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Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Anthropic releases Claude 3.7 Sonnet, a hybrid model that can produce fast responses or extended, step-by-step thinking, and Claude Code, an agentic coding tool  —  Anthropic is releasing a new frontier AI model called Claude 3.7 Sonnet, which the company designed to “think” about questions for as long as users want it to.
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Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Anthropic is finalizing a $3.5B funding round valuing it at $61.5B, up from an $18B valuation in 2024; its annualized revenue recently hit ~$1.2B
NBC News:
Sources: the Elon Musk-directed OPM email asking federal staff about recent work requested no links or attachments as part of a plan to feed responses into AI  —  The revelation comes as federal workers face a midnight deadline to respond.  —  WASHINGTON — Responses to the Elon Musk-directed email …
CNBC:
Chegg sues Google, saying AI Overviews hurt its traffic and revenue, as it mulls strategic options including getting acquired; CHGG drops 20%+ after hours  —  Chegg on Monday filed suit in federal district court against Google, claiming that artificial intelligence summaries of search results …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Apple says it will spend $500B+ in the US over the next four years, hire 20,000 US workers, and produce AI servers in Texas, after Tim Cook met with Trump  —  - Company to begin producing Apple Intelligence servers in Texas  — $500 billion planned to be invested in US over next four years
Dan Gallagher / Wall Street Journal:
Analysis: Apple's announcement of spending over $500B in the US over four years is in line with what one might expect it to spend anyway, given its financials
Arjun Sha / Beebom:
Microsoft quietly launched free, ad-supported desktop versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Windows, with banner and video ads and limited functionality  —  In Short  — Microsoft has quietly introduced a free ad-supported Office that brings access to desktop Word, Excel, and PowerPoint without any subscription.
Tanaya Macheel / CNBC:
Robinhood says it received a letter from the SEC stating the agency is dropping its investigation into Robinhood Crypto, a sign of regulatory change under Trump  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission is dropping its investigation into Robinhood's crypto arm, the company revealed Monday.
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
The Trump admin has fired 130+ staff at CISA, replaced staff refusing DOGE access to networks, appointed a DOD CISO whose clearance was suspended in 2021, more  —  One month into his second term, President Trump's actions to shrink the government through mass layoffs, firings …
Bloomberg:
TD Cowen: Microsoft cancels leases for a substantial amount of US data centers, potentially due to over-investment fears; Microsoft plans to spend $80B in 2025  —  - The company has pledged $80 billion toward computing capacity  — Wall Street is questioning AI demand over the longer-term
Maggie Eastland / Bloomberg:
MongoDB buys Voyage AI for $220M and plans to integrate Voyage's retrieval tools for higher-quality AI outputs with real-time operational data for businesses  —  - Voyage to gain access to real-time, document-based storage  — Combined firm aims to reduce hallucinations in AI applications
Davey Winder / Forbes:
Google says it plans to use QR codes for Gmail account authentication, ditching SMS to “reduce the impact of rampant, global SMS abuse”  —  It is certainly no secret that using SMS text messages for security codes used to authenticate your identity is far from ideal.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Epic v. Apple: Phil Schiller says he initially feared Apple's 27% App Store fee posed a compliance risk and could create “antagonistic” developer relations  —  Apple Fellow Phil Schiller, the executive in charge of leading the App Store, testified in court on Monday …

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