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Anthropic sets its IPO target at up to $1.4 trillion
The Claude maker plans to sell shares at $70 to $78 apiece, valuing it below the higher target it reportedly sought earlier.
Google, Nvidia and other tech companies have also agreed to buy stock in a separate sale if the IPO closes.
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Claude is getting its own spreadsheets and meeting assistant
Paid users can try Claude Sheets and Whiteboards in beta, while a meeting assistant for Teams and Enterprise plans can take notes and update documents.
Anthropic is also bringing partner tools, including Adobe's PDF editor, into Claude.
Businesses can now manage their profiles in ChatGPT
Companies can verify their listings, update prices and stock, and see how often ChatGPT mentions them or sends people to their websites. Eligible US businesses can also add a separately labeled AI agent to answer questions.
OpenAI says it doesn't share users' chats with businesses.
Model releases
Google opens Gemini 4 Carbon to paying users
The model was first available to cyber defenders, but paying developers and businesses can now use it too. AI Ultra subscribers also get it in the Gemini app and Search's AI Mode.
Google says it's designed for demanding work like multi-step debugging and research.
Meituan releases its 1.6 trillion parameter model for anyone to run
LongCat-2.5's weights are on Hugging Face under an MIT license, so teams can download and host the model themselves.
Meituan built it for long-running agent tasks and says its own tests put it close to closed frontier models on a coding benchmark.
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Amazon's new Ring cameras can patrol on their own
A $250 indoor drone can fly scheduled routes or check a triggered sensor, while a $1,000 rover patrols businesses on wheels. The drone is expected in January, pending approval, but only flies for a few minutes per charge.
The rover ships in December and can't climb stairs.
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CoreWeave raises its forecast as AI computing sales surge
The AI computing provider's quarterly revenue rose 168% to $3.66 billion, beating analysts' expectations, and it lifted its forecast for the year.
The results eased some concerns about a slowdown, though investors are still watching the debt behind its data center expansion.
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Adobe's Firefly assistant can plan creative work for you
You can review a proposed workflow before the assistant carries it out, and choose which AI model handles the job or leave that to Adobe.
The company is also testing connections that let outside agents edit local Photoshop and Premiere projects, with a private beta planned for early 2027.
Oura is buying the AI health service in its app
Counsel Health's chatbot uses Oura ring data to answer health questions and can connect members with a doctor.
Oura agreed to buy the company for $625 million, though Counsel will also keep offering its service through health plans, employers and other partners.
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Apple TV is adding sign language interpretation to some films
An interpreter will appear in the corner of the screen, with American and British Sign Language available on select titles. Being Heumann is first on Friday, followed by films including F1.
You'll need to turn the feature on in Apple TV settings before choosing a language during playback.
