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Homeowner Floats Mansion Swap For Anthropic Equity A LinkedIn profile for a luxury property in Marin County, just north of San Francisco and across the Golden Gate Bridge, states that the homeowner is open to exchanging the 14-acre estate for Anthropic equity. "I own a 14 acre estate in Mill Valley, CA (See link below) and would like to exchange the property for Anthropic equity (understanding in advance that this would be substantially above the valuation of Anthropic's last financing round, in the $800+ BB range)," the LinkedIn profile for the...

Wyoming's Helium Empire Ascends As Qatar Gas Goes Flat Readers have already been well briefed, see here and here, that roughly one-third of global helium supply has been disrupted, setting the perfect storm of chaos to spread across high-tech industries, particularly semiconductors. The shock is being driven by shipping restrictions through the Gulf and the shutdown of output from top producer Qatar, where damage to the Ras Laffan complex could keep supplies constrained for years.  As the U.S.-Iran conflict enters its second month, one of the clearest second-order effects of...