unregulated financial AI and an application for expanded legislative authorization to strengthen oversight of core technology providers such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft through a "key third party" mechanism (the UK government has not yet finalized the specific list). It also recommends collaboration to launch free public financial literacy and decision-making guidance services assisted by AI.
"White-haired stock market guru" Serenity: Leaked documents show Anthropic may be planning to acquire 1.4GW of data center capacity in Australia.
According to Odaily Odaily, Serenity, the "white-haired stock market guru," posted on the X platform that, based on leaked internal Anthropic documents, the company plans to acquire approximately 1.4 GW of data center power capacity from Australia, corresponding to an investment of about US$21.6 billion. Meanwhile, Neocloud companies such as IREN and SHAZ have been continuously building sovereign data centers in Australia, indicating that investment in AI infrastructure is still accelerating.
Anthropic plans to acquire Australian data center computing resources.
According to Mars Finance, Australian sources indicate that artificial intelligence company Anthropic plans to secure at least 1.4 million kilowatts of data center computing power in Australia, with a total investment potentially reaching $15 billion. Australian media, citing a confidential tender document, reports that Anthropic plans to activate at least 1 million kilowatts of computing power by the end of next year at the latest. The report states that the AI company's baseline plan is to find long-term partners to jointly build a data center campus with a total capacity of 1.4 million kilowatts. Anthropic is about six weeks away from making a final investment decision, and this large deal may be broken down into four to five smaller cooperation agreements. (Cailian Press)
Spiral, Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin development arm, plans to expand into the AI field.
According to Foresight News , The Block reports that Spiral, Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin development arm, is expanding into the AI field after incorporating core developers from Block's Goose project. The open-source project plans to develop Goose into a platform for agent-based AI development.