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Anthropic Is Valued at $380 Billion in New Funding Round

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By:Cade Metz
12 February 2026 at 17:38
The artificial intelligence start-up raised another $30 billion, and its valuation more than doubled since its last funding round in September.

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Anthropic was founded by Dario Amodei, right, and his sister, Daniela Amodei, who had parted ways with OpenAI.

Files Reveal Epstein’s Money Mingled with Silicon Valley’s Tech Start-Ups

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By:Ryan Mac · Erin Griffith and Matthew Goldstein
5 February 2026 at 12:07
The disgraced financier regularly courted tech industry figures not just for their prestige but also for access to promising companies.

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Last week’s disclosures of Jeffrey Epstein’s communications offer insight into how he made his money as an investor after his 2008 conviction.

Waymo Raises $16 Billion to Fuel Global Ambitions

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By:Natallie Rocha
2 February 2026 at 19:21
The self-driving car company, an arm of Google’s parent company, is rapidly expanding its service beyond a handful of cities.

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Waymo, Alphabet’s driverless car outfit, said it was now valued at $126 billion.

OpenAI in Talks to Raise as Much as $100 Billion

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By:Cade Metz and Karen Weise
29 January 2026 at 15:53
OpenAI’s discussions with Microsoft, Nvidia, Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and others could value it at $750 billion or more.

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OpenAI’s San Francisco offices.

Silicon Valley Wants to Build A.I. That Can Improve A.I. on Its Own

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By:Cade Metz
26 January 2026 at 05:02
Ricursive Intelligence, founded by two former Google researchers and valued at $4 billion, is among several efforts to automate the creation of artificial intelligence.

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Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini, the founders of Ricursive Intelligence, at the start-up’s offices in Palo Alto, Calif.

The Drama at Thinking Machines, a New A.I. Start-Up, Is Riveting Silicon Valley

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By:Cade Metz · Kalley Huang and Mike Isaac
22 January 2026 at 11:59
Defections, secret conversations, deal talks that fizzled and a battle for control: The turmoil at Thinking Machines Lab is the artificial intelligence industry’s latest drama.

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Ms. Murati with Mr. Altman and two other OpenAI colleagues in 2023. She co-founded Thinking Labs a year ago.

An A.I. Start-Up Says It Wants to Empower Workers, Not Replace Them

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By:Cade Metz
20 January 2026 at 07:00
Founded by researchers from Anthropic, Google and xAI, the new company, Humans&, is already valued at $4.48 billion.

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Founders of the A.I. start-up Humans& aims to focus on how A.I. can support human workers rather than replace them. From left, Georges Harik, Andi Peng, Noah Goodman, Eric Zelikman and Yuchen He.

Anthropic Said to Be in Talks to Raise Funding at a $350 Billion Valuation

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By:Mike Isaac and Cade Metz
7 January 2026 at 16:02
The artificial intelligence start-up, which competes with OpenAI, is aiming to raise around $10 billion amid talk of a potential initial public offering.

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Dario Amodei founded Anthropic in 2021 with his sister, Daniela Amodei. A funding round in September valued the company at $183 billion.

Trump Media Merger With Nuclear Fusion Firm Raises Ethics Questions

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By:Rebecca F. Elliott and Brad Plumer
19 December 2025 at 14:03
Trump Media plans to merge with a company developing nuclear fusion technology, putting the president’s financial interests in competition with other energy companies over which his administration holds sway.

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President Trump’s social media company said on Thursday that it had agreed to an all-stock merger with TAE Technologies, a fusion power company.

In A.I. Boom, Venture Capital Firms Are Raising Loads More Money

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By:Erin Griffith
15 December 2025 at 12:50
Lightspeed Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley venture firm, has amassed more than $9 billion to invest in artificial intelligence. That is its biggest haul.

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