Timmy Shen / The Block:
Singapore-based MetaComp, which bridges traditional fiat payment rails and stablecoin settlement infrastructure, raised $35M across two pre-Series A rounds  —  Quick Take  — MetaComp, a digital finance infrastructure provider, said it has raised a total of $35 million across two Pre-A funding rounds completed within three months.

American Medical Association:
A survey of 1,692 US physicians: over 80% use AI professionally and the most common use cases are medical research summarization and clinical care documentation  —  CHICAGO — New research from the American Medical Association's Center for Digital Health and AI shows that physicians' adoption …

Jen Judson / Bloomberg:
The US Army awards Anduril a 10-year contract worth up to $20B to buy its software, hardware, and services; the deal includes a 5-year optional ordering period  —  The US Army has awarded Anduril Industries a contract with a total value of as much as $20 billion to buy the defense startup's software …

Karen Freifeld / Reuters:
A US government website shows the Commerce Department withdrew a planned rule tightening AI chip exports; a draft was sent to agencies for feedback in February  —  The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday withdrew a planned rule on AI chip exports, according to a government website.

Reuters:
Sources: Meta plans sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company, amid mounting AI infrastructure costs; it had ~79,000 employees as of Dec. 31  —  Meta (META.O) is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters …