Anthropic posts $80bn loss in first half of 2026: WSJ

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Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic reported a staggering $80.7 billion net loss in the first half of 2026, primarily due to accounting charges related to changes in the value of convertible notes and other financial instruments issued for funding. The San Francisco-based company, led by CEO Dario Amodei, is preparing for an upcoming initial public offering (IPO) that could potentially value it at up to $2 trillion. Despite this significant loss, Anthropic forecasts spending up to $750 billion in the coming years to acquire more computing capacity. The company warned about growing opposition to data centers, which could threaten its business, as public sentiment has shifted against AI and protests have emerged against data center construction. Lior Prosor of Deep33 Ventures downplayed concerns that this backlash would derail Anthropic’s IPO or impede its growth, citing that new data centers won't be operational until at least the second half of 2028.

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🔮 The corporation also indicated it could spend up to $750bn in coming years to acquire more computing capacity, including potential deals currently under discussion, the Journal said on Tuesday.
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Anthropic, the artificial intelligence (AI) company known for creating the chatbot Claude, recorded a net loss of more than $80bn in the first half of 2026, according to the Wall Street Journal, as the market anticipates its looming initial public offering (IPO). uncertain
market → know → offering
The corporation also indicated it could spend up to $750bn in coming years to acquire more computing capacity, including potential deals currently under discussion, the Journal said on Tuesday. uncertain
Journal → indicate → Tuesday
Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Why are eight US states suing OpenAI? - list 2 of 3AI tool helps stranded protesters find their way home in the Indian capital - list 3 of 3Ex-OpenAI employee accused of planting device has Saudi backing: Prosecutor The main driver for the loss was the $72bn in accounting charges related to changes in the value of convertible notes and other financial instruments Anthropic issued to raise funding, the report said. asserted
report → sue → funding
The loss figure was up from $13bn a year earlier, according to a draft prospectus, a legal document corporations submit to financial regulators, for its IPO. uncertain
corporations → accord → IPO
The figures show the hefty costs of the AI race, even as investors look more closely at whether the money companies are pouring into chips and data centres will pay off. asserted
companies → show → chips
Anthropic also shared a list of potential risk factors, including uncertainty over how to prevent its products from doing harm, whether through sophisticated cyberattacks or blackmail by uncontrolled models. asserted
Anthropic → share → models
Anthropic did not respond to a request for comment, and the report on the non-public information could not be immediately verified. uncertain
report → respond → information
Investors weigh loss Reuters first reported in September that Anthropic posted a net loss of $42bn in 2025, as part of a series of exclusives from its IPO prospectus. asserted
Anthropic → weigh → prospectus
The company has benefited from the popularity of Claude Code, its coding assistant that developers use to write software and build apps. But some current and prospective investors who attended Anthropic’s investor day in San Francisco, California, last week are weighing a lower valuation for the AI company after its latest financial disclosures, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. asserted
people → benefit → Reuters
The investors who attended the event discussed a valuation of around $1.5 trillion, three of the people said, a significant step down from the roughly $2 trillion valuation previously expected for the November share sale. asserted
three → attend → sale
Anthropic’s revenue jumped to $16.3bn in the six-month period that ended June 30, up from $1.1bn a year ago, while AI infrastructure spending nearly quadrupled to almost $9bn, the Journal reported. asserted
Journal → jump → 9bn
Anthropic reported last week that AI could be months away from learning to self-replicate on everyday home devices. uncertain
AI → report → devices
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