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Visa Announces Partnership with ChatGPT Allowing AI to Complete Purchases on Behalf of Users

Visa enabled ChatGPT to move beyond product recommendations and directly execute transactions through Visa’s payment network.

Investment bank Goldman Sachs forecast a quadrupling of IPO proceeds this year driven by three landmark technology listings.

OpenAI became the third major AI-adjacent company to file for a public listing in 2026 following SpaceX and Anthropic.

Anthropic submitted its draft registration statement to the SEC at a valuation approaching one trillion dollars ahead of its planned IPO.

SpaceX shares opened at 150 and briefly surged to 176 dollars before settling around 161 at the close of regular trading.

SpaceX’s IPO combined with Tesla holdings lifted Musk’s personal wealth to over 1.2 trillion dollars making him the first trillionaire.

SpaceX went public on June 12 with stock opening at 150 dollars per share and climbing 20% making it the largest IPO in recorded history.

US naval forces intercepted two Iranian drones targeting vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing military tensions.

A 25-truck convoy organized to help Lebanese residents return home finally completed its journey after being delayed for over an hour.

Israeli airstrikes hit sites near Kfar Tebnit village in Nabatieh southern Lebanon amid continued regional military activity.