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Anthropic submitted a confidential draft Form S‑1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, signaling its intention to go public. The move comes as the AI firm, fresh from a $65 billion funding round that valued it at $965 billion, joins other tech giants like SpaceX and OpenAI in an anticipated wave of IPOs. While the company has not disclosed share numbers or pricing, analysts say market conditions will dictate the terms. The filing underscores the capital‑intensive nature of the AI sector and raises questions about profitability, transparency and investor appetite. Ler mais

Anthropic, the AI firm behind the Claude chatbot, submitted a confidential registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, signalling its intent to go public. The filing follows a $65 billion Series H financing that lifted the company’s valuation to roughly $965 billion. Anthropic did not disclose the number of shares, price range or timing, saying the offering will depend on market conditions. The move places the startup in a crowded IPO season that also includes SpaceX and adds pressure to its rival OpenAI, which is preparing its own public listing. Ler mais

Cerebras Systems went public Thursday, sending its shares soaring above $300 and turning Benchmark's $270 million investment into a stake worth more than $5 billion. Eric Vishria, the Benchmark partner who reluctantly sat down with the AI‑chip startup in 2016, recalled how a single slide about GPUs sparked his confidence in the fledgling team. After years of engineering hurdles, the wafer‑scale processor finally found a market, attracting customers like OpenAI, AWS and Abu Dhabi’s G42. The IPO’s success marks one of Benchmark’s biggest hardware bets in a decade. Ler mais

Robinhood Markets filed a confidential registration statement to launch RVII, its second publicly traded venture fund, expanding beyond the late‑stage companies that anchor its first fund, RVI. The new vehicle will target growth‑stage and early‑stage startups, opening the private‑market upside to everyday investors without accreditation requirements. RVI, which debuted at $21 per share and now trades above $43, has already doubled in value, driven by optimism around AI‑heavy holdings such as OpenAI and Databricks. CEO Vlad Tenev says the move aims to let retail investors sit at the ground floor of future tech breakthroughs. Ler mais

Cerebras Systems announced plans to sell 28 million shares at $115 to $125 each, seeking to raise roughly $3.5 billion and achieve a market valuation of up to $26.6 billion. The AI‑chipmaker’s filing lists a roster of high‑profile investors—including OpenAI founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, Fidelity, and Tiger Global—many of whom stand to profit from a successful debut. A $1 billion loan from OpenAI, secured by warrants on over 33 million shares, underscores the deep ties between the two firms. If demand holds, the offering could become the largest tech IPO of 2026. Ler mais

Microsoft announced Monday that its exclusive right to sell OpenAI’s artificial‑intelligence models on Azure will end. The tech giant will retain a non‑exclusive licence to OpenAI’s intellectual property through 2032, remain the primary cloud partner and hold onto its 27% equity stake. OpenAI will continue paying a capped revenue share to Microsoft through 2030, while Microsoft will no longer pay a share on products it resells. Shares of Microsoft fell about 3% after the news, while rivals Amazon and Alphabet logged modest gains. Ler mais

The S&P 500’s Shiller CAPE ratio now sits at 38‑40, the highest level in 155 years aside from the March 2000 dot‑com peak. While market concentration and lofty valuations echo 2000, leading AI firms such as Nvidia, Microsoft, and Alphabet generate cash at historic rates. Analysts debate whether the AI rally will end in a bust or prove sustainable, hinging on whether the $660‑$690 billion annual hyperscaler capex delivers returns. The outcome will decide if today’s prices look like a bubble or a justified premium for a profitable new wave of technology. Ler mais

Cerebras Systems, the San Diego‑based AI chip maker, filed to go public this week, targeting a mid‑May offering. The filing follows two massive funding rounds that lifted the company’s valuation to $23 billion and brought total capital raised to $2.1 billion. Recent contracts with Amazon Web Services and a reported $10 billion deal with OpenAI underscore the firm’s rapid ascent. Revenues hit $510 million in 2025, while net income reached $237.8 million, according to the prospectus. The IPO marks a new chapter for a startup that once withdrew a 2024 filing amid a federal review. Ler mais

A report by Citrini Research outlines a scenario in which AI agents dramatically reshape the economy, leading to doubled unemployment and a stock market decline of more than a third. The analysis describes a feedback loop where AI-driven productivity cuts jobs, reduces consumer spending, and pressures firms to invest further in automation, potentially destabilizing the broader economic system. Ler mais

Google has released Project Genie, an AI tool that creates playable interactive worlds from prompts or images. The experimental service, offered through the AI Ultra plan at a high monthly cost, has prompted users to generate worlds resembling popular titles such as The Legend of Zelda, GTA 5, and Kingdom Hearts. Analysts say the launch has contributed to sharp declines in the stock prices of several game developers and publishers, including CD Projekt Red, Take Two Interactive, and Nintendo. Critics argue that the technology threatens creative integrity, could lead to layoffs, and may strain hardware demand, while gamers express strong opposition to AI‑generated games. Ler mais

The Bank of England has cautioned that AI‑related stock valuations have reached their highest levels since the dot‑com surge of the late 1990s. While current price‑to‑earnings ratios appear less extreme when based on future profit expectations, the central bank notes that increasing concentration within market indices leaves equity markets especially vulnerable if enthusiasm for AI wanes. The BoE draws parallels to the 2000 dot‑com peak, highlighting the rapid rise and steep fall of the Nasdaq during that era and warning that similar dynamics could unfold for AI‑focused equities. Ler mais