Anthropic reportedly raising $10B at $350B valuation

Anthropic is gearing up to raise a fresh $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation, according to The Wall Street Journal.  The Claude-maker last raised a $13 billion Series F round at a $183 billion valuation three months ago, so this raise nearly doubles the AI firm’s value. In March, Anthropic secured $3.5 billion at … Read more

The Ashes: Jacob Bethell hailed as ‘future of England cricket’ after delivering on supreme talent with first Test century | Cricket News

Jacob Bethell evoked memories of David Gower with his stylish, yet composed, maiden Test century at No 3 for England in the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney, according to Sky Sports‘ Nasser Hussain. Bethell hit a sublime, unbeaten 142 on day four at the Sydney Cricket Ground to see England lead by 119 runs with … Read more

McKinsey and General Catalyst execs say the era of ‘learn once, work forever’ is over

If there is one point of consensus among the CES 2026 keynote speakers, it is that AI is reshaping technology with a speed and scale unlike any previous technological revolution. In a live taping on Tuesday of the All-In podcast, co-host Jason Calacanis interviewed Bob Sternfels, Global Managing Partner of McKinsey & Company, and Hemant … Read more

The Ashes: England captain Ben Stokes suffers groin injury on day four of final Test against Australia in Sydney | Cricket News

England captain Ben Stokes limped from the field with a groin injury on day four of the final Ashes Test against Australia. Stokes, who has been his side’s most reliable bowling option throughout a difficult trip, pulled up after 10 balls on Wednesday morning at the SCG with Jacob Bethell concluding his over. The 34-year-old … Read more

Marcus Rashford unlikely to make Man Utd return despite Ruben Amorim sacking – Paper Talk | Football News

The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday’s newspapers… Man Utd latest Marcus Rashford and other members of Manchester United’s ‘Bomb Squad’ are unlikely to return to Old Trafford despite Ruben Amorim’s sacking – The Sun. Manchester United are on the lookout for their next boss and Fulham believe they could get a call for … Read more

Nvidia to accelerate Siemens chip-design tools using its GPUs

Nvidia announced today at CES 2026 that it would help Siemens’ electronic design automation (EDA) software run on its GPUs in an attempt to speed up the chip-design process. Nearly all computer chips today are designed using EDA tools, and as chip features get smaller and transistors more numerous, the process has grown more computationally … Read more

Neil McCann: Kilmarnock appoint former Rangers coach as manager alongside Billy Dodds as Stuart Kettlewell’s successor | Football News

Kilmarnock “have complete faith” that Neil McCann will keep the club in the Scottish Premiership. The 51-year-old, who played for the likes of Rangers, Hearts and Dundee, has been named manager at Rugby Park until the summer of 2028. McCann will be assisted by Billy Dodds after the pair worked together as part of Barry … Read more