Happy Friday.
Anthropic’s valuation timeline:
– 2021: Founded
– 2023: $4.1B
– 2024: $18.5B
– Mar 2025: $61.5B
– Sep 2025: $183B
– Feb 2026: $380B
– May 2026: $965B
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Enjoy today's news.
Anthropic raises $65B at a $965B valuation, surpassing OpenAI as the world’s most valuable AI company.
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Oura launches Oura Ring 5, 40% smaller than its predecessor, with blood pressure pattern tracking, nighttime breathing insights, and access to licensed healthcare providers. Shipping begins June 4, with pricing starting at $399.
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes during a static fire test ahead of its next planned launch.
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Apple plans to introduce a revamped Siri, a Google Gemini-powered AI search, and a new standalone Siri app at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June.
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Alphabet’s Waymo expands its robotaxi fleet with Ojai, a new vehicle powered by its sixth-generation self-driving system, launching soon in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco.
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a16z launches the FDE Fellowship, an 8-week program for forward-deployed engineers building enterprise AI systems. The program includes operator talks, in-person events, and a network of builders from companies like Cursor, Google, and Rippling.
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Cloudflare launches a startup program offering up to $350,000 in credits, infrastructure support, and mentorship for early-stage companies building on its developer and AI stack.
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Shift offers free apartment cleaning in New York City in exchange for recording how humans perform household tasks to train future robotics systems.
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Y Combinator-backed Jo launches a proactive AI assistant that connects to your email, calendar, messages, and files to draft replies, surface context, and handle tasks across work and life.
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Daniel Merja works on launching Hello World Cafe, New York’s first 24/7 cafe for founders, hackers, and creatives to work, connect, and build together.
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Wix cuts 20% of its workforce, laying off around 1,000 employees as the company restructures into a leaner, more AI-native organization.
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EU fines Temu €200M for allowing illegal and unsafe products, including dangerous baby toys and faulty chargers, to be sold on its platform.
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As promised, tech and startups in a minute.
See you Monday.
P.S. Have a great weekend, POC! 😂
