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Anthropic launches $100M AI fund together with Menlo Ventures

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  1. Anthropic launches $100M AI fund together with Menlo Ventures
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1. Anthropic launches $100M AI fund together with Menlo Ventures

2. TSMC’s net sales +40% YoY to NT$ 673.5B ($20.6B) in Q2

  • Net income +36%to $7.6B (37% margin).

  • Guidance of $23.2B in sales in Q3, above the maximum it had guided previously.

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4. Cybersecurity startup funding +144% YoY to $4.2B in Q2

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