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Anthropic’s prospectus says US$72.4 billion of its US$80.7 billion first-half net loss came from an accounting charge linked to the rise in the value of its convertible notes. The company’s operating loss was US$693 million, according to Sky News reporting carried by MKFM.

The filing also puts first-half computing and infrastructure spending at nearly US$9 billion. That gives investors a clearer view of the costs behind Anthropic’s rapid growth, though the accounting charge and operating loss measure very different things.

Anthropic’s seven co-founders will retain 50.1 per cent of the voting power on most corporate matters, the report says. The filing also says existing customers spend about nine times what they did a year earlier, with net revenue retention around 900 per cent.

Sources and evidence

• Anthropic reveals plans for blockbuster IPO – MKFM: Sky News reporting carried by MKFM says Anthropic’s prospectus attributes US$72.4 billion of its US$80.7 billion first-half net loss to an accounting charge, reports a US$693 million operating loss and nearly US$9 billion in compute and infrastructure spending, and gives the co-founders 50.1 per cent of voting power on most matters.

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