Amazon is injecting another $4 billion into Anthropic, deepening its partnership with OpenAI’s rival. This investment solidifies AWS as Anthropic’s primary cloud and training partner, leveraging Amazon’s AI chips to enhance Claude chatbots. While boosting Amazon’s AI services, the deal faces regulatory scrutiny over big tech’s influence on the AI sector. Anthropic plans to expand its advanced models with this fresh funding.
Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, has acquired Harper, a privacy-focused Grammarly competitor aimed at developers. Harper processes grammar checks locally for speed and security and delivers suggestions in under 20 milliseconds. Automattic will integrate Harper’s capabilities into platforms like WooCommerce and Jetpack. Founder Elijah Potter joins Automattic, driving innovation as the company addresses challenges with WP Engine over WordPress contributions and trademark use.
