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Rewind: Anthropic Just Raised $65 Billion
Also: South Africa Used AI to Draft Its Policies.
Rotimi Awaye & Olayemi Oluwakorede
June 13, 2026
TL;DR for this Update
Anthropic Just Raised $65 Billion. What Does That Number Mean?
South Africa Used AI to Write Its AI Policy. The AI Lied.
ChatGPT Just Hit One Billion Monthly Users
OpenAI models are now available on Amazon Web Services
Anthropic files for an IPO
GitHub Copilot's new pricing is causing developer revolt
Ramp is now valued at $44 billion
Napkin AI: The AI That Draws What You Mean
Anthropic Just Raised $65 Billion. What Does That Number Mean?
There’s always that one trader in every Nigerian market who stands right at the edge of the road, shouting at the top of his lungs, pulling people by the sleeve, trying to make them see his goods. He creates all the noise, all the buzz, and everyone thinks he’s the best-selling trader.
But if you look deeper into the heart of the market, there is a relatively quiet shop where there’s no shouting or aggressive pulling. However, this is where the baba olowo and nepo babies buy from. Why? That trader built one thing that noise cannot buy: Trust.
For the last three years, OpenAI has been the loud trader at the front of the market. They put ChatGPT in your WhatsApp groups and captured the world’s imagination. But while they were chasing the spotlight, a group of researchers who broke away from them back in 2021 were sitting in a corner, focusing strictly on safety, reliability, and enterprise trust.
That company is Anthropic, the creators of Claude, and they just pulled off a move that has completely reshuffled the global tech hierarchy. (Read More)
Kini Big Deal? (Why Does It Matter?)
For those of us building, creating, and leading businesses across Africa, this story isn't just international tech gossip. It is a profound lesson that we need to sit with.
Local tech ecosystems often obsess over speed-to-market. We think the person who launches first, tweets the loudest, or gets the most media coverage wins. But look at Anthropic. They left OpenAI because they believed the industry was moving too fast without enough care for safety and systemic guardrails. They chose to build a more controlled, deeply ethical alternative.
The lesson is simple but heavy: Speed gets you attention. Trust gets you the billion-dollar enterprise contracts.
When global banks, healthcare networks, and sovereign governments look for an AI partner to handle their internal data, they don't care about who has the flashiest features on social media. They care about whose system won't hallucinate, leak data, or break under pressure. Anthropic built for the long haul, and the market has rewarded them with the biggest treasury in tech history.
Napkin AI - The AI That Draws What You Mean
You know that moment when you are trying to explain something and the words are just not landing? You have said it three ways and maybe gestured with your hands, but the person across from you is still nodding slowly, clearly not seeing what you are seeing?
E don happen to all of us!
Napkin AI was built for that moment. You bring the text and it finds the visual that was hiding inside, especially finding the metaphor that actually fits your meaning.
I put it to the test and what it did might surprise you (Read More).
And there you have it! That’s all I can fit into today’s update. See you later this week. Peace! 🤓
Author’s note: This is not a sponsored post, as it expresses my own opinions.
About Me
I'm Awaye Rotimi A., your AI Educator and Consultant. I envision a world where cutting-edge technology not only drives efficiency but also scales productivity for individuals and organisations. My passion lies in democratising AI solutions and firmly believing in empowering and educating the African community. Contact me directly, and let’s discuss what AI can do for you and your organisation
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