This week, we discuss Cisco's acquisition of Splunk, AWS's investment in Anthropic, and VC Market Overview Presentations. Plus, we share some thoughts on Dungeons and Dragons, as well as standardized testing.
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SplunkCisco acquires cybersecurity company Splunk in cash deal worth $28 billionSplunk Is Good For Cisco, But Cisco Needs To Convince Splunk Customers That Cisco Is Good For ThemAWS to invest up to $4B in AnthropicGoogle invested $300 million in AI firm founded by former OpenAI researchersAmazon agreed to invest up to $4 billion into AnthropicI’s $240B QuestionAnti PortfolioRelevant to your Interests
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