:AI startup Anthropic is near a deal to raise an additional $2 billion at a price that values the company at $60 billion, sources said, months after its $4 billion funding from Amazon. Venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners is leading the funding round, according to the sources, who requested anonymity to discuss private matters. The new funding, $6 billion in total, will mark a jump in valuation for Anthropic, a major competitor of OpenAI in the foundation model space. Anthropic was