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Anthropic valued at $380 billion in latest funding round
Feb 12 (Reuters) - AI startup Anthropic said on Thursday it has raised $30 billion in its latest funding round, which was co-led by investors including D. E. Shaw Ventures, ICONIQ and MGX, valuing the Claude chatbot maker at $380 billion. Investor interest in AI startups has continued to surge, driv...Reuters
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US will ease more sanctions on Venezuelan energy this week, official says
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury will issue more allowances easing sanctions on Venezuelan energy this week, a White House energy official said on Thursday. Washington has relaxed sanctions on Venezuela's energy industry after U.S. forces captured President Nicolas Maduro in earl...Reuters
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Anthropic Raises $30 Billion In Series G Funding At $380 Billion Post-Money Valuation
Feb 12 (Reuters) - Anthropic:ANTHROPIC RAISES $30 BILLION IN SERIES G FUNDING AT $380 BILLION POST-MONEY VALUATIONANTHROPIC: FUNDING ROUND WAS CO-LED BY D. E. SHAW VENTURES, DRAGONEER, FOUNDERS FUND, ICONIQ, AND MGX - WEBSITEANTHROPIC: SIGNIFICANT INVESTORS IN ROUND ARE ACCEL, ADDITION, ALPHA WAVE G...Reuters
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Trump says a deal with Iran could be struck over the next month
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States has to make a deal with Iran and thinks a deal could be struck over the next month."We have to make a deal, otherwise it's going to be very traumatic, very traumatic," Trump told reporters.Reuters
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US Senate blocks Homeland Security funding, raising likelihood of shutdown
By Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday blocked legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security past a Friday deadline, as Democrats pressed to rein in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.The...Reuters
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US senators sharply question Trump officials about Pretti shooting, use of force
Top Republican and Democrat play Pretti shooting video for Trump officialsTrump officials defend enforcement actions amid scrutinyPublic support for Trump's immigration agenda has declinedBy Ted Hesson Feb 12 (Reuters) - The top Republican and Democrat on a U.S. Senate committee played video ...Reuters
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SoftBank's PayPay moves closer to public markets with US IPO filing
PayPay's IPO was delayed due to US government shutdownPayments app had 72 million registered users as of DecemberPayPay's IPO follows Arm Holdings' successful 2023 listingBy Arasu Kannagi Basil Feb 12 (Reuters) - PayPay publicly filed its paperwork for a U.S. initial public offering o...Reuters
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Google targeted by EU over online ad price practices unfair to advertisers
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google risks another EU antitrust headache as regulators said they are concerned that the U.S. tech giant may be unfairly driving online advertising prices higher, a letter to advertisers seen by Reuters showed.Google, which has b...Reuters
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Homeland Security funding bill falls short in US Senate
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Legislation that would fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security past a Friday deadline failed in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, as Democrats pressed for tighter controls on immigration enforcement.Reuters
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Astronomers observe a star that quietly transformed into a black hole
Star was located in Andromeda Galaxy, a Milky Way neighborIt morphed into a black hole without a supernova explosionAstronomers watched the star virtually vanish from viewBy Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The formation of a black hole can be quite a violent event, with a massive dying...Reuters
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Bangladesh's BNP seen heading for big election win as votes are counted
Results expected to be clear by FridayReferendum on constitutional reforms ran in parallelContest between coalitions led by ex-allies BNP and JamaatJamaat chief indicates party is conceding By Tora Agarwala, Krishna N. Das and Zia Chowdhury DHAKA, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Bangladesh Nationalist...Reuters
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Olympics-Ice hockey-Canada shut out Czech team in master class men's opener
By Amy Tennery and Janina Nuno RiosMILAN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Tournament favourites Canada marked their territory with a 5-0 win over Czech Republic to open their men's Olympic ice hockey campaign on Thursday, as goalie Jordan Binnington turned away all 26 shots he faced in a dominant display.Can...Reuters
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Olympics-Luge-Germans win team relay for fourth Games in a row
Emphatic victory for luge's dominant nationGermans bounce back after losing both doublesSeventh gold medals for Wendl and ArtlBy Mitch PhillipsCORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Germany maintained their iron grip on the Olympic luge team relay on Thursday, bouncing back in style fr...Reuters
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Carney plans visit to Tumbler Ridge on Friday as Canada grieves mass shooting
By David LjunggrenOTTAWA, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend a vigil on Friday in the remote British Columbia town of Tumbler Ridge, where nine people died in one of the country's worst mass shootings, his office said on Thursday.Police say 18-year-old Jesse Van R...Reuters
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US judge blocks Pentagon's effort to punish Senator Mark Kelly
Judge Richard Leon rules Kelly's speech is protected by First AmendmentKelly had urged troops to reject unlawful ordersHegseth accused Kelly of undermining military disciplineBy Jan WolfeWASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge blocked the Pentagon on Thursday from reducing Senator Mark Kelly...Reuters
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Legal sector shines in new US jobs report
By David Thomas and Sara Merken Feb 12 (Reuters) - (Billable Hours is Reuters' weekly report on lawyers and money. Please send tips or suggestions to D.Thomas@thomsonreuters.com.)Employment growth in the U.S. legal sector continued to surge in 2026 adding jobs in January for the 18th month st...Reuters
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NATO states pledge hundreds of millions for Ukraine weapons push, Rutte says
BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - NATO states have announced hundreds of millions of dollars of support for the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative to supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons, NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Thursday. The NATO secretary general thanked the United Kingdom, Icela...Reuters
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