… Anthropic, which just filed to go public , last week said it had raised $65 billion in its latest funding round. OpenAI has made over a trillion dollars in spending commitments. …
… In a statement, a Meta spokesperson pointed to previous reports that Meta has committed to funding the board through 2028 and said that "nothing has changed." But a source familiar with the board tells Engadget that Meta has so far only handed over half of the smaller tranche of 2028 funds to the b… …
… According to a recent GDC study, one-third of US video game industry workers were laid off over the last two years.
… Anthropic also agreed to use Amazon's Trainium chips for its AI models. The deals are another example of Anthropic's ability to burn through money — the company only just raised $30 billion in its most recent round of funding. …
… Cursor, which has reportedly been in talks to raise its own $2 billion round of funding, is known for its AI coding tool of the same name that's become the vibe coding platform of choice for many developers. …
… Just last week, the company said it had closed its latest funding round , which totaled $65 billion. Anthropic said that gave it a valuation of $965 billion.
… The company reportedly revealed those figures to a group of investors for its current funding round, which could boost its valuation past OpenAI's. …
… Most criticisms against the company center around the services it provides those customers, as they're mainly used to expand government surveillance using its facial recognition and AI technologies. In its announcement, Anthropic said that Persona will be the one handling your IDs and selfies. …
… In another corporate shift, Microsoft's former head of Azure OpenAI and AI Core infrastructure, Scott Van Vliet, is joining Xbox as Chief Technology Officer today. …
… In a statement following the Gavalas family lawsuit, Google said Gemini "clarified that it was AI and referred the individual to a crisis hotline many times." The company claimed its AI models "generally perform well in these types of challenging conversations," while acknowledging that "they're no… …