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https://news.ufl.edu/2023/09/research-spending/
UF research spending up 15% to record $1.25 billion News | University of Florida
University of Florida faculty conducted a record $1.25 billion in research in fiscal year 2023, a nearly 15% increase over 2022.
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https://news.westernu.ca/2025/09/western-launches-1B-all-in-campaign/
Western launches "All in" Campaign to raise $1 billion - Western News
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https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-15/america-2009-anime-market-pegged-at-us%242.741-billion
America's 2009 Anime Market Pegged at US$2.741 Billion - News - Anime News Network
DVD sales dropped from US$306 million in 2009 to US$200 million in 2010
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https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/jan/ai-video-startup-co-founded-ucl-professor-valued-4-billion
AI video startup co-founded by UCL Professor, valued at $4 billion | UCL News - UCL – University...
Synthesia, an AI startup co-founded by a UCL scientist, has secured $200 million (£145 million) in new funding, reaching a valuation of $4 billion (£2.9...
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https://www.business-reporter.co.uk/news/exclusive-tiktok-to-build-a-second-billion-euro-data-centre-in-finland-14412
Business Reporter - News - Exclusive-TikTok to build a second billion-euro data centre in Finland
TikTok plans to invest 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) to build a second data centre in Finland in less than a year as it moves data storage for European users...
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https://sherwood.news/markets/google-to-invest-up-to-40-billion-in-anthropic-bloomberg-reports/
Google to reportedly invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic - Sherwood News
Apr 24, 2026 - Amazon announced plans to deepen its investment in the Claude developer earlier this week....
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https://uwaterloo.ca/news/university-waterloos-impact-drives-nearly-7-billion-gdp
The University of Waterloo’s impact drives nearly $7 billion in GDP across Ontario | Waterloo News...
A new economic impact assessment by EY reveals that the University of Waterloo contributes nearly $7 billion to Ontario’s GDP through its co-op program, alumni...
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