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Articles by Caroline Ryan

Anthropic Loses Key Court Fight With Pentagon

A federal appeals court upheld the government’s decision to exclude Anthropic from the Pentagon’s supply chain.

AI Coding Startup Cognition Tops $1 Billion Revenue Run Rate

AI Coding Startup Cognition Tops $1 Billion Revenue Run Rate

Artificial intelligence software startup Cognition has surpassed a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate.

Anthropic’s Founders Are Making a Power Grab Before Going Public

Anthropic’s Founders Are Making a Power Grab Before Going Public

Anthropic wants shareholders to approve a share structure giving founders voting control after it goes public.

Private Equity Is Pouring Money Into Publishing Again — Here’s Why

Private Equity Is Pouring Money Into Publishing Again — Here’s Why

Private equity and venture capital investors are putting more money into the publishing industry in 2026, more than double since 2025.

Deal Dispatch: Jana Calls For Six Flags Review, Cognex Corp Buys RealSense, Brightline Bankruptcy

Deal Dispatch: Jana Calls For Six Flags Review, Cognex Corp Buys RealSense, Brightline Bankruptcy

Major M&A deals this week include: Ridgeline Roofing buys Advantage Rooging, Forge buys Becker's Healthcare.

White House Wants First Look At OpenAI, Anthropic Models Before UK Testing

White House Wants First Look At OpenAI, Anthropic Models Before UK Testing

OpenAI and Anthropic were asked to keep their newest AI systems out of the U.K. government until U.S. officials complete their own review.

Cybersecurity Startup Island Raises $400 Million as AI Risks Fuel Investor Frenzy

Cybersecurity Startup Island Raises $400 Million as AI Risks Fuel Investor Frenzy

Island has raised $400 million in a Series F funding round that values the enterprise cybersecurity startup at $6.4 billion.

Private Markets Face a $1.2 Billion Valuation Reckoning as Airtable, Miro Expose Stale Startup Prices

Private Markets Face a $1.2 Billion Valuation Reckoning as Airtable, Miro Expose Stale Startup Prices

The acquisitions of Airtable and Miro at discounts of 88% and 92% to their last funding valuations point to a growing private-market backlog.

Private Equity Liquidity Crunch Creates $600M Opportunity For Twin Bridge

Private Equity Liquidity Crunch Creates $600M Opportunity For Twin Bridge

Twin Bridge Capital Partners is targeting up to $600 million for a new private equity vehicle focused on secondaries.

Databricks’ Latest Acquisition Brings Spreadsheet Startup Into Its $190 Billion AI Push

Databricks’ Latest Acquisition Brings Spreadsheet Startup Into Its $190 Billion AI Push

Databricks is adding a spreadsheet layer to its artificial intelligence platform with the acquisition of startup Row Zero.

Oil and Gas PE Deals Plunge 60% as War, Price Shocks and Uncertainty Fuel Pullback

Oil and Gas PE Deals Plunge 60% as War, Price Shocks and Uncertainty Fuel Pullback

Private equity investors pulled back from oil and gas deals in Q2 as geopolitical uncertainty made it harder to underwrite new investments.

Dan Ives Launches $200M Fund To Back AI Startups

Dan Ives Launches $200M Fund To Back AI Startups

Dan Ives is launching a closed-end fund that will invest in equity and equity-related securities of private late-stage AI companies.

Apollo’s $26 Billion Private Credit Fund Faces Another Rush for Exits

Apollo’s $26 Billion Private Credit Fund Faces Another Rush for Exits

Apollo Global Management has faced elevated redemptions from its private credit fund for the third straight quarter.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to Pitch Global AI Standards as Safety Debate Intensifies

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to Pitch Global AI Standards as Safety Debate Intensifies

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is expected to call for global standards for artificial intelligence when he addresses the United Nations.

SambaNova Shares Slide 18% In A Month As AI Chip Startup Trades Well Below Latest Valuation

SambaNova Shares Slide 18% In A Month As AI Chip Startup Trades Well Below Latest Valuation

SambaNova Systems is seeing its private-market valuation come under pressure just months after the AI chip startup secured a $1 billion.

Waymo Expands Robotaxi Access to Teens as Ridership Surges

Waymo Expands Robotaxi Access to Teens as Ridership Surges

Waymo is expanding its robotaxi service to teenagers as the company rapidly scales its commercial network across the U.S.

OpenAI Goes After AI Costs With GPT-6 Sol and Luna, Slashing Prices by 50%

OpenAI Goes After AI Costs With GPT-6 Sol and Luna, Slashing Prices by 50%

OpenAI introduced GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, two lower-cost additions to its GPT-6 lineup, and is cutting API prices up to 50%.

Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5.5, Cuts Costs 40% and Scraps 5-Hour Usage Caps

Anthropic launched Claude Opus 5.5, introducing a new model line, as the AI company looks to compete with rivals.

DataRobot's Private Stock Soars 953% in a Year: Still 83% Below its AI Boom Valuation

DataRobot's Private Stock Soars 953% in a Year: Still 83% Below its AI Boom Valuation

DataRobot shares surge 952.5% to $4.21, valuing it at $1.1B — still 83% below 2021’s peak — as it pivots to agentic AI.

OpenAI Loses Key Design Leader After Shaping ChatGPT And Codex

OpenAI Loses Key Design Leader After Shaping ChatGPT And Codex

OpenAI’s head of product design Ian Silber has departed the company after helping shape ChatGPT, Codex, and other products.