18:41
Sony Music and Warner sue Anthropic over copyright claims
Sony Music and Warner filed a lawsuit against Anthropic alleging a broad campaign of intellectual property theft. The suit focuses on accusations of illegal piracy.
2 coverage
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Saturday 29 August
1 developmentThursday 27 August
1 development07:14
Nvidia acquires Hugging Face for $12.9 billion
Nvidia is buying open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, about 80 times its $150 million annual revenue. The deal fits Nvidia's push to invest in open AI models while closed providers move away from Nvidia hardware.
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NVIDIAMoney · 27 Aug
NVIDIA
Major funding round
$13Braised
Wednesday 26 August
1 development21:37
Anthropic signs $45B compute deal with Nscale
Anthropic has agreed a $45 billion deal with infrastructure provider Nscale. It continues a streak of large compute commitments by the company.
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AnthropicMoney · 26 Aug
Anthropic
Major funding round
$45Braised
Monday 24 August
1 development00:00
Mistral and HUMAIN announce partnership
Mistral published a company post titled Mistral x HUMAIN dated August 24, 2026. The post indicates a partnership between Mistral and HUMAIN.
1 official
Thursday 20 August
1 development23:41
Anthropic reportedly aims to match SpaceX record IPO raise
Anthropic is privately hoping its upcoming IPO will match or surpass SpaceX's record-breaking IPO, according to anonymous sources cited by Bloomberg. The company is reportedly pushing to go public ahead of rival OpenAI.
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