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Reed Albergotti / Semafor:

Sources: Anthropic has been lobbying Congress to oppose a bill banning states from regulating AI, and pushed against the recent US AI deal with Gulf states — THE SCOOP — Anthropic is going toe-to-toe with the Trump Administration on artificial intelligence policy …

More: WinBuzzer. X: @bgurley, @davidsacks, @miles_brundage, and @reedalbergotti

Wall Street Journal:

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Bluesky: @utkan.com. X: @jeffjarvis and @benremaly

Dan Primack / Axios:

Q&A with Mary Meeker on publishing her first Trends report since 2019, its focus on the AI revolution, why OpenAI may have an insurmountable lead, and more — Mary Meeker, the famed internet analyst turned venture capitalist, on Friday published her first Trends report since 2019 — focused on the AI revolution.

More: Bond Capital, TechCrunch, Financial Times, PitchBook, and The Information

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LinkedIn: Katie Denton and Alexander Krey. Forums: Hacker News

Bloomberg:

Sources: Elon Musk is pushing lawmakers to help clear a path for driverless vehicles and has been weighing in on revisions of a bill on autonomous vehicles — In recent weeks, Musk and people who work for him have been calling members of Congress directly to gather support, said the people …

More: CleanTechnica, Benzinga, TechCrunch, and InsideEVs

Reuters:

Sources: Anthropic's annualized revenue hit ~$3B at the end of May, driven by business demand, up from $2B around the end of March and ~$1B in December 2024 — Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic is making about $3 billion in annualized revenue, according to two sources familiar with the matter …

More: The Decoder. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @annatonger

Reed Albergotti / Semafor:

A Replit employee details a critical security flaw in web apps created using AI-powered app builder Lovable that exposes API keys and personal info of app users — THE SCOOP — Lovable, the popular vibe coding app that describes itself as the fastest-growing company in Europe …

More: James O'Claire, Analytics India Magazine, TheGamer, Matt's Website, Matt's Website, and The Information

X: @amasad, @lovable_dev, @lovable_dev, @mattppal, @reedalbergotti, @reedalbergotti, @antonosika, @doctoryev, @antonosika, and @semafor. Forums: Slashdot

Gabriel Daros / Rest of World:

Brazil is piloting dWallet, a digital wallet program that allows users to monetize their data, the first nationwide initiative of its kind in the world — Brazil is piloting dWallet, a project that lets citizens earn money from their data. It is ahead of similar U.S-based initiatives.

X: @restofworld and @rinachandran. LinkedIn: Rina Chandran

Bloomberg:

Vista Equity Partners agrees to acquire ERP software provider Acumatica from PE firm EQT, sources say in a deal that values Acumatica at ~$2B including debt — Vista is buying the Bellvue, Washington-based firm from private equity firm EQT AB, according to a statement Thursday that confirmed an earlier Bloomberg News report.

More: Business Wire, Pulse 2.0, Verdict, Seattle Business Journal, and GeekWire

LinkedIn: Acumatica and Vista Equity Partners

Max Knoblauch / Sherwood News:

Nvidia reported record gaming revenue of $3.76B in Q1, up 42% YoY, driven by sales of its Blackwell chips that are used to enhance game graphics through DLSS — Nvidia's former cash cow posted record sales in the first quarter, carrying the company to a sales beat.

More: The Motley Fool, PC Guide, and The Verge. Bluesky: @sherwood.news

Washington Post:

Sources: the White House is finalizing EOs on drones that could end Chinese drone sales in the US, update federal rules on where drones can be flown, and more — President Trump is expected to sign executive orders next week that widen his policies targeting China and Chinese companies.

More: IT Brew. Bluesky: @etxgov. Forums: r/politics

Katherine Davis / Axios:

Vivodyne, which uses AI and robots to grow human tissues in the lab for drug discovery and development, raised a $40M Series A led by Khosla Ventures — Vivodyne, a San Francisco-based startup using lab-grown human tissues to discover and develop drugs, raised $40 million in a Series A led by Khosla Ventures.

More: Business Wire, STAT, FinSMEs, and HIT Consultant

X: @vkhosla and @vivodyne

LinkedIn: Julie O'Shaughnessy and Vivodyne

Vishal Singh / Silicon Canals:

London-based Dojo, a payments tech provider to over 140K businesses, raised $190M from Vitruvian Partners in its first equity raise since launching in 2021 — London-based Dojo, a payments technology provider, has announced an investment of $190M (nearly €168.66M) from global investment firm Vitruvian Partners.

More: FinSMEs, Business Wire, Finextra, UKTN, PYMNTS.com, The Paypers, FinTech Futures, FinTech Global, and Tech Funding News

LinkedIn: Dojo and Geoffrey Barraclough

Courtney Albon / Defense News:

Defense tech firm Leidos acquires VA-based Kudu Dynamics, which provides AI-enabled cyber defense and offense tools to the US DOD and other customers, for $300M — Defense technology firm Leidos announced Wednesday it closed a $300 million acquisition of Kudu Dynamics, a company that develops AI-enabled cyber capabilities.

More: Leidos, Pulse 2.0, Washington Business Journal, Breaking Defense, and Washington Technology

X: @leidosinc and @leidosinc

Bloomberg:

Docs and sources: Builder.ai faked business with Bengaluru-based VerSe, which runs the Dailyhunt news app, by “round-tripping” sales worth ~$60M from 2021-2024 — Builder.ai, the artificial intelligence startup that recently announced plans to declare bankruptcy …

More: The Economic Times and The Captable

Bluesky: @elizabethbitmeehan.com, @edzitron.com, @edzitron.com, and @mhbergen

X: @patwardhannn, @patwardhannn, @workmj, @steventey, @patwardhannn, @patwardhannn, and @patwardhannn

LinkedIn: Mark Bergen, Bismah Malik, and Yazhou Sun

Bloomberg:

Sources: Trump administration plans to expand Entity List restrictions to cover subsidiaries of Chinese companies, aiming to block workarounds via new offshoots — The Trump administration plans to broaden restrictions on China's tech sector with new regulations to capture subsidiaries of companies under US curbs.

More: crypto.news, Yahoo Finance, Benzinga, BeInCrypto, Tom's Hardware, and Financial Times

Reuters:

Letter: Synopsys tells staff to stop sales, services, and new orders in China to comply with new US export curbs, and pulls its annual and quarterly forecasts

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