🗞️ Google’s rocket push

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The May 13, 2026 Bay Area Times covers major funding rounds and valuations including Anduril's $5B raise at $61B and Anthropic's reported $950B valuation target. Google is in discussions for a rocket launch deal with SpaceX and unveiled new Googlebook laptops with a unified ChromeOS-Android platform. The newsletter also covers OpenAI's equity stakes in AI compute companies and ongoing legal disputes between Sam Altman and Elon Musk.

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Anthropic is seeking a $30B-$50B funding round at up to $950B valuation, which would surpass OpenAI's last reported $852B valuation.
Anduril raised $5B at a $61B valuation led by Thrive and a16z, after generating $2.2B in revenue in 2025.
Google unveiled Googlebook laptops with a unified ChromeOS-Android platform and is in discussions for a rocket launch deal with SpaceX.

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