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Really big day for Anthropic. And it could be a really big day for you too, if you enter for a chance to win a $500 Amazon gift card by simply filling out our (brief!) Q2 audience survey here.
Anyways, here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. 🤯 Anthropic is Now Worth More Than OpenAI
What a plot twist. Anthropic is now the most valuable AI company in Silicon Valley after it closed a $65 billion Series H funding round at a $965 billion valuation. The newest round was let by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital, and almost triples its valuation from February, when it was worth $380 billion. (CNBC)
2. 🚨 We Have a B2B Visibility Crisis
Until recently, website traffic was one of the biggest indicators of marketing success. But now, influence is happening well before consumers even visit your site.
AI, social, and search are completely changing the purchasing journey. If you and your team are still measuring the old path, tune in to Vende’s B2B Growth Show on June 10th.
Host Paul Slack and SparkToro co-founder Rand Fishkin will discuss what happens when these platforms stop sending traffic but keep shaping decisions.
3. 🤖 Asana Acquired No-Code Agent Builder Stack AI
As part of a larger effort to position itself as an AI-native workplace platform, Asana has acquired the workflow automation company StackAI. While the company hasn’t shared financial terms of the deal, Stack AI’s founders Tony Rosinol and Bernard Aceituno will join Asana as part of the acquisition. (TechCrunch)
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5. 🦾 Anthropic Released Opus 4.8
Speaking of Silicon Valley’s most valuable tech company… Anthropic just released Opus 4.8, the newest version of its most advanced publicly available model. The model is available everywhere and comes just a short 41 days after Opus 4.7 was released to disappointed user reactions. (TechCrunch)
6. 🚕 Waymo’s Newest Robotaxi is Now Accepting Riders
If you’re in LA, Phoenix, or SF, watch out: Waymo’s giving select riders free access to its newest robotaxi. The all-electric, minivan-like Ojai vehicle is designed to lower costs and handle the heavy wear and tear of hundreds of thousands of riders. The vehicle, which is essentially a modified Zeekr-made minivan, will eventually have expanded access after they’ve gathered feedback and refined the experience. (TechCrunch)
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Amazon doesn’t have a monopoly over shipping… yet. DHL eCommerce and the United States Postal Service announced a new exclusive multi-year contract for last-mile parcel delivery services in the U.S. valued at over $10 billion. The agreement, which is the largest in the two organizations’ 25-year partnership, will help packages move through DHL’s 19 U.S. hubs for pickup and sorting, with USPS taking over at the final-delivery stage to over 41,550 ZIP codes and more than 170 million delivery points. (Quartz)
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