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Anthropic Said to Target Mega-IPO Before Thanksgiving Holiday

Anthropic PBC is seeking to go public as soon as the middle of November, according to people familiar with the matter, after the artificial intelligence model maker pushed back plans to list. Bloomberg's Anthony Stephens has more. (Source: Bloomberg)

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