Five live signals across AI deals, funding, Boston dining, hockey, and builder tools.
Reuters says Anthropic held talks with MatX about a possible deal worth about $7 billion. The talks may not lead to a sale, and neither company has announced one.
Owning chip design could lower Anthropic's dependence on outside suppliers and change the real cost of serving its models.
SiliconANGLE says consumer AI assistant startup Instinct is reportedly raising $250 million. The company has not announced final investors or terms.
A large round would add another funded player to the fight for the everyday AI assistant market.
WhatNow reports that The Sports Bra could take a new space in Boston's Financial District. A final opening plan has not been announced.
The location would bring a growing sports bar name into a busy Boston office and visitor market.
Yahoo Sports says questions about Mason Lohrei's Bruins future remain in the NHL rumor cycle. Boston has not announced a trade.
Lohrei is a young defenseman, so any move could reshape Boston's blue line and future cap plans.
Talos's maker says the new agent puts a permission layer between the model and the shell. The safety claims are new and have not been checked by others.
If the controls work, small teams could let coding agents do more without handing them open access to a machine.