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Instagram · May 29, 2026

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Anthropic Secures $65 Billion in Funding at $965 Billion Valuation

I think Anthropic just had one of the most important days in their company's history. Let me explain. So two things happen yesterday. First, they shipped Claude Opus 4.8. And second, they raised 65 billion dollars at a 965 billion dollar valuation. Now Opus 4.8 is a real upgrade. It's four time less likely to hide its own coding mistakes and Claude code can now run hundreds of parallel agents in a single session. But the model isn't the biggest story in my opinion. This funding round is what I keep thinking about. See, Anthropic spent three years telling the world that AI might be genuinely dangerous and that they might be building something that goes wrong in ways that nobody can fully predict. That narrative was built over time. When every other lab was just selling the best models, they were priming us into believing that they have something which is even better. And that has attracted capital from the likes of biggest investors like Google, Amazon, Sequoia. Now some people also say that this entire too dangerous to release messaging is just pre IPO marketing, which is a fair read, but the outcome still remains the same. Anthropic is almost worth a trillion dollars today and then best models still isn't even out. Sources are claiming that Lord Mythos will drop in the next few weeks, which just seems convenient timing after the funding round has been secured. So do hit that follow button to hear my thoughts when it drops and I'll catch you guys in the next one.

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Instagram · May 27, 2026

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Parents Urged to Prepare Children for AI Competition, Traditional Education Falling Short

The video discusses the rapid advancement of AI agents and their potential impact on children's future competitiveness, suggesting that parents should actively engage with their children about future skills and career paths, particularly in areas like AI, robotics, and blockchain, as traditional education may not adequately prepare them.

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Instagram · May 27, 2026

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Major Companies Face AI Implementation Setbacks, Reverting to Human Oversight

The video discusses how major companies like Microsoft, Uber, and Starbucks have faced challenges with AI implementation, leading them to reintroduce human involvement, while Indian IT companies are also affected. It highlights the high costs and unproven execution of AI models at scale, suggesting that decisions based on hype rather than track record are problematic.

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Instagram · May 17, 2026

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Anthropic's AI Ethics Clash with Pentagon Leads to Trump Ban, OpenAI Steps...

The video explains how Anthropic (Claude AI) refused the Pentagon's demand for unfettered access to its AI for surveillance and autonomous weapons, leading to a federal ban and contract termination by Trump, while OpenAI (ChatGPT) stepped in to offer its services, causing 700,000 users to switch from ChatGPT to Claude AI.

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