Google unveils Gemini 4 Carbon, an AI model built for cybersecurity defense

Anthropic publicly filed its S-1 prospectus on Monday for what could be the biggest flotation in history, revealing a first quarterly operating profit and a recent decision to delay pre-training of a new frontier model. Reports say the company, which plans to list on Nasdaq under the ticker ANT, is now targeting a valuation of US$1.5 trillion to US$1.75 trillion, down from earlier expectations of about US$2 trillion.

With half of votes counted in Israel's election, Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc has taken the lead over Gadi Eisenkot's opposition coalition, with projections giving the prime minister's alliance 55 seats to Eisenkot's 49. Neither bloc has reached the 61 seats needed for a majority, setting the stage for weeks of coalition negotiations.

Brazil's leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has staged a dramatic election fightback, defeating far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro to claim a historic fourth term. Bolsonaro has refused to accept the result and called for the vote to be annulled, citing a decision to extend voting hours that both campaigns had requested.

Spanish authorities have raised the death toll from Wednesday's high-speed train collision south of Madrid to at least 68, as Transport Minister Óscar Puente blamed the crash on an 'inexplicable' order from a central command centre after a computer failure. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared three days of national mourning and promised a full investigation, saying the government will act decisively if negligence or safety failures are uncovered.