A timeline of the US semiconductor market in 2025

From leadership changes at legacy semiconductor companies to wishy washy policy around chip exports, a lot happened last year.

Anthropic revises Claude’s ‘Constitution,’ and hints at chatbot consciousness

The newly revised document offers a roadmap for what Anthropic says is a safer and more helpful chatbot experience.

Anthropic’s new Claude ‘constitution’: be helpful and honest, and don’t destroy humanity
Anthropic’s new Claude ‘constitution’: be helpful and honest, and don’t destroy humanity

Anthropic is overhauling Claude’s so-called “soul doc.” The new missive is a 57-page document titled “Claude’s Constitution,” which details “Anthropic’s intentions for the model’s values and behavior,” aimed not at outside readers but the model itself. The document is designed to spell out Claude’s “ethical character” and “core identity,” including how it should balance conflicting […]

Anthropic’s CEO stuns Davos with Nvidia criticism

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei unloaded on both the administration and U.S. chip companies over plans to sell to China. The criticism was particularly notable because one of those chipmakers, Nvidia, is a major partner and investor in Anthropic.

Humans&, a ‘human-centric’ AI startup founded by Anthropic, xAI, Google alums, raised $480M seed round

Humans&, a startup that believes AI should empower people, not replace them, has reportedly raised a $480 million seed round at a $4.48 billion valuation.

Sequoia to invest in Anthropic, breaking VC taboo on backing rivals: FT

Sequoia Capital is reportedly joining a blockbuster funding round for Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, according to the Financial Times. It’s a move sure to turn heads in Silicon Valley. Why? Because venture capital firms have historicall…

The AI healthcare gold rush is here

AI companies are clustering around healthcare and fast.  In just the past week, OpenAI bought health startup Torch, Anthropic launched Claude for healthcare, and Sam Altman-backed MergeLabs closed a $250 million seed round at an $850 million valua…

Anthropic taps former Microsoft India MD to lead Bengaluru expansion

Irina Ghose joins Anthropic as India managing director after 24 years at Microsoft.

An OpenAI safety research lead departed for Anthropic
An OpenAI safety research lead departed for Anthropic

One of the most controversial issues in the AI industry over the past year was what to do when a user displays signs of mental health struggles in a chatbot conversation. OpenAI’s head of that type of safety research, Andrea Vallone, has now joined Anthropic. “Over the past year, I led OpenAI’s research on a […]

Anthropic shakes up C-suite to expand its internal incubator
Anthropic shakes up C-suite to expand its internal incubator

Mike Krieger, the Instagram cofounder who joined Anthropic two years ago as its chief product officer, is moving to a new focus at the AI startup: co-leading its internal incubator, dubbed the “Labs” team. The Anthropic Labs team started in mid-2024 with just two members; now, the company has decided to expand it, with a […]