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The August 17, 2026 edition of Bloomberg Tech covers several major AI and tech stories breaking simultaneously. The flagship story is Anthropic’s second-quarter 2026 revenue of $11.5 billion — a 14x year-over-year increase — alongside an annualized run rate that crossed $47 billion in May. Bloomberg’s Rachel Metz discusses IPO implications for both Anthropic and OpenAI, whose ARR figures use different methodologies but both signal improving investor readiness. Anthropic also reported positive adjusted operating income, a significant milestone for a company previously burning capital at scale.
The program reports on SpaceX completing its $60 billion acquisition of Cursor — among the largest deals in tech history — two months after agreeing to the takeover. Separately, analysis of 13F filings reveals that more than a dozen family offices, including Nicholas Pritzker ($1.8 billion position), UAE royals, UK hedge fund billionaire Michael Platt, and Australian mining magnate Gina Reinhardt, collectively hold at least $3.8 billion in SpaceX exposure ahead of the company’s IPO.
Parnassus CIO Todd Ahlsten warns that AI infrastructure investment is entering a riskier phase as financing migrates from hyperscaler cash flows into public debt and equity markets. He recommends second-order infrastructure plays in Vulcan Materials, Linde, and GE Vernova. The show also features Bedrock Robotics CEO discussing three live commercial deployments of NVIDIA-powered autonomous excavators with contractors Sun Construction, Zachary, and Champion Site Prep.
📺 Source: Bloomberg Tech · Published August 17, 2026
🏷️ Format: News Analysis
