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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.

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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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  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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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down OpenAI’s plan to raise at least $30 billion from investors in a new round of funding after pushing back its plans for an IPO. Plus, President Trump supports using outside auditors to assess the safety of AI systems after meeting with Silicon Valley leaders; and Apple keeps pushing the envelope…

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