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Anthropic logged net loss of over $80 billion in first half of 2026 (www.reuters.com)
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[–] yes_this_time@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

It's not 72 billion dollars lost related to the business.

The money didn't exist and wasn't spent.

It's not clear what the instrument was exactly (I would need to look it up myself, not an accountant). But there are a range of charges that aren't actually related to profitability of a business. Value of instruments could be tied to a capital raise earlier. EG if they promised a percent of the company as part of a raise, and Anthropic is worth a lot more now. Their liability increases (the percent they owe is worth more now) and they book as a loss.