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Anthropic set for £970bn valuation in mega IPO

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Williams, H. (2026, November 10). Anthropic set for £970bn valuation in mega IPO. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/ipos-claude-wall-street-chatgpt-spacex-b1304351.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-11-10 · by Holly Williams

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Anthropic, an AI company, has set the price for its initial public offering (IPO), planning to sell 825 million shares at $70 to $80 each, raising over $61 billion (£45.3 billion). The prospectus highlights both the potential benefits of AI in areas like healthcare and economic growth, as well as risks such as job displacement and cybersecurity threats. Despite growing revenues—totaling $16.3 billion in the first half of 2026—the company reported widening net losses to $80.7 billion for the same period compared to a year earlier.
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Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company behind the Claude chatbot, is proceeding with its Initial Public Offering (IPO) despite recent market volatility in the tech sector. The firm plans to raise up to $90.4 billion, making it one of the largest IPOs ever. Anthropic will offer 825 million shares at a price range of $70 to $78 each, aiming for a valuation of around $1.3 trillion. This follows concerns over the sustainability of AI investments and opposition to data centers in the US, highlighted by last week's midterm elections. The company also faces scrutiny regarding cybersecurity risks, including a past incident where a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group attempted to infiltrate its systems.

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Anthropic Aims for Trillion-Dollar Valuation IPO
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“The articles cover different aspects of Anthropic's IPO process with different timelines and details.”
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But it also highlighted the risks associated with the technology, acknowledging narratives surrounding the “potential adverse societal impacts of AI, including that AI may displace or eliminate jobs, may be misused or otherwise cause harm, and may pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity”.
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Market experts said the scandal could lead to a further rout in the US tech sector and lead to fears over the AI bubble.
Market experts said the scandal could lead to a further rout in the US tech sector and lead to fears over the AI bubble.
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The telecoms giant said the bulk of the cost savings – about £300 million – will come from job cuts among its 16,000-strong workforce in the UK, with aims to reduce its staff costs by around 30%.
The group said Mr Potts would take on the role with immediate effect, with current boss Allan Leighton becoming non-executive chairman, two years after he returned to head the firm.
The telecoms giant said the bulk of the cost savings – about £300 million – will come from job cuts among its 16,000-strong workforce in the UK, with aims to reduce its staff costs by around 30%.
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And it noted the risk of cyber attacks and drew attention to an incident in September last year where it “detected and assessed with high confidence that a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group manipulated our Claude Code tool into attempting infiltration into roughly 30 global targets” including government agencies, some of which were successful.
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But it also highlighted the risks associated with the technology, acknowledging narratives surrounding the “potential adverse societal impacts of AI, including that AI may displace or eliminate jobs, may be misused or otherwise cause harm, and may pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity”.
2026-11-10 · Evening Standard
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The AI giant has set the price for its initial public offering (IPO), with plans to sell 825 million shares at between 70 and 80 dollars each (£52 and £59), raising more than 61 billion dollars (£45.3 billion). asserted
giant → set → dollars
Anthropic is also leading the race to go public with and ChatGPT maker OpenAI, which had also been looking to list this year, but whose founder recently extended the timeframe amid concerns over AI safety. asserted
founder → lead → safety
In its IPO prospectus late last month, Anthropic said it believes AI is “one of the most consequential technologies in human history”, with the potential to “improve the quality of human life” in a number of ways. asserted
AI → say → ways
This includes accelerating scientific innovation and “potentially curing diseases that have plagued humanity for millennia, including cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, rare genetic diseases and the major infectious diseases”, the document read. asserted
document → include → cancer
AI can also be a “powerful lever for economic growth” and boost productivity through automation for workers and businesses, it said. asserted
it → boost → workers
But it also highlighted the risks associated with the technology, acknowledging narratives surrounding the “potential adverse societal impacts of AI, including that AI may displace or eliminate jobs, may be misused or otherwise cause harm, and may pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity”. uncertain
AI → highlight → humanity
And it noted the risk of cyber attacks and drew attention to an incident in September last year where it “detected and assessed with high confidence that a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group manipulated our Claude Code tool into attempting infiltration into roughly 30 global targets” including government agencies, some of which were successful. asserted
some → note → which
The document also revealed recent financial performance figures showing that revenues are growing rapidly but that it has yet to make a profit. asserted
it → reveal → profit
It reported net losses widening to 80.7 billion US dollars (£60 billion) in the first half of 2026 from 13 billion dollars (£9.7 billion) for the same period a year earlier. asserted
It → report → period
Revenues totalled 16.3 billion dollars (£12.2 billion) in the first half of 2026, having grown rapidly from 41 million dollars (£31 million) over 2023. asserted
Revenues → total → 2023
Anthropic’s shares are expected to list on the Nasdaq under the ANT ticker symbol. asserted
shares → expect → symbol
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