Tech Weekend Round-Up: Apple's 50th Birthday, Anthropic's $400 Million Acquisition, Meta's Marathon Aid And More

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Tech Weekend Round-Up: Apple's 50th Birthday, Anthropic's $400 Million Acquisition, Meta's Marathon Aid And More

Benzinga04-05 21:31

This week was abuzz with tech news, from major acquisitions to innovative uses of technology. Anthropic made headlines with its acquisition of Coefficient Bio, while Meta and Ray-Ban teamed up to ...

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