Anthropic loses over $80 billion in first half of 2026

According to a Wall Street Journal report citing a draft IPO prospectus, AI startup Anthropic recorded a net loss of more than $80 billion in the first half of the year, up sharply from a $13 billion loss during the same period a year earlier.The vast majority of this year’s deficit ($72 billion) stems from non-cash accounting charges tied to changes in the value of convertible notes and other past fundraising instruments.