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May 29, 2026 11:16 AM

Anthropic nears $1 trillion-dollar valuation, surpasses OpenAI in latest funding round

Anthropic has reportedly reached a valuation close to $1 trillion after raising $65 billion in its latest funding round, surpassing rival OpenAI as both companies prepare for potential stock market debuts. The funding round, led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, Greenoaks and Sequoia Capital, values the AI startup at approximately $965 billion on a post-money basis. The company said adoption of its AI assistant Claude has continued to grow among enterprise customers worldwide, ...

May 21, 2026 11:42 AM

Anthropic nears first quarterly profit, agrees to pay SpaceX $1.25 billion monthly for computing power

Anthropic is closing in on its first quarterly operating profit, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters, as its sales eclipse the enormous costs to develop and deploy artificial intelligence. In recent fundraising materials, the San Francisco-based startup apprised investors that its June quarter sales could reach at least $10.9 billion, more than double its $4.8 billion in revenue for the just-ended March quarter, the person said. That will propel its second-quarter operating profit t...

April 29, 2026 10:33 PM

White House drafts guidance to bypass Anthropic’s risk flag for new AI models, Axios reports

The White House is developing guidance that could allow federal agencies to sidestep Anthropic's supply-chain risk designation and onboard new artificial intelligence models, including Mythos, Axios reported on Tuesday. A draft executive action under consideration could provide the Trump administration with a pathway to de‑escalate its dispute with Anthropic, Axios reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Anthropic declined to c...

April 24, 2026 4:57 PM

FM Sitharaman warns of ‘unprecedented’ AI risks, urges banks to bolster cyber defences

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that Indian banks are adequately prepared to deal with emerging technology-related challenges, even as she raised fresh concerns over risks linked to a new artificial intelligence model developed by Anthropic. Speaking to reporters, FM Sitharaman noted that India is closely monitoring the potential threats posed by Anthropic’s Mythos AI model, which has drawn global attention for its advanced capabilities. The remarks came after Sitharaman c...

February 27, 2026 10:01 AM

Anthropic cannot accede to Pentagon’s request in AI safeguards dispute, CEO says

Anthropic said it would not accede to the Pentagon's request to eliminate safeguards from its AI systems, despite threats to deem the company a "supply chain risk" and remove it from the Department of Defense's systems, putting a $200 million contract at risk. The Pentagon's dispute with Anthropic stems from the AI startup's refusal to remove safeguards that would prevent its technology from being used to target weapons autonomously and conduct surveillance in the United St...

February 25, 2026 12:17 PM

Anthropic touts new AI tools weeks after legal plug-in spurred market rout

Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic on Tuesday unveiled 10 new ways for business customers to plug in its technology to key areas of their work, weeks after other releases sparked an aggressive selloff in traditional software company shares. The San Francisco-based startup said its plug-ins could now help with investment banking tasks like reviewing deals, wealth-management tasks such as portfolio analysis and human resource-related tasks such as making new-hire materials reflect a brand's to...

February 16, 2026 4:38 PM

Anthropic opens Bengaluru office, announces local hiring and partnership

American artificial intelligence firm Anthropic on Monday announced the opening of its Bengaluru office, marking its second presence in Asia after Tokyo. The company said the new office will focus on hiring local talent across a wide range of roles. In a statement, Anthropic said India is the second-largest market for its AI assistant Claude. Nearly half of Claude’s usage in the country involves computer and mathematical tasks, including application development and production software deploym...

October 8, 2025 9:32 AM

Anthropic to open first India office in 2026 as demand for AI tools grows

Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup backed by Alphabet's Google and Amazon, said on Tuesday it will open its first office in India next year, aiming to tap into the country's growing appetite for AI tools. The move comes as AI adoption in India accelerates, fueled by rising enterprise tech spending, a growing pool of skilled talent, and increasing investor interest. India, home to nearly a billion internet users, is becoming a major battleground for global AI players. The Asian cou...

January 22, 2025 1:19 PM

Google to invest fresh $1 bln in OpenAI rival Anthropic, FT reports

Google is making a fresh investment of more than $1 billion into AI startup Anthropic, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. This comes after Reuters and other media reported earlier in January that Anthropic was nearing a $2 billion fundraise in a round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, valuing the firm at about $60 billion. The FT said that Google's new investment was separate from the Lightspeed funding round. Anthropic, a major competitor of OpenAI in the AI foundation model space...