📋 Quick Takeaways

• Anthropic closes $10-15B funding round at $350B valuation, with Microsoft and Nvidia potentially adding more; company generated ~$10B revenue in 2025
• Big Tech earnings week begins with Microsoft, Meta, Tesla reporting January 28; hyperscalers expected to spend $470B+ in AI capex for 2026
• AWS signs historic $38B deal with OpenAI for cloud infrastructure, while Amazon explores $10B direct investment
• Global AI spending projected at $2.5 trillion in 2026, with infrastructure spending alone exceeding $1.3 trillion
• Apple-Google Gemini partnership confirmed for major Siri overhaul, pushing Alphabet above $4T market cap
• China AI race intensifies as Moonshot releases new omni-model ahead of expected DeepSeek breakthrough

💰 Major AI Funding & Investments

Anthropic Closes $10-15B Funding Round at $350B Valuation

Landmark Deal: Anthropic has closed its latest funding round above the initial $10 billion target, landing between $10-15 billion at a staggering $350 billion valuation, with potential for additional contributions from Microsoft and Nvidia.