Humans&, a ‘human-centric’ AI startup founded by Anthropic, xAI, Google alums, raised $480M seed round

Humans&, a startup that believes AI should empower people, not replace them, has reportedly raised a $480 million seed round at a $4.48 billion valuation.

Sequoia to invest in Anthropic, breaking VC taboo on backing rivals: FT

Sequoia Capital is reportedly joining a blockbuster funding round for Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, according to the Financial Times. It’s a move sure to turn heads in Silicon Valley. Why? Because venture capital firms have historicall…

The AI healthcare gold rush is here

AI companies are clustering around healthcare and fast.  In just the past week, OpenAI bought health startup Torch, Anthropic launched Claude for healthcare, and Sam Altman-backed MergeLabs closed a $250 million seed round at an $850 million valua…

Anthropic taps former Microsoft India MD to lead Bengaluru expansion

Irina Ghose joins Anthropic as India managing director after 24 years at Microsoft.

An OpenAI safety research lead departed for Anthropic
An OpenAI safety research lead departed for Anthropic

One of the most controversial issues in the AI industry over the past year was what to do when a user displays signs of mental health struggles in a chatbot conversation. OpenAI’s head of that type of safety research, Andrea Vallone, has now joined Anthropic. “Over the past year, I led OpenAI’s research on a […]

Anthropic shakes up C-suite to expand its internal incubator
Anthropic shakes up C-suite to expand its internal incubator

Mike Krieger, the Instagram cofounder who joined Anthropic two years ago as its chief product officer, is moving to a new focus at the AI startup: co-leading its internal incubator, dubbed the “Labs” team. The Anthropic Labs team started in mid-2024 with just two members; now, the company has decided to expand it, with a […]

Doctors think AI has a place in healthcare – but maybe not as a chatbot

OpenAI and Anthropic have each launched healthcare-focused products over the last week.

Anthropic’s Cowork turns Claude into your hands-on digital teammate

Anthropic’s latest tool lets Claude access local files to handle mundane tasks on your behalf.
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Anthropic announces Claude for Healthcare following OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health reveal

Anthropic’s Claude for Healthcare is unveiled about a week after OpenAI announced its ChatGPT Health product.

Anthropic wants you to use Claude to ‘Cowork’ in latest AI agent push
Anthropic wants you to use Claude to ‘Cowork’ in latest AI agent push

Anthropic wants to expand Claude’s AI agent capabilities and take advantage of the growing hype around Claude Code – and it’s doing it with a brand-new feature released Monday, dubbed “Claude Cowork.” “Cowork can take on many of the same tasks that Claude Code can handle, but in a more approachable form for non-coding tasks,” […]