💰 Anduril raises $2.5B

to lead the future of defense tech

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🧠 Microsoft hits record valuation as AI bets pay off

💰 Anduril raises $2.5B to lead the future of defense tech

👀 Founders Fund drops its biggest check ever

Source : 24/7 Wall St.

Defense tech startup Anduril, backed by Founders Fund, raised a massive $2.5B round at a $30.5B valuation. That’s no joke.

🚨 Breaking News:
Anduril’s chairman confirmed a $2.5B raise, with Founders Fund alone investing $1B — its biggest investment ever. IPO? Not yet.

⚡Wire Simplified:

  • Anduril builds AI and autonomous systems for defense and national security.

  • The company is now valued at $30.5 billion.

  • Founders Fund, co-founded by Peter Thiel, led the round with $1B.

  • IPO isn’t on the cards yet, but they’re getting ready behind the scenes.

  • The defense-tech startup is gaining serious momentum in a tense geopolitical landscape.

✔️Straight to the Point:
Anduril just became one of the most valuable defense startups — and Founders Fund is betting big on battlefield tech.

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Microsoft just became the world’s most valuable company again. CEO Satya Nadella credits their ride-or-die relationship with OpenAI.

🚨 Breaking News :
On a shaky market day, Microsoft hit $467.68/share and reclaimed the #1 spot, powered by its deep OpenAI ties.

⚡Wire Simplified:

  • Microsoft’s market cap is now $3.48 trillion — beating Nvidia and Apple.

  • CEO Nadella doubled down on OpenAI collaboration in Bloomberg interview.

  • Microsoft has invested nearly $14B into OpenAI so far.

  • Azure cloud is now a key part of OpenAI’s infrastructure.

  • Despite tech market drama (👀 Musk vs. Trump), Microsoft keeps rising.

✔️Straight to the Point:
While other tech stocks flinched, Microsoft just stared into the AI future — and hit an all-time high doing it.

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