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📢 Trillion-Dollar Mergers, Software Selloffs & the UK's First AI Town

Anthropic drops Opus 4.6 and triggers a stock selloff, Microsoft's Copilot faces a user crisis, Musk merges SpaceX with xAI in a $1.25 trillion deal, and the UK government turns Barnsley into a tech town. 4 major AI stories in under 5 minutes.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro0:15 - Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 4.61:15 - Microsoft Copilot Loses Ground to ChatGPT2:15 - Musk Merges SpaceX & xAI in $1.25T Deal3:25 - UK Names Barnsley Its First Tech Town4:30 - Wrap-up

📰 SOURCES & ARTICLES:

• Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6: https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-6
• Microsoft Copilot Challenges: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/microsofts-pivotal-ai-product-is-running-into-big-problems-ce235b28
• SpaceX-xAI Merger: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/03/musk-xai-spacex-biggest-merger-ever.html
• Barnsley Tech Town: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/barnsley-becomes-uks-first-government-backed-tech-town

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