Anthropic's new AI tool: Next black stock market day for the software industry
3 months ago
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- Anthropic's new AI tool 'Cowork' triggers a major sell-off in the software and financial sectors.
- Stock prices for Adobe and Salesforce dropped by about 7%, while legal document tool companies fell over 10%.
- PayPal's stock plunged more than 20% due to disappointing business figures and CEO transition.
- Bitcoin continues its downward trend, currently priced around $76,000.
- Anthropic's AI features automate contract reviews and compliance workflows, impacting existing tool providers.
- Total stock market drop amounts to $285 billion, affecting already pressured industries.
- Salesforce and Adobe stocks have halved or dropped 45% over the past year.
- Microsoft shares fell 3% in a day, losing over 13% in five days due to AI infrastructure costs.
- Google's recent AI tool introduction also caused gaming industry stocks to plummet.