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Anthropic's highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) is generating significant interest, with orders for six times the shares available, according to sources familiar with the matter. The AI model firm and its co-founders aim to raise up to US$64.4 billion through the IPO and an additional US$26 billion in a private placement, making the offering larger than SpaceX's IPO and potentially the biggest first-time share sale ever.

Bankers have indicated that existing backers will be prioritized, but some buyers may receive smaller allocations than anticipated.

MachineGames and franchise creators id Software have confirmed the development of Wolfenstein 3, the long-rumored installment in the popular series. The announcement was made during Xbox's 25th anniversary celebration at Xbox Fanfest in Seattle today. Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, released in 2017, received widespread acclaim, but MachineGames had taken a break from the series to work on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for 2024.

Dubai remains the leading city for super-prime property sales globally in the third quarter of 2026, according to Knight Frank's intelligence report. There were 86 sales of $10m-plus properties in Dubai, totalling $1.57 billion. Hong Kong followed in second place with 78 sales worth $1.58 billion. However, Dubai's activity dropped by 34% in terms of number of sales and 28% by value compared to the previous quarter.

Seplat Energy Plc has set the foreign exchange rate for converting its third-quarter 2026 dividends from United States dollars to Nigerian naira. In an announcement Thursday, the dual-listed energy company disclosed that shareholders who opt for naira payouts or have naira as their default currency will have their dividends exchanged at a rate of N1,358.34 per dollar.

Wema Bank presented N300 million in funding to 11 innovators at the seventh iteration of its Hackaholics innovation program, which aims to foster the creation and commercialization of technology solutions addressing economic and societal issues. The grand finale of Hackaholics 7.0, themed "Festival of the Future," was recently held in Lagos.

Researchers from the University of Warsaw have engineered a method to enhance microwave sensing capabilities using cold, strongly interacting Rydberg atoms. By carefully designing interactions between these atoms, they observed that the atomic state becomes resistant to loss, resulting in three times more information about the field under study compared to traditional measurements.

This discovery, published in Nature Communications, could significantly advance quantum technologies, including communication methods and metrology.

Living with diabetes can make mealtime decisions feel daunting. Many Malaysians hear conflicting advice from family and friends, leading to confusion about what foods to eat. Here are five common diabetes food myths that deserve a reevaluation: