Anthropic files for an IPO that could value the AI lab at up to $2 trillion, disclosing $16.3 billion in first-half revenue and an $80.7 billion net loss. Plus OpenAI edges toward a $30 billion raise at a lower $1.25 trillion valuation, SK Telecom gives its AI agents employee ID numbers and human supervisors, Nvidia's Jensen Huang floats a $2,000-per-GPU software fee, Will Larson on the new rules of engineering management, Latent Space's rundown of a brutal week in security breaches, Lenny's review of Claude Duet, Phish's new live album from Savannah, an 83-year-old's 50th NYC Marathon, and a wildcard: astronomers' first possible exomoon.

John Ruwitch, NPR · Oct 26

Anthropic filed paperwork for a Nasdaq IPO under ticker ANT, disclosing $16.3 billion in first-half revenue.

Julie Bort, TechCrunch · Oct 22

OpenAI is negotiating a $30 billion funding round led by Coatue and UAE investors at a $1.25 trillion valuation.

Cho Yoon-jin, Seoul Economic Daily · Oct 26

SK Telecom will assign AI agents employee ID numbers, departments, and human supervisors under a new governance framework.

Zo Ahmed, TechSpot · Oct 26

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang floated roughly $2,000 per GPU annually for software that runs AI agents in data centers.

Gergely Orosz, Pragmatic Engineer · Oct 21

Interview with Will Larson on how AI is reshaping engineering management, career ladders, and the path to CTO.

swyx, Latent Space · Oct 23

Latent Space's AI News roundup covers a cluster of major security breaches and disclosures from October 21-22.

Lenny Rachitsky, Lenny's Newsletter · Oct 26

Podcast episode reviewing Anthropic's Claude Duet app and discussing why Reddit built its own internal AI prototyping tool.

Jambands.com · Oct 22

Phish released a remixed live album documenting their July two-night run at Savannah, Georgia's Enmarket Arena.

Maggie Penman, The Washington Post · Oct 21

Profile of Dave Obelkevich, 83, who holds the record for most consecutive New York City Marathon finishes.