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Anthropic:
Anthropic files for an IPO on the Nasdaq under the symbol ANT; the number of Class A shares to be offered and the price range is yet to be determined  —  Today, Anthropic, PBC filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating …
Bloomberg:
Anthropic S-1: an $80.7B net loss on revenue of $16.3B in H1 2026, up from a $13B net loss on revenue of $1.2B in H1 2025, and a net revenue retention of 900%  —  Anthropic PBC filed for its long-awaited IPO, a landmark moment in an industry that is growing ever-hungrier for cash to power ahead.
Financial Times:
Anthropic S-1: of its $81B net loss in H1 2026, $72B+ was related to rising convertible note value as its valuation increased and nearly $9B to compute
SEC.gov:
Anthropic's co-founders say they “believe that AI is one of the most consequential technologies in human history”, detail its scientific potential, and more  —  We believe that Al is one of the most consequential technologies in human history.  If managed well …
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Wall Street Journal:
Anthropic's S-1 lists 94 pages of risk factors and warns that the “scale of harm” from a “catastrophic” AI incident might mean it is unable to obtain insurance
Robert Hart / The Verge:
S-1: Anthropic outlines its mission to revolutionize sectors like medicine and warns its corporate behavior may diverge from traditional profit-maximization
Bloomberg:
Microsoft offers buyouts to ~60K workers, including at a VP level and below across the US, Canada, India, and the UK; its headcount at the end of June was 223K  —  Microsoft Corp. will offer buyouts to about 60,000 workers, part of the company's efforts to trim costs and retool its workforce for the artificial intelligence era.
OpenAI:
OpenAI announces three breakthroughs in computer science, math, and physics, including that the Exponential Time Hypothesis, a longstanding conjecture, is false  —  We are announcing three new discoveries in mathematics, computer science, and physics about harmonic analysis, complexity theory, and quantum field theory.
OpenAI:
OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Terra, touting “fast and capable computer use at scale” and clearer, more natural writing, priced at $1/1M input and $5/1M output tokens  —  Delivering fast and capable computer use at scale  —  , a fast, efficient model that combines detailed visual reasoning …
Washington Post:
AI cybersecurity startup Cathedral says it breached Anthropic's data and messaging systems, under a program inviting outside experts to test Anthropic's systems  —  The start-up firm Cathedral has told makers of the Claude chatbot that its researchers were able to quickly penetrate sensitive systems …
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:
Meta plans to raise $95B to finance its AI infrastructure, including $35B in public equity offerings, backed by cornerstone investors Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom  —  Chipmakers Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom will act as cornerstone investors  —  Meta is planning to raise $95bn …
Matt Levine / Bloomberg:
Anthropic's S-1 shows a governance structure that suits a fun quirky little mission-driven worker cooperative that needs to raise billions as a public company  —  Also share classes and fake polls.  —  Happy Anthropic S-1 day  —  Here's the draft prospectus for Anthropic PBC's initial public offering.
Deborah Mary Sophia / Reuters:
Anthropic S-1: post-IPO, it will keep operating as a Public Benefit Corporation, giving its seven co-founders 50.1% voting control via a single Class F share
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple says it is “aware of an issue impacting the inner display on a small number” of iPhone Duos and affected users can contact AppleCare for a replacement  —  Over the weekend, a handful of iPhone Duo users reported that their inner display had cracked along the hinge.
Cohere:
Cohere says during an evaluation Qwen3.8-Flash-Next inventoried its host machine and tried to upload a probe file to an Alibaba Cloud storage bucket in Beijing  —  For nearly two years, one comforting idea has shaped how companies and government contractors adopt open-weight AI models that anyone can download and run.
Apple:
Apple unveils a redesigned iPad mini with an 8.5-inch OLED display, an A20 Pro, a nano-texture display option, and IP67 water resistance, for $699+ from Nov. 6  —  Featuring a stunning OLED display in an even thinner and lighter design, a huge leap in performance, faster wireless connectivity, and water and dust resistance
Heather Haddon / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: DoorDash is in advanced talks to acquire Instacart, and the deal could be finalized as soon as this week and could value Instacart at ~$17B  —  Deal could be completed as soon as this week, people familiar with the matter say  —  DoorDash is in advanced talks to acquire food …
Ian King / Bloomberg:
Intel agrees to acquire Tel Aviv-based quantum computing startup Classiq; Classiq has raised more than $200M in funding and has about 130 employees  —  Intel Corp. agreed to buy Israeli startup Classiq Technologies Ltd. as part of a push to capitalize on quantum computing, a still-nascent field that is seeking commercial applications.
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple debuts iOS 27.2, with Siri AI enhancements for recalling past conversations, understanding more personal context, supporting five more languages, and more  —  Apple today released iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, the first major updates to the iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 operating systems that came …
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Instagram is testing Features, a new long-form horizontal video format of up to 90 minutes aimed at podcasters, comedians, and other creators, in the US  —  Select creators in the U.S. Monday and will be able to test out the new product, which could make the platform more of a destination for full video podcasts.

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