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Anthropic IPO Talks, Workday Buyout Buzz, Apple's Texas Bet
Anthropic CFO holds early IPO talks. Silver Lake circles Workday in a buyout that sent shares up 18%. Apple opens a Houston plant. A trade court upholds Trump's de minimis rule removal.
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Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao has started high-level meetings with potential investors ahead of a possible IPO, sources told CNBC's David Faber. The discussions are early stage – no specific financials or valuation targets have been discussed, the sources said.
The AI startup's move comes as the sector draws intense investor interest. Apple CEO Tim Cook opened a new manufacturing facility in Houston that will produce Mac Minis, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in attendance. Cook said Apple spent hundreds of millions on the space. Lutnick said Apple could
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