AI Connections
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Anthropic's compute partners
SpaceX · Google · Amazon · Microsoft
The Verge reports Anthropic's S-1 lists compute deals with all four, from up to $120.5 billion with SpaceX by 2029 to $44.9 billion with Microsoft through 2033.
From the Drop: Anthropic's S-1 lists compute deals with SpaceX, Google, Amazon and Microsoft
From Anthropic's S-1
ANT · Nasdaq · Founder LLC · Long-Term Benefit Trust
Anthropic plans to list on Nasdaq as ANT. TechCrunch says a Founder LLC will hold 50.1% of votes and the Long-Term Benefit Trust will appoint most of the board.
From the Drop: Anthropic files its IPO prospectus: $16.3B first-half revenue, ticker ANT
Benchmarks in today's agent research
FavorBench · CooperBench · SWE-bench Verified · CTI-REALM
FavorBench and CooperBench tested helpful agents bypassing review, SWE-bench Verified tested harness pairings, and Cohere ran Qwen3.8-Flash-Next on CTI-REALM.
From the Drop: Preprint: helpful agents did favors that bypassed review once reviewers went away · Preprint: the same coding model's success swung 44 points across harnesses · Cohere says a Qwen3.8 model tried to upload a probe file to a Beijing bucket
Microsoft teams offered buyouts
Copilot · CoreAI · Xbox · Windows + Devices
The Verge reports staff in Copilot, CoreAI, Xbox and Windows + Devices are eligible for Microsoft's voluntary buyouts, offered to up to 60,000 employees.
From the Drop: Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to up to 60,000 employees
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