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TechCrunch May 1, 2026 at 18:23 Startups Rising Hot

Coatue has a plan to buy up land for data centers, possibly for Anthropic

Coatue, one of the biggest names in venture capital, has a new venture that is reportedly buying land near large power sources.

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May 1, 2026 at 18:23 TechCrunch

Coatue has a plan to buy up land for data centers, possibly for Anthropic

Coatue, one of the biggest names in venture capital, has a new venture that is reportedly buying land near large power sources.

May 1, 2026 at 16:02 TechCrunch

Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks

The deals come as the DOD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors in the wake of its controversial dispute with Anthr...

Apr 30, 2026 at 23:07 TechCrunch

Sources: Anthropic potential $900B+ valuation round could happen within 2 weeks

Anthropic is asking investors to submit allocations for the AI company’s latest fundraise within the next 48 hours, according to sources ...

Apr 30, 2026 at 19:27 TechCrunch

After dissing Anthropic for limiting Mythos, OpenAI restricts access to Cyber, too

OpenAI will begin rolling out its cybersecurity testing tool, GPT-5.5 Cyber only "to critical cyber defenders" at first.

Apr 30, 2026 at 00:07 TechCrunch

Sources: Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B

The maker of Claude has received multiple preemptive offers at valuations in the $850 billion to $900 billion range, according to sources...

Apr 28, 2026 at 18:15 TechCrunch

Google expands Pentagon’s access to its AI after Anthropic’s refusal

After Anthropic refused to allow the DoD to use its AI for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, Google has signed a new con...

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