Anthropic Has Received Investor Interest at $800 Billion Valuation
The AI startup will likely decide on a new round in May.
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Dylan Patel’s SemiAnalysis Projects Over $100 Million In 2026 Revenue
The firm’s growth comes as its founder next hopes to jump into venture capital.
Anthropic CEO Visits White House
The impetus for the meeting was the AI startup’s new Mythos model, which can be used to identify software vulnerabilities.
Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive Capital to Co-Lead Cursor Investment at $50 Billion Valuation
Nvidia is also expected to participate in the fundraise, which hasn’t yet closed.
Lawyers for Musk Propose Dropping Fraud Claims Against OpenAI
The judge overseeing the case suggested that OpenAI’s charitable wing may not be the recipient of monetary awards if Musk wins.
Meta Eyes Layoffs of 10% of Company Starting in May
The job cuts would amount to about 8,000 employees.
Kevin Weil Among Executives Leaving OpenAI
The executive changes come as the company looks to cut 'side quests' and narrow its focus on coding and selling AI to businesses.
Meta Paid Broadcom $2.3 Billion in 2025
Meta this week announced an expanded deal with Broadcom for AI chip design.
Kraken Buys U.S. Crypto Derivatives Exchange for $550 Million
The acquisition will allow Kraken to offer crypto perpetuals, popular on Binance and Hyperliquid, in the U.S.
Anthropic Launches Claude Design
Claude Design will help users generate designs, product prototypes, presentations and one-pagers.
China’s Regulator Slaps $515 Million Fines on PDD, Other Food Delivery Platforms
The crackdown comes after an intense battle among e-commerce giants offering instant delivery services in China.
Alibaba Becomes Selective with Open-Source Models, New Release Shows
Alibaba is putting more effort into large-size proprietary AI models, while continuing to open-source smaller ones that appeal to cost-conscious developers.
Cerebras Prepares Public Listing, Eyes $35 Billion-Plus Valuation
OpenAI also agrees to pay Cerebras more than $20 billion to use servers powered by the firm’s chips over the next three years.
Netflix Reports 16% First Quarter Growth, as Hastings Leaves Board
Hastings had stepped down as CEO three years ago.
Meta Raises VR Headset Prices by as Much as $100
The company said rising global memory chip prices have significantly increased the cost of building VR hardware.
xAI to Rent Computing Power to Cursor
Cursor plans to use tens of thousands of xAI’s chips to train its latest AI coding model, according to the report.
TSMC Raises Revenue Forecast as AI Chip Demand Surges
CEO C.C. Wei said although TSMC does not underestimate new chipmaking efforts, including Elon Musk’s Terafab project with Intel, building and ramping an advanced fab still takes years.
OpenAI Prepares to Launch Cost-Per-Click Ads In Coming Days
The planned changes could help OpenAI better compete with ad giants Meta and Google.
Accel Raises $5 Billion for Late-Stage Investments
The fundraise is the latest multi-billion-dollar haul by a VC firm.
Crypto Billionaire Justin Sun Labels Trump-Linked Crypto Vote a Scam
A proposal by World Liberty Financial would lock up trading of a key token owned by investors for longer.
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