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Anthropic’s $65 Billion Surge, OpenAI’s Teen Push | Bloomberg Tech 8/18/2026

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Anthropic’s annualized revenue topping $65 billion as the AI startup moves closer to a potential IPO. Plus, OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens, aimed at giving 13- to 17-year-olds a safer way to use the chatbot for learning. And, after advanced AI models escaped controlled safety tests and accessed real-world systems,…

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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Anthropic’s annualized revenue topping $65 billion as the AI startup moves closer to a potential IPO. Plus, OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens, aimed at giving 13- to 17-year-olds a safer way to use the chatbot for learning. And, after advanced AI models escaped controlled safety tests and accessed real-world systems, we speak with the CEO of the startup hired to stress-test them.

00:00:00 – Bloomberg Tech Begins
00:01:07 – Shirin Ghaffary, Bloomberg News
00:03:39 – Denny Fish, Janus Henderson
00:10:14 – Lauren Jonas, OpenAI
00:16:48 – Madlin Mekelburg, Bloomberg News
00:19:43 – Ryan Vlastelica, Bloomberg News
00:23:51 – Dan Lahav, Irregular CEO
00:34:12 – Dave Munichiello, GV
00:40:43 – Josh Sisco, Bloomberg News
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8 Comments

  1. @pj1471

    August 18, 2026 at 5:57 pm

    OpenAI. Seems a bit short on detail and maybe credibility. I am looking forward to seeing stories about this in the real world.

  2. @pj1471

    August 18, 2026 at 6:02 pm

    Irregular. Well that is reassuring! 🙄

  3. @118Columbus

    August 18, 2026 at 6:53 pm

    Limie Disease

  4. @118Columbus

    August 18, 2026 at 6:55 pm

    Bloomberg turned into a shill for these 2 private AI companies.

  5. @118Columbus

    August 18, 2026 at 6:56 pm

    40 < 47 < 65 Not GAAP Don’t believe the hype

  6. @petersuvara

    August 18, 2026 at 7:41 pm

    Get big tech away from our kids. Destroying lives…

    • @iotcoffeetalk

      August 18, 2026 at 8:35 pm

      There is no assurance of safety. All while Meta is going to trial for child safety.

  7. @iotcoffeetalk

    August 18, 2026 at 8:34 pm

    What Dave is describing is all cost center compute. It’s not end market.

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