Amazon-backed AI firm Anthropic valued at $61.5 billion after latest round

A.I. Start-Up Anthropic Closes Deal That Values It at $61.5 Billion

The announcement follows new fund-raising efforts from rivals like OpenAI, which is set to close a deal that values the company at $300 billion, and Elon Musk’s xAI.

The New York Times - 1h

Anthropic closes in on $3.5 billion funding round as investor interest soars

AI startup Anthropic is in talks to raise a new round of capital that would roughly triple its valuation to $61.5 billion, CNBC has confirmed.

CNBC - 6d

Anthropic’s valuation triples to $61.5bn in bumper AI funding round

Start-up raises $3.5bn from Silicon Valley venture firms in race against OpenAI and DeepSeek

Financial Times - 3h

Anthropic raises $3.5 billion, reaching $61.5 billion valuation as AI investment frenzy continues

Anthropic secures $3.5 billion in series E funding at a $61.5 billion valuation as the AI company's revenue grows 1,000% year-over-year, intensifying competition with OpenAI amid massive industry ...

VentureBeat - 1h

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MarketWatch - 6d

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CNBC - Feb. 24

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The Guardian - 4d

Anthropic Launches the World’s First ‘Hybrid Reasoning’ AI Model

Claude 3.7, the latest model from Anthropic, can be instructed to engage in a specific amount of reasoning to solve hard problems.

Wired - Feb. 24

Anthropic’s Newest AI Wants to Be a Pokémon Master. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal

For Anthropic, having their AI play Pokémon is more than just a game—it shows how their system is improving.

Inc. - 4d

Energy Department scientists participate in 'AI Jam' with OpenAI, Anthropic

Nearly 1,000 scientists from multiple U.S. National Laboratories gathered Friday to test artificial intelligence (AI) models from leading firms like OpenAI and Anthropic in an effort to harness the ...

The Hill - 3d

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The Hill - 6d

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Inc. - Feb. 20

SoftBank Considers Borrowing $16 Billion to Fund AI

This would be on top of the $15 billion SoftBank has already committed to Stargate.

Inc. - 19h

Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet takes aim at OpenAI and DeepSeek in AI’s next big battle

Anthropic launches Claude 3.7 Sonnet AI with groundbreaking 'thinking time' controls, challenging OpenAI and DeepSeek while reshaping enterprise AI with unified reasoning capabilities and new ...

VentureBeat - Feb. 24

Anthropic says it's released its 'most intelligent' AI model yet as competition ramps up

Anthropic unveiled its latest frontier model, Claude Sonnet 3.7, on Monday and claims it's the company's "most intelligent" version yet.

CNBC - Feb. 24

Amazon's most powerful new Alexa features being powered by Anthropic's AI, sources say

Anthropic's Claude large language model is powering the majority of complex tasks for Amazon's new Alexa+, sources tell CNBC.

CNBC - 2d

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The Hill - 3d

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MarketWatch - 4d

After years of firm support, 10 days upended the US approach to Ukraine

As Ukraine approached the three-year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the country’s hoped-for path to a favorable and lasting peace has been upended in a matter of days by the administration ...

ABC News - Feb. 22

Museums defend BP sponsorship after firm abandons climate targets

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The Guardian - 4d

Dell forecasts $15 billion of AI server sales this year

Dell said that it sold about $10 billion of AI-optimized servers in its fiscal 2025, and expects to sell about $15 billion in AI system sales this year.

CNBC - 3d

DOGE Staffers at HUD Are From an AI Real Estate Firm and a Mobile Home Operator

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Wired - 4d

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Pope Francis is still hospitalized after coping with a lung infection and several other health matters. CBS News contributor Delia Gallagher reports from Vatican City.

CBS News - Feb. 24

Japanese trading house shares surge after latest Buffett endorsement

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Financial Times - 6d

After waiting with bated breath, Wall Street absorbs Nvidia's latest earnings

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NBC News - 4d

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Yahoo News - 4d

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ABC News - 2d

Apple to open AI server factory in Texas as part of $500 billion U.S. investment

Apple said it will work with partners to open a 250,000-square-foot AI server manufacturing facility in Houston.

CNBC - Feb. 24

Microsoft reiterates plan to invest $80 billion in AI, but may 'adjust our infrastructure in some areas'

Microsoft hasn't backed off its plan for the current fiscal year but acknowledged that it may makes some infrastructure adjustments.

CNBC - Feb. 24

China's Honor pledges $10 billion AI investment and deepens ties with Google in global push

Honor is looking to expand outside of China and push into the higher-end part of the market where Apple and Samsung play.

CNBC - 1d

Microsoft pulling the plug on Skype after buying it for $8.5 billion

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CBS News - 3d

2025 WNBA Mock Draft 3.0: A new look at the first round after Sky trade No. 3 to Mystics

The Mystics now have three of the top six overall picks

CBS Sports - Feb. 24

A Lim Kim leads LPGA tournament in Singapore by a stroke from Charley Hull after the first round

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ABC News - 4d

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CBS Sports - 3d

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CBS Sports - 1d

Jake Knapp falls apart late at the Cognizant Classic after opening-round 59

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Yahoo Sports - 20h

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The Guardian - Feb. 22

Onana v De Gea verdict after Man Utd keeper's latest error

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BBC News - 4d

Alibaba shares jump 14% after pledge to invest ‘aggressively’ in AI

Chinese tech group says it will spend more on artificial intelligence in next three years than over past decade

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Amazon-backed AI firm Anthropic valued at $61.5 billion after latest round

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