THE AI TIMES

Anthropic is moving forward with a pre-Thanksgiving IPO, targeting a valuation of $1.25–$1.75 trillion. This decision comes despite a tech selloff and reflects a lower valuation than initially hoped, similar to OpenAI's recent funding target reduction.

After the November 2026 midterms, data centers face political backlash as local restrictions pass widely and Elon Musk's $500M bet on Republicans yields nothing, prompting OpenAI to publish a "Compute Campus Policy Blueprint" and a National Community Compact.

CoreWeave and Nebius report Q2 2026 earnings the week of November 9–13, 2026. CoreWeave saw $2.58 billion in revenue, up 112%, while Nebius reported $575–582 million, up over 450%, as both neocloud giants face rising interest rates and leverage major anchor customer deals.