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Anthropic hits $183B valuation
$13B Series F
👋 Good morning/evening (wherever you are). It’s Tuesday.
Anthropic has secured $13B in funding at a $183B valuation, solidifying its spot as one of the fastest-growing tech companies in history.
In just eight months, revenue has surged from $1B to $5B, with Claude now supporting over 300,000 businesses and a rapidly expanding developer community.
Backed by ICONIQ, Fidelity, Lightspeed, and other top investors, Anthropic is scaling enterprise AI, advancing safety research, and accelerating global growth.
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🔥 Creative pulse
This is your last chance…to help a friend!
Lion El Aton’s short film ANYWHEN is a finalist in this cool AI competition called Gen:48. Everyone had only 2 days to submit a short film, using only AI. Pretty wild right?
Of course I posted it on LinkedIn ← you can watch it there.
But, it’s infinitely more important for you to take a second and Vote for Lion now!
Voting ends on Wednesday September 3rd at 9 AM ET. If you’re reading this right now…that’s literally hours away.

This shot is epic.
👉 Vote for Lion here. Back a creator who’s actually raising the bar.
🎵 One click is all it takes…and you don’t even have to fall in love.
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💡 Here’s what you should know
Vijaye Raji joins OpenAI as CTO of Applications
OpenAI has acquired Statsig and appointed its founder, Vijaye Raji, as CTO of Applications to scale ChatGPT, Codex, and future AI products with advanced experimentation and engineering.
Microsoft outlines AI-driven clean energy strategy for Asia
Microsoft is using AI to tackle Asia’s soaring power demand, modernize grids, and unlock clean energy investment, aiming to turn digital growth into a driver of sustainability.
Amazon launches Lens Live for real-time AI shopping
Lens Live uses on-device computer vision and Amazon’s Rufus LLM to deliver instant product matches, insights, and seamless shopping in the Amazon app.
Uruguay becomes first Latin American nation to sign global AI treaty
Uruguay has signed the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on AI, a first-of-its-kind binding treaty ensuring AI development aligns with human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.
Satya Nadella shares top AI prompts to boost productivity
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella highlights five real-world GPT-5 prompts that integrate across Microsoft 365 apps to streamline meetings, track progress, and surface actionable insights.
The Chosun Daily launches AI-powered real-time English translation
Partnering with Upstage, The Chosun Daily now delivers over 500 Korean news articles daily in real time, using a culturally tuned AI model to provide accurate, context-rich English translations.
Reese Witherspoon says women should lead AI in filmmaking
The Oscar-winning producer says AI is reshaping Hollywood and emphasizes that women must be part of the transformation, while also sharing how she uses AI tools in daily life.
AI drug discovery gains momentum as FDA aims to cut animal testing
Pharma companies are accelerating AI use in drug discovery and safety testing, with experts projecting timelines and costs could drop by 50% within five years under new FDA guidance.
Salesforce cuts 4,000 jobs as AI takes over customer support roles
CEO Marc Benioff said Salesforce reduced its support workforce from 9,000 to 5,000 as AI-powered Agentforce handles more cases, reflecting a broader tech trend of AI-driven layoffs.
Le Chat adds 20+ MCP connectors and smart Memories
Le Chat integrates with 20+ enterprise tools, adds custom MCP connectors, and introduces Memories for personalized, context-aware AI.
JYP and Blue Garage develop AI K-pop artist
JYP Entertainment and its tech arm Blue Garage are developing an AI-powered artist that can personally interact with fans, blending K-pop identity with advanced AI technology to drive global expansion.
💰 The numbers
Microsoft and the US General Services Administration (GSA) announced a $3B AI adoption deal projected to deliver $6B in value over three years for US federal agencies.
Sierra is nearing a $350M funding round at a $10B valuation for its AI-powered enterprise customer‑service agents.
Eight Sleep raised $100M to advance its AI‑powered sleep‑optimization “Sleep Agent” and expand globally.
Predoc raised $30M to automate medical records management using AI.
Kite AI raised $18M in Series A led by PayPal Ventures to build decentralized infrastructure for AI agents.
Dashverse raised $13M in Series A for its AI-driven mobile entertainment platform, including microdrama storytelling.
Leo AI raised $9.7M in seed funding to develop an AI “copilot” for mechanical engineers.
Bluejay raised $4M in seed funding to build AI agent testing and QA tools.
🧠 Thought starters
😂 Meme of the day

Thanks for reading,
Eddie
Join the AI Creative Club (you’ll find me there). It’s not only for artists and filmmakers…it’s for anyone who recognizes this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn as much as you can about AI to multiply your impact...to become superhuman. Remember, creativity is just intelligence having fun. This club is for ultra curious people, and if you’ve made it this far…you’re pretty damn curious and probably the smartest one in your circle of friends. It would be my honor to have you in there.
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