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Anthropic in Talks to Raise Funding at a $950 Billion Valuation

Anthropic is negotiating to raise $30-50 billion in new funding, potentially valuing it at up to $950 billion—surpassing OpenAI's $852 billion mark from March. This would mark a dramatic jump from its $380 billion valuation three months ago amid surging AI investments. The deal, if finalized, underscores massive investor confidence in Anthropic's Claude models and Mythos advancements.

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This record-shattering raise could make Anthropic the world's most valuable startup, fueling an AI arms race and validating safety-focused labs in the frontier model era.

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