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Today's AI Wire: Anthropic's Billions & TSMC's Chip Revolution

Today's AI Wire: Anthropic's Billions & TSMC's Chip Revolution

Good Morning from San Francisco, Anthropic just closed a $3.5B funding round, making it Silicon Valley's newest unicorn factory. Their AI assistant Claude is apparently so good at coding, it's putting caffeine-fueled developers to shame. The $61.5B valuation suggests investors think they're

AI Gets Emotional, Zuck Gets Ambitious: Silicon Valley’s New Love Triangle 🤖❤️📱

AI Gets Emotional, Zuck Gets Ambitious: Silicon Valley’s New Love Triangle 🤖❤️📱

Good morning from San Francisco, 🌉☕️🌤 Where today's AI news feels like a relationship update: complicated. 🤖❤️🤷‍♂️ OpenAI just dropped GPT-4.5—an emotionally intelligent giant that's empathetic enough to ask how your day's going, yet struggles to match its predecessors' brainpower. Think therapist, not

AI Giants in the Spotlight: Drama, Glory, and Growing Pains

AI Giants in the Spotlight: Drama, Glory, and Growing Pains

Good morning from San Francisco, While Nvidia swims in a $39 billion revenue pool and Amazon tries to teach old Alexa new AI tricks, Anthropic's latest AI star is having a rough debut. 🤖 Claude 3.7's extended thinking mode turns out to be more "extended

Silicon Valley's Latest Bubble: $9B Valuation for Zero Product

Silicon Valley's Latest Bubble: $9B Valuation for Zero Product

Good morning from San Francisco, Where billions flow faster than morning coffee. Today brings a quintessential Valley story. Former OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati launches "Thinking Machine Labs" with a reported $1 billion in funding. She aims for a $9 billion valuation. Without a product. This move

AI Morning Brew: Deep Thinkers & Browser Shakers

AI Morning Brew: Deep Thinkers & Browser Shakers

Good morning from the frontlines of AI innovation, The fog is lifting on two game-changing developments today. Anthropic just dropped Claude 3.7 Sonnet – their first hybrid reasoning model that switches between quick replies and deep reflection. No more choosing between speed and smarts. Meanwhile, Perplexity is jumping from search

Tech Giants' Reality Check: Microsoft Retreats While Grok Trips Over Truth

Tech Giants' Reality Check: Microsoft Retreats While Grok Trips Over Truth

Good Morning from San Francisco, The fog is rolling over Twin Peaks this Monday morning, and so is the irony in today's tech news. We've got a double feature of "things not quite working out as planned" that would make even a Silicon Valley

The AI Agent Revolution: From Simple Assistants to Digital Powerhouses

The AI Agent Revolution: From Simple Assistants to Digital Powerhouses

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 23 - The robots aren't coming. They're already here. And they're surprisingly good at their jobs. It's 2025. Your phone's AI just booked your dentist appointment, filed your taxes, and ordered groceries. And no, it didn'