Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, recorded a staggering $80.7 billion net loss in the first six months of 2026, exposing the enormous financial costs behind one of Silicon Valley’s fastest-growing companies just as it prepares for a blockbuster initial public offering. The loss, disclosed in a draft IPO prospectus reviewed by The Wall Street

  • statelesz@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    Clickbait, most of the money never actually existed, but it’s value changed on paper and companies have to disclose it anyway.

    Roughly $72 billion of the loss came from accounting charges tied to changes in the value of convertible notes and other financial instruments Anthropic used to raise money.