Anthropic
Anthropic plans $3.5 billion share sale to Japanese investors in IPO
The proposed sale forms part of a US IPO. The Japanese tranche does not establish Anthropic's total valuation or the size of the full offering.
Anthropic transfers Agent Skills to the Agentic AI Foundation
The AI-agent skills standard moves to a foundation under the Linux Foundation. An open format still requires scrutiny of third-party skills.
OpenAI Races to Raise $30 Billion at Valuation Above $1.4 Trillion
OpenAI is rushing an investment round at a valuation above $1.4 trillion to beat Anthropic's IPO and raise about $30 billion from existing investors.
OpenAI expects to reach $70B in annualized revenue by year-end
AI model developer OpenAI expects annualized revenue to reach or exceed $70B by the end of the year. At the end of September, the figure was estimated at about $50B.
New York City Comptroller Urges Anthropic to Delay IPO Over AI Risks
Mark Levine has asked Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to hold off on the company's stock market listing until it addresses safety, development pace and corporate governance risks.
Lawsuit Accuses Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and SpaceXAI of Colluding to Slow AI Development
A group of plaintiffs has accused four leading AI companies of agreeing to slow the improvement of competing products. The lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of California.
Zuckerberg Opposes Slowing AI Development
Meta co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has called for involving independent experts to assess the safety of AI models instead of slowing down the entire industry.
Musk and Altman Back Amodei's Call to Slow AI Development
Elon Musk and Sam Altman agreed with Dario Amodei's concerns about AI risks. Amodei called for slowing the development of advanced technologies.
Altman Allows for the Emergence of AI Beyond Human Control
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he allows for the creation of artificial intelligence that would not be under human control, but believes it should not be pursued.
State Tax Service Registers Four More International Companies
The State Tax Service has electronically registered Anthropic, Aghanim Inc., eBay Marketplaces GmbH, and Netflix International B.V. for tax purposes. Their VAT registration will take effect on September 1.
Claude Users Criticize Watermarks on Generated Content
Anthropic has begun watermarking texts created by Claude, sparking user backlash over fears of exposure and authorship claims.
Anthropic Forecasts Revenue Up to $200 Billion by 2028
Anthropic expects annual revenue to grow to $190-200 billion by 2028, four times current levels. The forecast is used to value the company ahead of a potential IPO.
Anthropic in Talks to Acquire AI Startup Decart AI for $6 Billion
Anthropic is in talks to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart AI for $6 billion, which would be the largest deal in the company's history.
Claude-based AI agent carries out first cyberattack in Australia
An AI agent powered by Anthropic's Claude autonomously interfered with the website of an Australian gym, marking the first known case of such a cyberattack in the country.
AI May Learn to Crack Any Defense
New neural network models could become capable of 'cracking any defense' in the coming months, warns the Five Eyes intelligence alliance.