Anthropic Surpasses OpenAI, Azure Hits $75B, N8n Valued at $2B - Daily AI Brief #245
August 01, 2025 -
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In today's edition, N8n has reached a valuation of $2 billion following its Series C funding round. Microsoft Azure has reported a revenue of $75 billion for the fiscal year 2025. Meanwhile, Atlassian has laid off 150 employees as it plans to integrate AI into its operations.
G42 and Northern Data are nearing a deal focused on AI compute capabilities. Additionally, New York Times and Amazon have signed an AI licensing agreement. xAI is set to sign the EU AI Code of Practice on Safety, and Anthropic has overtaken OpenAI in the enterprise AI model market.
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In today's edition, N8n has reached a valuation of $2 billion following its Series C funding round. Microsoft Azure has reported a revenue of $75 billion for the fiscal year 2025. Meanwhile, Atlassian has laid off 150 employees as it plans to integrate AI into its operations.
G42 and Northern Data are nearing a deal focused on AI compute capabilities. Additionally, New York Times and Amazon have signed an AI licensing agreement. xAI is set to sign the EU AI Code of Practice on Safety, and Anthropic has overtaken OpenAI in the enterprise AI model market.
N8n Valuation Hits $2 Billion Amid Series C Funding
Berlin-based startup N8n has reached a valuation of over $2 billion as it engages in a competitive Series C funding round with venture capitalists. The company, known for automating workflows, is in talks with investors shortly after its recent Series B funding. Read more
Microsoft Azure Reports $75 Billion Revenue for FY2025
Microsoft Azure achieved $75 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2025, with significant investments in AI and cloud infrastructure. The company expanded its data center capacity to over 2GW, operating more than 400 data centers globally. Read more
Atlassian Lays Off 150 Employees, Plans AI Integration
Australian software company Atlassian has announced the layoff of 150 employees through a pre-recorded video. The restructuring aims to enhance cloud services with AI handling future customer queries. Read more
G42 and Northern Data Near AI Compute Deal
Abu Dhabi's G42 is nearing a deal with Northern Data to secure data center capacity in Europe, enhancing its cloud-computing capabilities with access to Nvidia GPUs. Read more
New York Times and Amazon Sign AI Licensing Deal
The New York Times has signed a multiyear agreement with Amazon to license its content for AI training and Alexa summaries, marking a first for both companies. Read more
xAI to Sign EU AI Code of Practice on Safety
xAI, Elon Musk's AI company, will sign the safety and security chapter of the EU's AI code of practice. This voluntary code aims to assist companies in aligning with future AI regulations. Read more
Anthropic Leads Enterprise AI Model Market Over OpenAI
A Menlo Ventures report indicates that Anthropic has overtaken OpenAI in enterprise AI model preference, holding 32% of the market compared to OpenAI's 25%. Read more
Apple to Boost AI Investments and Consider Acquisitions
During the Q3 2025 earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced plans to increase investments in AI and is open to mergers and acquisitions to support this strategy. Read more
Meta's $1 Billion Offer to AI Talent
Meta reportedly offered up to $1 billion in salaries to attract employees from Mira Murati's AI startup, Thinking Machines Lab, to enhance its AI capabilities. Despite the offers, no employees accepted the proposals. Read more
Other news
Codoxo will co-present with CalOptima Health at the 2025 NAMPI Conference, discussing their Point Zero Payment Integrity framework aimed at preventing healthcare fraud. Ceedar, an AI bookkeeping startup, has secured $200,000 in funding from Metalab Ventures and plans to expand into the U.S. market. Profluent has published research in Nature on OpenCRISPR-1, an AI-generated genome editor for the human genome. French AI startup Retab has secured $3.5 million in pre-seed funding to advance its document processing platform. Cyber exposure management company Armis has partnered with the Torq AMP Alliance to enhance AI-driven security operations.
- Codoxo to Present AI Payment Integrity at 2025 NAMPI Conference
- Ceedar AI Bookkeeping Startup Raises $200,000
- Profluent's AI-Generated Genome Editor Published in Nature
- Retab Raises $3.5 Million for Document Workflow Automation
- Armis Joins Torq AMP Alliance for AI in Security Operations
- Matrice.ai Expands Seed Funding with Voltage Park
- Caseflood Raises $3.2 Million for AI Voice Agents in Legal Sector
- fal Secures $125 Million in Series C Funding
- Zilliz Launches VDBBench 1.0 for Vector Database Benchmarking
- Flexprice Secures $500K for Open-Source Billing Platform
- FuriosaAI Raises $120 Million, Becomes AI Chip Unicorn
- Surge AI Seeks $1 Billion Funding at $25 Billion Valuation
- DefendEye Integrates Starlink Mini in Search Drone
- Adversa AI's 2025 AI Security Report Highlights Vulnerabilities
- Saphyre Secures $70 Million Investment from FTV Capital
- Vermaland Announces $33 Billion Data Center Project in Arizona
- Ballin AI Secures $500K for Basketball Performance Analysis
- Oxide Computer Company Secures $100 Million in Series B Funding
- Mexico to Launch AI Language Model with Nvidia Support
- Echo Software Inc. Secures $15M for AI-Powered Infrastructure
- Qualcomm Plans Data Center Expansion with Oryon Chips
- Daloopa Secures $13 Million Investment for AI in Finance
- Globant Enhances AI Platform with New Protocols
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