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  Anthropic Raises $3.5 Billion, Boosted by Its Latest Claude AI Model

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

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

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