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Anthropic’s Claude Cowork is a fresh drag on software stocks. Are investors overreacting?

@MarketWatch / x - Anthropic’s Claude Cowork is a fresh drag on software stocks. Are investors overreacting? trib.al/knLU72a— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) Jan 15, 2026

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Anthropic’s Claude Cowork is a fresh drag on software stocks. Are investors overreacting?

7 wks / x / @MarketWatch

Contagious Claude Code bug Anthropic ignored promptly spreads to Cowork

7 wks / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

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OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs

Rebecca Bellan / techcrunch - OpenAI is participating in a $250 million seed round into Merge Labs, Sam Altman's brain computer interface startup. The startup is valued at $850 million.

#startups #vc #biotech #openai #business #neuroscience #altman #technology #elonmusk #moonshot

Merge Labs has emerged from stealth with $252 million in funding from OpenAI and others. It aims to use ultrasound to read from and write to the brain. www.wired.com/story/openai...

7 wks / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

Merge Labs has emerged from stealth with $252 million in funding from OpenAI and others. It aims to use ultrasound to read from and write to the brain.

7 wks / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

Merge has not specified what applications it will pursue, but Forest’s interest in mental health disorders and brain injury may provide some clues about the company’s initial direction. Read the full story: www.wired.com/story/openai...

7 wks / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs

7 wks / wired / Emily Mullin

OpenAI invests in Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup co-founded by Sam Altman

7 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs

7 wks / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

Altman’s Merge Raises $252 Million to Link Brains and Computers

7 wks / bloomberg / Ike Swetlitz

Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 11:20 am / permalink 17903 / 7 stories in 7 wks


Parloa raises $350M to make enterprise customer experience fully conversational

Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Parloa GmBH, a Berlin-based artificial intelligence customer experience automation platform startup, announced today it has raised $350 million in late-stage funding at a $3 billion valuation led by General Catalyst. The company’s existing investors showe…

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Parloa raises $350M, tripling valuation to $3BN

7 wks / tech / John Reynolds

Parloa Raises $350M in Series D Funding

7 wks / finsmes / FinSMEs

€310 million raise positions Germany’s Parloa far ahead recent European enterprise AI agent rounds

7 wks / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Parloa triples its valuation in 8 months to $3B with $350M raise

7 wks / techcrunch / Marina Temkin

Parloa hits $3bn valuation with $350m Series D led by General Catalyst

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Parloa raises $350M to make enterprise customer experience fully conversational

7 wks / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 9:20 am / permalink 17897 / 6 stories in 7 wks


London’s Cyb3r Operations raises €4.6 million led by Octopus Ventures to tackle third-party cyber risk

Rahul Raj / eu-startups - London-based cybersecurity startup Cyb3r Operations has today announced that it has raised €4.6 million ($5.4 million) to help organisations tackle third-party cyber risk. The round was led by Octopus Ventures, with follow-on investment from Pi Labs. With…

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Cyb3r Operations Secures £4M To Close Third-Party Risk Gaps

7 wks / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Cyb3r Operations Raises $5.4M in Financing

7 wks / finsmes / FinSMEs

Octopus Ventures leads £4m cybersecurity round

7 wks / uktech / Oscar Hornstein

Cyb3r Operations raises £4M to address third-party risk blind spots

7 wks / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

London’s Cyb3r Operations raises €4.6 million led by Octopus Ventures to tackle third-party cyber risk

7 wks / eu-startups / Rahul Raj

Cyb3r Operations scoops $5.4M to map third-party cyber threats in real time

7 wks / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

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