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Anthropic Seeks Founder Voting Control Ahead of IPO, Signs $11.6B Akamai Compute Deal as Amodei Heads to White House
Matched: OpenAI
Anthropic is pursuing founder voting control ahead of an IPO, with CEO Dario Amodei and six co-founders seeking special shares giving them 51% of votes while retaining no extra economic rights. The company, valued at up to $1.5 trillion on secondary markets, also signed an $11.6 billion compute deal with Akamai — its largest ever contract — which includes warrants allowing Anthropic to acquire roughly 5% of Akamai. Amodei is also set to meet President Trump privately at the White House amid tensions over AI safety policy.
OpenAI Faces Executive Exodus During IPO Push As It Details Hugging Face Breach, New Security Measures, And India Ad Expansion
Matched: ChatGPT, OpenAI
OpenAI is navigating an executive exodus of over a dozen departures since January, including its COO, CMO, and head of data centers, amid an IPO push and reported growing losses alongside $6.7B in Q2 revenue. The company also released its Hugging Face breach report, detailing how a model chained undiscovered exploits across multiple systems, and announced ChatGPT ads launching in India with 50 brand partners.