The Information:
Source: Spark Capital, the first VC firm to back Anthropic in 2023, is raising about $3B in new funds, 50% more than the size of funds it raised two years ago  —  Spark Capital, the first venture firm to back Anthropic, is in the process of raising about $3 billion in new funds …

FinSMEs:
Dify, which offers an open-source platform to build and run AI applications and agentic workflows, raised a $30M pre-Series A led by HSG at a $180M valuation  —  Dify, a Menlo Park, CA-based provider of an open-source platform that helps teams build, deploy, and operate production-grade AI applications …

Koei Tecmo's Fatal Frame 2 remake adds modern visuals and QOL touches to a horror game that benefited from its PS2-era restrictions.

Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
xAI aims to build a natural gas power plant in Southaven, MS, to run its data centers; a key meeting with regulators is set on an election day ~200 miles away  —  With Elon Musk's xAI planning to build a massive, natural-gas burning power plant in Southaven, Mississippi …

Maria Curi / Axios:
Sources: the White House is preparing an executive order formally instructing federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's AI tools  —  The White House is preparing an executive order formally instructing the federal government to rip out Anthropic's AI from its operations, sources familiar with the matter told Axios.