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Claude won’t be carrying ads when Anthropic goes public. Plenty of them will be carrying Claude. 

The artificial intelligence gold rush is entering a breathtaking new chapter. Right at the center of the frenzy is Anthropic, the heavyweight behind the Claude AI models. WhenAnthropic’s IPO filinghit the news, it instantly sent shockwaves through the tech ecosystem. 

Yutaro Nishiyama ’25 MBA, MS stood before a panel of judges at Northwestern University’s VentureCat competition, his voice steady despite the nerves coursing through him. Just moments before, he shared his personal struggle with English fluency — a journey that began with academic success in Japan but crumbled into isolation and frustration upon arriving in the…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful technology with the potential to dramatically improve economic productivity. But over the last few months, AI agents developed by labs like OpenAI have escaped test environments and autonomously launched cyberattacks on corporate and government websites, raising concerns about the safety of critical digital infrastructure.

Shares of e-commerce platform Shopify (NASDAQ:SHOP) jumped 7.5% in the afternoon session after CEO Tobi Lutke announced a partnership allowing Meta’s newly launched Muse AI agents to complete checkouts across its platform.

The number of deals is down significantly, but a handful of large ones in the first half drove high aggregate investment value.