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Gadgets, Robotics & AI

“Amazon Takes a $4B Gamble on Anthropic’s Triumph”

The current AI wave is a never-ending barrage of news items. To understand what I mean, ask yourself how long you spent considering the fact that Amazon put another $2.75 billion into Anthropic AI last week. We’ve become inured to the capital influx that is now common in AI, even as the headline numbers get even bigger. Sure, Amazon is slinging cash at Anthropic, but single-digit billions are chump change compared to what some companies have planned. Hell, even smaller tech companies — compared to the true giants — are spending to stay on the cutting edge.

Kira Kim
April 1, 2024

Enterprise

Comparing Startup Closures: Last Year vs. Previous Year

How many startups shut down last year compared to the year before? Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our interview show, where we sit down with a guest, think about their work, and unpack the rest. Lee is an angel investor as well the creator of Layoffs.FYI and co-founder of Comprehensive and Human Interest. We also talked about:Just how many more companies shut down in 2023 compared to 2022 (spoiler alert, it was a lot!)