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Anthropic targets $1.4 trillion IPO

Anthropic confirmed on Tuesday that its IPO could be one of the biggest ever, even while falling short of previous expectations. Its IPO price is expected to be between $70.00 and $78.00 per share, which would put its valuation as high as $1.4 trillion, according to the New York Times. The Wall Street Journal reports that according to its sources, Anthropic is "aiming for its shares to start trading Thursday or Friday next week." As Reuters notes, the Anthropic IPO was previous

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Anthropic, an AI company, is going public through an initial public offering with an expected valuation of $1.4 trillion, making it one of the world's most valuable publicly traded companies. The company's IPO price is expected to be between $70.00 and $78.00 per share, with shares anticipated to start trading the following week. This valuation represents a decrease from previous expectations of as much as $2 trillion, though it positions Anthropic as more valuable than its rival OpenAI, which was valued at $1.25 trillion as of the previous week.

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