Tokenmaxxing: Why AI consumption needs control Finance teams aren't trying to stop AI investment – they want to maximise its impact TechRadar · Aug 17
69-Year-Old AI Protester Jailed After Blocking OpenAI HQ: Supporters Call Her the 'Rosa Parks of AI' Retired teacher Wynd Kaufmyn's arrest during an anti-AI protest at OpenAI's headquarters has ignited a global debate on AI safety, civil disobedience, and the future of artificial intelligence. International Business Times UK · Aug 17
Anthropic IPO valuation hinges on $190-200 billion 2028 revenue forecast: Report Wall Street is currently assessing Anthropic's valuation in light of its anticipated revenue growth for the upcoming IPO. The AI company forecasts remarkable revenue increases by 2028, which is pivotal for investor confidence. Revenue multiples derived from these forward-looking projections are being employed, with comparable companies such as Palantir and… The Economic Times · Aug 17
Meta child safety trial could cost Zuckerberg’s firm $1.4 trillion – here’s what to know Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California The Independent UK · Aug 17
Dario Amodei admits AI suffers from a crisis of trust, saying people worry companies or governments are 'cooking up some new way to screw them over' "I think by far the most accurate criticism of AI companies including Anthropic is that we haven’t yet delivered on our big promises to benefit the world." Fortune · Aug 16
Anthropic's New AI Watermark Arrives as EU Fines for Non-Compliance Reach €15M Anthropic introduces invisible watermarks in AI-generated content to comply with EU transparency rules, affecting all Claude models globally. This move aims to distinguish AI-assisted from AI-authored content. International Business Times UK · Aug 16
PayPal's Stripe Talks, Anthropic's $200 Billion Bet and More: This Week In Tech As the week wraps up, here’s a quick look at some of the top stories that made headlines. Benzinga · Aug 16
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei defends AI regulation, argues it can boost competition It started with a comment from investor Gavin Baker on the All-In Podcast, which set off a public argument about Anthropic's ambitions, pulling in one of the top researchers in this field, Advanced Machine Intelligence chair Yann LeCunn, and a public essay from Amodei himself. The Economic Times · Aug 16
Microsoft's Maia 300 Chip Targets NVIDIA's AI Dominance Microsoft plans to unveil its Maia 300 AI chip in September, seeking TSMC capacity for over 300,000 units by 2027 as it aims to reduce reliance on NVIDIA processors. MarketBeat · Aug 16
Anthropic’s fight with the Pentagon shows how AI could threaten a crucial safeguard of democracy In February, the United States Department of Defense threatened to designate the AI firm Anthropic a “supply-chain risk” after a dispute over the military’s use of the company’s Claude models. The Conversation · Aug 16
The first anti-AI protester to be jailed has a message for OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta: ‘Regain your humanity’ Wynd Kaufmyn, 69, chained and locked the front doors of OpenAI’s headquarters last year with members of StopAI The Guardian - US · Aug 16
Cami Clark: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s wife is a Silicon Valley power player. But Claude barely knows her Cami Clark, wife of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, has remained largely unknown outside Silicon Valley’s elite despite her proximity to some of the technology world’s most powerful figures. Her unconventional career includes a women-focused pornography startup, a pitch for investment to Jeffrey Epstein, ties to Eric Schmidt and a proposed… The Economic Times · Aug 16
'Luxury porn' pitch to Epstein: Anthropic CEO's wife Cami Clark's ties surface Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit crossed paths with Cami Clark years before she became known as the wife of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and a familiar presence in Silicon Valley’s AI elite. The Times of India · Aug 16
Bernie Sanders Says ‘We Want Human Beings to Be Able to Control AI,’ Demands Pause Amid Fears of Catastrophic Risks Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) urged AI companies to pause development, warning that increasingly autonomous systems could pose catastrophic risks if humans lose control. Benzinga · Aug 16
International Business Times · Aug 15 Claude Is Putting Invisible Watermarks In AI-Generated Text. Even Your Human-Written Copy Could Get One Anthropic is rolling out invisible watermarks designed to identify content generated by Claude. But even a human-written document could carry the AI signature if Claude was only used to proofread, translate or format it.
Barchart · Aug 15 The AI Boom Has a Dark Side. Why Cybersecurity Stocks Might Be the Best Way to Play It. As AI adoption accelerates and cyber threats intensify, cybersecurity stocks could emerge as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the darker side of the AI boom.
TechRadar · Aug 15 Anthropic becomes the 'Apple of AI' as it grabs most revenue despite being the most expensive Vercel analysis reveals Anthropic is dominating both token volume and spend, despite being more expensive than competitors.
Fortune · Aug 15 Boiler room raised $74 million selling retirees SpaceX, Anduril, Anthropic, and Perplexity while reaping ‘massive hidden fees,’ SEC claims The New York financier at the center of the case, Andrew Spaventa, denied the allegations on Friday, and said he planned to defend himself.
International Business Times · Aug 15 Anthropic Eyes Israeli Startup Reportedly Coveted By Nvidia, SpaceX. What Is Spurring The Suitors The deal assumes significance as this would be Anthropic's first acquisition in Israel. If reported $6 billion figure is true, this would be Anthropic's biggest acquisition to date. The development also assumes significance as OpenAI and Anthropic have plans to spend billions of dollars on data centers stocked with chips…
The Economic Times · Aug 15 Anthropic IPO valuation hinges on $190-200 billion 2028 revenue forecast Anthropic is projecting 2028 revenue of roughly $190 billion to $200 billion, according to two people familiar with the company's financials, a figure that has not previously been reported. The projection dwarfs the $47 billion revenue "run rate," reflecting the firm's current pace of business, that the company publicized as…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 15 Secondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk orders Development comes after Anthropic was found to have spent millions on books to scan for ‘data acquisition’
The Economic Times · Aug 15 Anthropic IPO valuation hinges on $190-200 billion 2028 revenue forecast, sources say As Anthropic prepares for its initial public offering, Wall Street is keenly evaluating the company's worth through the lens of its projected revenue growth, expected to soar by 2028. This outlook is crucial, leading investors to utilize enterprise value-to-revenue multiples derived from forecasted figures. Benchmarking against industry players like Palantir…
International Business Times · Aug 14 OpenAI's Revenue Is Soaring, Topping $40 Billion Ahead of Its IPO The company's annualized revenue run rate has roughly doubled from the more than $20 billion it recorded at the end of 2025.
International Business Times · Aug 14 China's AI Models Are Catching Up. Z.ai's GLM-5.3 Takes Aim at OpenAI & Anthropic The Beijing-based company said its upcoming GLM-5.3 model will deliver improved coding capabilities, putting its performance closer to leading systems such as Anthropic's Fable 5.
The Independent UK · Aug 14 Anthropic’s AI systems start attacking each other in new experiment Agents start ‘turf war’ that saw them sabotage each other using ‘increasingly aggressive, self-replicating malware’