This week, we discuss Cisco's acquisition of Splunk, AWS's investment in Anthropic, and VC Market Overview Presentations. Plus, we share some thoughts on Dungeons and Dragons, as well as standardized testing.
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Runner-up Titles
- So much about sheep
- Maybe Ten
- Middle mega-cap
- The data stays the same, only the story changes
- Ribbon Wall
Rundown
- Splunk
- AWS to invest up to $4B in Anthropic
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- No sacred masterpieces
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