Anthropic just topped OpenAI on a major metric ahead of rival IPOs

Anthropic is nearing a $1 trillion valuation, topping rival OpenAI and making it the most valuable artificial intelligence startup, as the two competitors head toward their initial public offerings. The San Francisco-based AI company announced a new round of $65 billion Series H financing on Thursday, bringing it to a $965 billion valuation. The latest round was led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital, and included $15 billion of prior commitments, $5 billion of wh...