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Anthropic posts $114 billion half-year loss as valuation sinks
The loss and trillion-dollar compute appetite torch IPO hype as valuation hopes sink.
The loss and trillion-dollar compute appetite torch IPO hype as valuation hopes sink. The loss and trillion-dollar compute appetite torch IPO hype as valuation hopes sink. Oct 21, 2026 2 min read Batman: The Dark Knight (2008). Image: Warner Bros Anthropic has reported a net loss of more than US$80 billion (A$114bn) in the first half of the year and signalled it could spend as much as US$750bn ($A1.1 trillion) in the coming years to secure more computing capacity, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Anthropic posts $114 billion half-year loss as valuation sinks
Anthropic has reported a net loss of more than US$80 billion (A$114 billion) in the first half of the year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The AI company also signalled it could spend as much as US$750 billion (A$1.1 trillion) in the coming years to secure additional computing capacity. The staggering loss and trillion-dollar compute appetite have dampened IPO speculation, with valuation hopes sinking. Anthropic has not publicly commented on the reported figures.