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Here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. 🦾 Anthropic & OpenAI Are Both Launching Joint Enterprise AI Ventures
Anthropic announced a joint venture today valued at $1.5 billion with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs focusing on enterprise AI services. Coincidentally, OpenAI is reportedly raising funds for its own new venture called The Development Company, aiming to raise $4 billion from 19 investors against a $10 billion valuation. (TechCrunch)
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3. 📦 Amazon’s Trying to Turn its Major Shipping Engine into Another AWS
Amazon’s made quite the business out of its fast shipping options… and now it’s turning it into a business. The new Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS) will offer freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping to businesses “of all types and sizes,” directly competing with giants like DHL, UPS, and FedEx. (The Verge)
4. 📈 Rank Where Buyers Search These Days (ChatGPT, Claude & More)
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5. 💳 Amex’s Global Business Travel is Going Private in a $6.3Bn Deal
American Express’ Global Business Travel agreed to be acquired by Long Lake Management in an all-cash deal valued at $6.3 billion. While the deal is still subject to regulatory approvals, the companies are expecting a closing date sometime in the latter half of 2026 and will mark the first take-private for Long Lake. (Quartz)
6. 🤔 GameStop Offered to Buy eBay For $56Bn
Well, this is random. GameStop has made an unsolicited offer to buy eBay for $55.5 billion claiming that the online marketplace “has underperformed and spends too much on sales and marketing” arguing it would be stronger if it cut costs and used GameStop’s physical retail locations. The interesting thing is that eBay’s market cap is over 4x larger than GameStop and many wonder where the money’s coming from. (ArsTechnica)
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7. 💰 Sierra is Raising $950M at a $15.8Bn Valuation
San Francisco-based AI customer service startup Sierra is raising $950 million in a new funding round at a $15.8 billion post-money valuation. The round, which was led by Tiger Global and Google Ventures, is a move to extend Sierra’s lead in an increasingly competitive market and move toward a future IPO. (Quartz)
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