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Anthropic’s $13B Shocker

Anthropic’s $13B Shocker

Jason Hood
September 03, 2025

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News of the Day

Anthropic’s $13B shocker

Anthropic secures $13B in Series F funding, hitting a $183B valuation.

AI company Anthropic has raised $13 billion in a Series F round led by ICONIQ, putting its valuation at $183 billion. The funding will help expand its AI platform, grow globally, and invest further in safety and research.

ICONIQ, Fidelity, and Lightspeed co-led the round, joined by top investors like BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and Qatar Investment Authority.
Anthropic’s revenue surged from $1B at the start of 2025 to $5B by August 2025, making it one of the fastest-growing tech firms ever.
Over 300,000 businesses now use its AI products, with Claude Code alone crossing $500M in revenue since May 2025.

This shows how quickly AI adoption is accelerating, with Anthropic proving itself as a major leader in safe, reliable, and large-scale AI systems that power enterprises, developers, and everyday users worldwide.
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2nd News of the Day

Google Turns Notes Into Podcasts

Google adds debate-style podcast mode to NotebookLM with new update

Google’s NotebookLM now supports three new AI audio formats: Brief, Critique, and Debate. These modes let users quickly summarize notes, get expert-style feedback, or even listen to a debate between two AI hosts.

Brief gives a 1–2 minute compressed summary of notes.
Critique offers review-style feedback for better content quality.
Debate creates a podcast-style discussion with opposing views.

This update makes NotebookLM more flexible and powerful, helping users turn their notes into dynamic conversations, quick summaries, or expert insights. It strengthens Google’s push to make AI tools more engaging and useful worldwide.
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Trending Tools of Day

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— maharshi (@mrsiipa)
10:17 AM • Aug 25, 2025

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