US-Iran Experience Minor Conflict Again, AI Titans Upgrade Models Significantly, May Boost Next Week's AI Stock Performance

BlockBeats News, June 27th. Last night and this morning, a minor conflict resurged between the US and Iran. The US announced a strike against Iran in response to its attack on a commercial vessel. However, the situation seems to be under control at the moment, with no signs of the conflict escalating. Therefore, the oil prices on trade.xyz have not experienced a significant surge, with Brent crude temporarily at $73.795.

On the technology front, both OpenAI and Anthropic have unveiled major updates: OpenAI released a preview of the GPT-5.6 series models, including three different specifications: Sol, Terra, and Luna. Due to the US government's restrictions on advanced AI model security reviews, the models are initially only available for limited preview to a few trusted partners and are planned for public release in the coming weeks.

Anthropic's Mythos 5 has been approved for redeployment to US agencies, and the public version of Fable 5 is also set to resume soon.

The significant product updates from these two major AI model companies may have a positive impact on AI stocks next week.

According to Bitget market data, the US stock market closed lower last night, with the Dow down 0.12%, the S&P 500 down 0.07%, and the Nasdaq down 0.24%.

In the recent trend, strong semiconductor and storage concept stocks have weakened, with Western Digital down 13%, Seagate Technology down 12%, SanDisk down 10%, Micron Technology down 6.6%, and Qualcomm down 7%.