🔥 Hot Takes Tuesday for 2024-09-10

This week, big funding numbers hint at exciting shifts in AI and tech investments.

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The numbers this week are big numbers.

The numbers are also spread across funds, funding, and M&A.

These five stories caught my eye.

Techmeme: Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström's Atomico raised $1.24B for its sixth batch of new funds, including a $754M growth-stage fund and a $485M early-stage fund (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

By Ryan Browne / CNBC. View the full context on Techmeme.