Anthropic in talks to raise fresh capital at $170 billion valuation

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Techme101

Anthropic is looking to raise up to $5 billion at a $170 billion valuation in a funding round led by Iconiq Capital.

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Google says UK government has not demanded an encryption backdoor for its users’ data

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Techme101

Google refused to tell a U.S. senator whether the company had received a secret U.K. surveillance order demanding access to encrypted data, similar to an order served on Apple earlier this year.

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Anthropic reportedly nears $170B valuation with potential $5B round

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Techme101

The new round is being led by Iconiq Capital, with the possibility of a co-lead investor joining.

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SOSV bets plasma will change everything from semiconductors to spacecraft

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Techme101

SOSV is investing in more than 25 plasma-related startups over the next five years.

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ChatGPT’s Study Mode Is Here. It Won’t Fix Education’s AI Problems

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI’s new study mode for ChatGPT throws questions back at students, but the learning feature doesn’t address generative AI’s underlying disruption of education.

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Cash App users can now pool money for group payments — even with non-users

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Techme101

Cash App’s new feature lets users pool money with a group to pay for expenses like vacations and gifts.

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Google’s NotebookLM rolls out Video Overviews

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Techme101

With this new capability, NotebookLM is taking a more visual approach to helping users understand different topics and ideas.

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Meta’s AI Recruiting Campaign Finds a New Target

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Techme101

Meta approached more than a dozen staffers at Mira Murati’s AI startup to discuss joining its new superintelligence lab. One received an offer for more than $1 billion.

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CyberArk’s stock jumps on report Palo Alto Networks in talks to buy company for over $20 billion

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Techme101

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora has been on a buying spree in recent years, but CyberArk would represent by far his biggest bet.

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OpenAI launches Study Mode in ChatGPT

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI’s Study Mode aims to help students develop their own critical thinking skills, rather than just giving answers.

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