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Sources: Anthropic is in talks to raise between $30B and $50B in a funding round that would value it at up to $950B (Mike Isaac/New York Times) [64d]
Princeton faculty votes to require proctoring in all in-person exams starting this summer, reversing an 1893 policy amid concerns about AI-fueled cheating (Douglas Belkin/Wall Street Journal) [64d]
Google DeepMind details a Gemini-powered mouse pointer that understands what it is pointing at, allowing users to perform tasks without using text-heavy prompts (Google DeepMind) [64d]
Vancouver-based quantum computing startup Photonic raised an additional $70M after a $130M raise announced in January, giving it a $2B post-money valuation (Josh Scott/BetaKit) [65d]
Foxconn says some of its North American factories suffered a cyberattack in recent days; ransomware group Nitrogen claims it stole 8TB of data (Lily Hay Newman/Wired) [65d]
Source: Anthropic is in advanced talks to acquire New York-based Stainless, which helps developers generate SDKs from APIs, for at least $300M (The Information) [65d]
Sources: Anthropic is in early talks to raise at least $30B at a $900B+ valuation; the round is expected to close as soon as the end of this month (Bloomberg) [65d]
Qualcomm closed down 11.46% on Tuesday as chip stocks pull back from record AI-driven rally; Intel closed down 6.82%, Sandisk dropped 6%, and Micron 3.61% (Samantha Subin/CNBC) [65d]