Amazon-backed AI firm Anthropic valued at $61.5 billion after latest round
Anthropic on Monday closed its latest funding round at a $61.5 billion post-money valuation, the company confirmed to CNBC.
Victims’ recovery and identification from the Jeju Air crash may extend to January 8, leaving families in anguish. Out of 179 fatalities, severe damage to bodies complicates identification, with preliminary DNA results awaited and interim handovers considered. The crash, with 179 fatalities, occurred due to landing gear failure.
The Dallas Cowboys reportedly have their eyes set on former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh, who was let go by owner Woody Johnson just five games into the season. The Cowboys mutually agreed to part ways with head coach Mike McCarthy on Monday after his contract with the team expired just last week. The…
Uttarakhand is set to implement a green cess on out-of-state vehicles starting next month. The cess, ranging from ₹20 to ₹80, will be collected via FASTag, utilizing automatic number-plate recognition. Two-wheelers, CNG, and electric vehicles are exempt, along with government and emergency vehicles. Tenders for the required equipment are currently open, closing on December 11.
The torrential rains in Hyderabad on Tuesday caused severe disruptions. A mentally disabled man in Parsigutta drowned. The Hussainsagar water level rose, prompting the release of excess water. Lightning damaged buildings and a wall collapse wrecked vehicles. Authorities urged precautions to avoid further incidents.
A 12-year-old boy from Weston, Massachusetts, reeled in a massive white marlin off the coast of Nantucket on Aug. 16. Stone Fornes caught the 118.2-pound fish, potentially breaking a junior world record, while fishing with angler Elliot Sudal. The current record for a white marlin is 102 pounds, which was caught off Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts,…
A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board. Southwest District Health appears to be the first in the nation to be restricted from giving COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccinations are an essential function of a public health department. TUBERCULOSIS HAS…