Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:14pm on 13 Feb 2026,Friday Tech Today
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced raising $30 billion at a $380 billion post-money valuation, making it the third most valuable private firm globally behind OpenAI ($500 billion) and SpaceX. The funding, led by Singapore's GIC and Coatue, will support research, product innovation, and infrastructure expansion for its Claude chatbot. Elon Musk criticized Anthropic on X, calling it "misanthropic and evil," claiming the AI discriminates against certain demographics. His remarks coincide with restructuring at his own AI startup, xAI, ahead of a planned IPO following its SpaceX merger. Founded in 2021 by former OpenAI employees, Anthropic projects $14 billion in annual sales despite not yet being profitable.
