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News of the Day

Anthropicโ€™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.

  • Anthropicโ€™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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Social Media

2nd News of the Day

Google Turns Notes Into Podcasts

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

Googleโ€™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 1โ€“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 Googleโ€™s push to make AI tools more engaging and useful worldwide.
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Trending Tools of Day

Ada:
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Discover, Scan, and Secure every API at scale

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AgentSea:
A unified, private and safe chat to access latest AI models

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