Top stories today:

1. Meta ends fact-checking program, shifts to “community notes”
2. Anthropic said to be raising $2B at $60B, 3.3x its Feb. 2024 valuation
3. Trump escalates threats against Canada, Greenland, Panama
4. Lenovo unveils $3,499 rollable AI laptop with extendable OLED display
5. OpenAI CEO, family deny sexual abuse allegations made by sister

0. Data and calendar

Listen to our AI-generated podcast summarizing today’s newsletter (beware of the few hallucinations):

1. Meta ends fact-checking program, shifts to “community notes” ahead of Trump’s comeback

• Facebook, Instagram, and Threads users will be affected by the update, starting with the U.S.

• CA → TX: Meta will also move its trust and safety and content moderation team to Texas.

Zuckerberg said that “fact-checkers have just been too politically biased”

• “We're going to work with President Trump to push back on governments around the world,” Zuckerberg said, in a clear nod towards the President-Elect.

• Fox & Friends was the program chosen by Meta’s new Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan to announce the change.

Trump praised Meta’s move to end its fact-checking program: “presentation was excellent”

• Mon.: Meta appointed Trump supporter Dana White as a new board member, just days after onboarding Kaplan.

3. Anthropic said to be raising $2B at $60B, 3.3x its Feb. 2024 valuation

• Lightspeed Venture Partners is said to lead the $2B round.

• Sep. 2024: $40B valuation was floated in the media.

• Nov. 2024: Amazon invested $4B into Anthropic using a convertible note.

Anthropic would become the 2nd-biggest AI startup after OpenAI, surpassing Elon Musk’s xAI

• And 5th most valuable U.S. startup overall.

4. Trump escalates threats against Canada, Greenland, Panama