Anthropic’s $60 billion valuation would obscure a stark reality in AI

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  AI Startup Anthropic Plans to Raise $2 Billion at a $60 Billion Valuation

  The new funding round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, sees the company at more than triple its 2024 valuation of $18 million.
  
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  Anthropic in Talks for $2 Billion Funding Round

  The financing efforts follow new funding rounds by Elon Musk’s xAI and the market leader, OpenAI, which is now valued at $157 billion.
  
  The New York Times - 20h

• AI Startup Anthropic Raising Funds Valuing It at $60 Billion

  The Amazon-backed OpenAI rival was valued at $18 billion last year.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - 21h

• Anthropic in talks to raise funding at $60 billion valuation

  AI startup Anthropic is in late-stage talks to raise as much as $2 billion at a $60 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the deal.
  
  CNBC - 23h
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  Microsoft Plans to Invest $3 Billion on AI, Cloud Infrastructure in India

  The company plans to grow the company’s Azure cloud business in India and set up new data centers.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - 1d
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  AI start-up Anthropic closes in on $60bn valuation

  Maker of the Claude AI chatbot nears fresh $2bn investment in the latest sign of how much money is pouring into the sector
  
  Financial Times - 23h
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  Microsoft Says AI Will Lead To Job Losses, Invests $80 Billion In The Tech

  Microsoft has doubled down on its plan to invest $80 billion into artificial technologies in 2025, while at the same time admitting that advancements to the technology will lead to job losses. This ...
  
  GameSpot - 2d

• Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025

  Over half of Microsoft's $80 billion in spending will take place in the U.S., Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith wrote in a Friday blog post.
  
  CNBC - 4d
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  Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers over next 12 months

  Microsoft plans to spend $80 billion in fiscal 2025 on the construction of data centers that can handle artificial intelligence workloads, the company said in a Friday blog post.
  
  NBC News - 4d

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