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February 09, 2026

 

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Anthropic closes in on $20B round

Anthropic closes in on $20B round: The company raised $13 billion in equity funding just five months ago, but intense competition between frontier labs and the ongoing cost of compute have made them eager to raise as quickly as possible. Read More

Harvey reportedly raising at $11B valuation just months after it hit $8B: After announcing $190 million in ARR in December, Harvey may be raising again. Read More

Workday CEO Eschenbach departs, with co-founder Aneel Bhusri returning as CEO : Bhusri said in a statement that the company's next chapter would be focused on AI. Read More

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