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AI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for 'public good'
Anthropic was valued at $965bn in May when it raised $65bn in a funding round. Anthropic was valued at $965bn in May when it raised $65bn in a funding round. AI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for'public good' Anthropic has said it will commit 5% of its shares to a fund for the "public good", as the AI developer behind the Claude chatbot seeks to bolster its appeal before its stock market listing. The company announced it would commit the shares, worth around $48bn (£36bn) at its latest valuation in May, subject to shareholder approval. It will add a further 2% of its stock to the fund for every 50% increase in its value above an undisclosed baseline.
HP Googlebook 14 review: Gorgeous hardware, Google-sized headaches
The Dell Laptop Buying Guide UK: Which Dell Laptop Should You Buy? When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. The HP Googlebook 14 is a stylish, lightweight laptop with a great screen, but its high price is hard to justify. The HP Googlebook 14 knows how to make a good first impression. It's got a fancy aluminum chassis, a gorgeous OLED display, and a comfortable keyboard.
Elizabeth Holmes documentary stuns with huge box office debut
A three-hour documentary on the tech fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has raked in a whopping $15 million (£11.25m) on its box office debut, despite a limited run at 855 screens across the US and Canada. The eagerly anticipated A24 film, titled You Can See Everything, was co-directed by comedian Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. It finds Holmes at her home in 2023 during the month before she began an 11-year prison sentence. US publication Deadline has described it as easily the second best opening ever for a documentary at the box office after 2004s Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's movie about the US's 2003 invasion of Iraq. Ticket sales at the box office were enough for second place behind Paramount's new video game adaptation, Street Fighter, which opened to $31 million in North America and $51.1 million globally.
How the Xbox's Disc-to-Digital Program Works
Microsoft is letting players digitize their game discs for free, but don't sell your physical collection just yet. After Sony announced plans to abandon physical discs by 2028, all eyes turned to Microsoft to see whether its next-gen console, codenamed Project Helix and described as "an open-platform hybrid PC-console," will continue to support physical media. Microsoft has largely stayed silent (though there are plenty of reasons to keep an easily accessible 4K Blu-ray drive for consumers). One big hint that Xbox may be gearing up for a disc-less future, though, is the rollout of a feature called Disc to Digital. The new tool lets players claim digital copies of their Xbox Series X or Xbox One physical games, making them accessible anywhere they can log into their Xbox account.