# AI News Digest - 2026-05-16

1. Anthropic was reported to have raised $30 billion, pushing its valuation to $900 billion and surpassing OpenAI, driven by annualized revenue approaching $45 billion.

2. OpenAI allowed Pro users in the US to connect bank accounts via Plaid so ChatGPT could analyze real transaction data; the feature ran on GPT-5.5 Thinking, was slated for wider rollout, and was accompanied by a warning that the chatbot was not a licensed financial advisor.

3. arXiv, the preprint server, tightened its rules on AI-generated content and increased penalties for unchecked or improperly attributed AI use in submitted research papers.

4. Microsoft revoked thousands of developer licenses for Anthropic's Claude Code and directed developers toward its own GitHub Copilot CLI tool.

5. Chinese short-drama companies such as Kunlun Tech and FlexTV shifted heavily to AI-generated productions, accelerating release schedules, reducing traditional production teams, and cutting production costs by roughly 80–90%.

# References

1. [https://the-decoder.com/anthropics-900-billion-valuation-would-make-it-more-valuable-than-openai-for-the-first-time/](https://the-decoder.com/anthropics-900-billion-valuation-would-make-it-more-valuable-than-openai-for-the-first-time/)

[Anthropic's $900 billion valuation would make it more valuable than OpenAI for the first time](https://the-decoder.com/anthropics-900-billion-valuation-would-make-it-more-valuable-than-openai-for-the-first-time/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/chatgpt-now-wants-access-to-your-bank-account-so-it-can-tell-you-to-stop-ordering-takeout/](https://the-decoder.com/chatgpt-now-wants-access-to-your-bank-account-so-it-can-tell-you-to-stop-ordering-takeout/)

[ChatGPT now wants access to your bank account so it can tell you to stop ordering takeout](https://the-decoder.com/chatgpt-now-wants-access-to-your-bank-account-so-it-can-tell-you-to-stop-ordering-takeout/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/arxiv-tightens-penalties-for-ai-bungling-in-scientific-papers/](https://the-decoder.com/arxiv-tightens-penalties-for-ai-bungling-in-scientific-papers/)

[Arxiv cracks down on unchecked AI-generated content in research papers](https://the-decoder.com/arxiv-tightens-penalties-for-ai-bungling-in-scientific-papers/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/microsoft-pulls-claude-code-licenses-and-pushes-developers-back-toward-its-own-ai-tool/](https://the-decoder.com/microsoft-pulls-claude-code-licenses-and-pushes-developers-back-toward-its-own-ai-tool/)

[Microsoft pulls Claude Code licenses and pushes developers back toward its own AI tool](https://the-decoder.com/microsoft-pulls-claude-code-licenses-and-pushes-developers-back-toward-its-own-ai-tool/)

1. [https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/15/1137326/chinese-short-dramas-ai/](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/15/1137326/chinese-short-dramas-ai/)

[How Chinese short dramas became AI content machines](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/15/1137326/chinese-short-dramas-ai/)

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