Business & Industry · Fri 13 Nov

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Today · Fri 13 Nov

Xlence prepares for Anthropic’s anticipated IPO

AI-generated summary Anthropic is preparing for a potential initial public offering with an expected valuation of $2 trillion and a planned Nasdaq ticker of ANTH. Xlence is preparing its offering ahead of the potential listing to provide access subject to the IPO proceeding and share availability.

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Earlier: Anthropic reportedly plans to move forward with IPO plans · Anthropic may need to cut IPO ambitions as investors balk: Report · Anthropic’s potential $2 trillion IPO could turn staff into millionaires

Trading Sphere eyes Anthropic IPO with plans for day-one CFD trading

AI-generated summary Trading Sphere is preparing to offer share CFDs for the anticipated market debut of Anthropic. The expected initial public offering could test investor confidence in artificial intelligence valuations and spending on computing infrastructure.

Earlier: Anthropic reportedly plans to move forward with IPO plans · Anthropic may need to cut IPO ambitions as investors balk: Report · Anthropic’s potential $2 trillion IPO could turn staff into millionaires

Anthropic’s Manufacturing Plugin Adds Factory Workflows, With Separate Controls for Infor Changes

AI-generated summary Anthropic launched Claude for Manufacturing on November 12 to provide Team and Enterprise customers with connectors to tools including Infor, Autodesk Fusion, Microsoft 365, and Oracle NetSuite. Infor stated that its separate plugin enables approved actions like creating purchase orders and reallocating stock while relying on existing user permissions.

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Earlier: Anthropic launches new suits of AI office productivity tools in run up to IPO

SMIC sees AI computing crunch until 2028 as Nvidia heat risks tighter chip curbs

AI-generated summary Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation forecasts that artificial intelligence computing power may remain in short supply until the middle to the second half of 2028. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation reported an 82.3 per cent year-on-year surge in third-quarter gross profit to US$953.2 million along with rising quarterly revenue.

Earlier: Nvidia's crisis and the politics of an AI pause

AI is turning ad tech into a fight for the brain behind the buy

AI-generated summary LUMA Partners executives Terry Kawaja and Conor McKenna stated that artificial intelligence is altering ad tech by changing how marketing technology selects and delivers advertisements and how consumers discover and buy products. LUMA Partners speakers expect artificial intelligence technologies to potentially prompt a more competitive market and future consolidation among firms while altering how advertisers attribute value to their media spend.

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Solving Restaurant Profitability Crisis with Sakshit Teotia's AI / ML Engine

Sakshit Teotia

AI-generated summary Sakshit Teotia engineered an artificial intelligence-driven labor scheduling and demand optimization system that integrates real-time external data to generate store-level labor shift models for restaurant operators. Boston Consulting Group received an internal development grant of five hundred thousand dollars, where teams developed an executive digital twin and an artificial intelligence fluency platform.

Batch vs. Real-Time Inference: Which Workloads Should Wait for Half Price

AI-generated summary Alibaba Cloud Community discusses batch versus real-time inference options on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, comparing token pricing and operational deadlines for AI workloads. Illustrative examples show potential cost savings using batch processing for workloads that can tolerate delays instead of immediate real-time responses.

AI staff for a small business: $7, $18, and $20 a seat · AI Agents Info

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AI-generated summary Google Workspace Business Starter is listed at $7 per user per month on the annual commitment with a Gemini assistant in Gmail, and an introductory price of $3.50 is scheduled to start on November 26, 2026. Microsoft 365 Copilot Business is priced at $18 per user per month paid yearly as an add-on, while Claude Team is available at $20 per seat per month billed annually for teams of two to 150.