Anthropic Drops Claude Opus 4.5 at $350B Valuation

Nov 25, 2025

∙ Paid

Welcome back to 4IR. Here’s today’s lineup:

Anthropic drops Claude Opus 4.5 at $350B valuation - Third major model in two months crushes OpenAI and Google on coding tests, scored higher than any human on performance engineer exam, as Microsoft and Nvidia throw billions at the company
AI startup raises $75M to automate junior bankers - Model ML secured massive round to build AI that creates pitch decks and due diligence reports, threatening Wall Street’s traditional training ground for analysts
Judge lets Musk’s Apple lawsuit proceed - Texas court rejects Apple and OpenAI’s dismissal attempts as Musk claims they’re illegally monopolizing the AI chatbot market through exclusive iPhone integration

Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Scott D. Clary.