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Anthropic logged net loss of over $80 billion in first half of 2026 (www.reuters.com)
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[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 days ago

included a $72 billion accounting charge reflecting an increase in the ⁠estimated value of bonds that could eventually convert into Anthropic shares, rather than cash costs tied to ​its operations

It's a very common way for startups to raise money. In this case, the bond value goes up because of a perceived increase in the value of Anthropic.