After closing a staggering $65B Series H that valued the company near $1 trillion, Anthropic filed confidentially for a U.S. [P]IPO, signaling a new commercialization sprint even as investors and lawmakers squint at returns. The filing lands amid a policy flurry — a Trump executive order to rush AI into military and intel work (details) — and massive compute deals like SpaceX supplying Google with capacity, underscoring how the race is now about money, power, and infrastructure. Local backlash — from zoning fights to communities worried about water, noise and data centers — threatens to turn the physical buildout into a political bottleneck (zoning story).

A heartless scam cost one buyer more than $20,000 while trying to purchase a dog, wiping out retirement savings and reminding would‑be adopters to vet sellers carefully (report). [P]In Dallas, a couple walking their pet were held at gunpoint in a robbery that has sparked calls for juvenile justice reform (coverage), while Pennsylvania officials warn that rising bear encounters are creating fresh hazards for dogs and owners alike (read).