Anthropic surpasses OpenAI to become most valuable AI startup
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- Anthropic overtook OpenAI as the world's most valuable AI startup with a valuation near $1 trillion after a $65 billion funding round.
- Anthropic's Series H funding was led by major investors including Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital, with additional $5 billion from Amazon.
- Growth is driven by the Claude AI assistant and Claude Code service, boosting annual revenue from about $10 billion last year to $47 billion.
- The company launched new AI models: Claude Opus 4.8 and Claude Mythos Preview, a closed system for enhanced corporate cybersecurity.
- The AI market competition intensifies; OpenAI's valuation was $852 billion after a $122 billion funding round, and both companies are preparing for potential IPOs.
- Kazakhstan ranked among countries least concerned about AI-caused job losses in a global Gallup survey.