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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 - 9h -
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 - 11h -
Trump Blurs Lines in $20 Billion Data Center Announcement and Other Deals
Even before the start of the new administration, there has been repeated blurring of lines between the federal government efforts and Trump family businesses.The New York Times - 11h -
Getty Images, Shutterstock to Combine in $3.7 Billion Deal
Getty shareholders will own about 54.7% of the combined company, which will retain the Getty name. Shares of both companies surged on the news.The Wall Street Journal - 13h -
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 - 13h -
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 - 23h -
Phillips 66 to Buy EPIC NGL for $2.2 Billion
Phillips 66 will buy EPIC NGL for $2.2 billion to help the Houston oil refiner grow its Permian midstream business.The Wall Street Journal - 1d -
Stryker to Acquire Inari Medical in Deal Valued at $4.9 Billion
Inari makes mechanical thrombectomy solutions designed to treat peripheral vascular diseases. Stryker said the deal would be complementary to its neurovascular business.The Wall Street Journal - 1d -
Anthropic’s $60 billion valuation would obscure a stark reality in AI
Anthropic may be joining rival OpenAI with its own eye-popping valuation, but the hefty valuations for the two biggest AI startups obscure the fact that, for now, these companies are burning ...MarketWatch - 10h -
Getty Images to buy Shutterstock as part of $3.7 billion visual content expansion
Getty Images said on Tuesday it would merge with rival Shutterstock to create a $3.7 billion stock image powerhouse geared for the artificial intelligence era, in a deal that would likely draw ...NBC News - 17h -
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MicroStrategy’s latest capital-raise plans are for $2 billion of preferred stock to buy more bitcoin
The move is part of the company’s plan to issue $21 billion of equity and $21 billion in fixed-income instruments over the next three years.MarketWatch - 1d -
Sierra Space CEO leaves, as $5 billion company pushes to launch space plane
Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice has left the company, CNBC confirmed Monday.NBC News - 1d -
$119 billion of U.S. government debt to be issued this week, raising questions about demand
A total of $119 billion in U.S. government debt issuance is about to drop this week through Wednesday, pushed forward due to Thursday’s abbreviated session for bond traders as the country marks the ...MarketWatch - 1d -
Sierra Space CEO leaves, as $5 billion company pushes to launch space plane
Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice left the company at the end of 2024 after 3½ years in the role.CNBC - 1d -
What the Webb telescope has discovered in a galaxy 6.5 billion light-years away
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a unique image that revealed 44 individual stars in a galaxy 6.5 billion light-years away from the Milky Way.ABC News - 1d -
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 - 1d -
Sonic The Hedgehog Film Franchise Races Past $1 Billion At The Box Office
Paramount Pictures has announced that the Sonic the Hedgehog film franchise has earned more than $1 billion at the global box office. The movie franchise--based on Sega's long-running video game ...GameSpot - 1d -
U.S. Plans $8 Billion Sale of Arms, Including Bombs, to Israel
The Biden administration notified Congress of a weapons package for Israel that is one of the largest new arms sales since the war in Gaza began.The Wall Street Journal - 3d -
Congress notified of planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel
President Biden has made it clear that Israel has the right to defend its citizens as the American ally presses forward with its war against Hamas in Gaza.CBS News - 3d -
Biden administration plans $8 billion weapons sale to Israel
State Department tells Congress of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel.ABC News - 3d -
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 - 3d -
State Dept. Tells Congress It Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel
The arms transfer could be the final one the Biden administration provides to Israel. President Biden has largely ignored critics of Israel’s war in Gaza who have urged a halt to weapons aid.The New York Times - 4d -
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 -
Biden blocks Japan's Nippon Steel from $15 billion takeover of U.S. Steel
President Joe Biden said Friday that he has decided to block a $15 billion takeover of U.S.NBC News - 4d -
After Fierce Lobbying, Treasury Sets Rules for Billions in Hydrogen Subsidies
With a lucrative tax credit, the Biden administration is hoping to establish a new industry that might help fight climate change.The New York Times - 4d -
Biden decides to block Nippon Steel’s $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel: Report
The White House is expected to announce U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to block Nippon Steel’s $15 billion takeover bid of U.S. Steel on Friday.CNBC - 4d -
Five green finance questions for 2025
The new year will bring tough challenges for investors in the energy transitionFinancial Times - 4d -
House Ethics panel recommends further review of campaign finance allegations against 2 lawmakers
An independent congressional watchdog wants to dig deeper into separate campaign finance allegations against two lawmakers, Reps. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.). The ...The Hill - 5d -
Constellation Inks $1 Billion Nuclear Power Deal
Under the contracts, Constellation will deliver electricity to more than 13 federal agencies.Inc. - 5d -
GTA 6 Could Sell 40 Million Copies And Make $3 Billion In First Year Alone
According to a research company, Grand Theft Auto VI could bring in more than $3 billion in total revenues during the first 12 months after launch. A report from Financial Times cites data from ...GameSpot - 5d -
Sanders gets Finance perch to push Social Security, Medicare expansion, tax reform
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who supports expanding Social Security and Medicare and raising taxes on the wealthy, will get a seat on the Senate’s powerful Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction ...The Hill - 5d -
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It's time to reset your finances for 2025's knowns and unknowns
2025 could bring economic changes with the potential to hit millions of people’s wallets in different ways.NBC News - 6d -
Scopely scores a billion downloads and $10B in revenue to date
Scopely announced several key milestones achieved to date: $10 billion in lifetime revenue for its mobile games and a billion downloads.VentureBeat - Dec. 30
