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# The Anthropic Ledger, Chips, Earnings, and Deal Fever, Rates, Crypto, and Other Stress Tests
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-11-03-am/
- Published: 2026-11-03T11:17:03.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-03T11:17:03.000Z
- Description: Anthropic’s S-1 shows revenue rising fast, losses widening, and investors reportedly trimming the valuation target. Chipmakers are merging while investors ask whether AI demand has a ceiling. Apple’s iPhone had a strong quarter, and there is a new round of dealmaking.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-am, #scan

Anthropic's S-1 shows revenue rising fast, losses widening, and investors reportedly trimming the valuation target. Chipmakers are merging while investors ask whether AI demand has a ceiling. Apple's iPhone had a strong quarter, and there is a new round of dealmaking.

> **$895.4B** — Anthropic's purchase commitments and lease agreements, "substantially all" tied to compute and infrastructure. *(CNBC)*

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#### [Anthropic reports Q3 revenue up 12x YoY to nearly $17B, with a $23.3B net loss](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-02/anthropic-revenue-hits-nearly-17-billion-before-blockbuster-ipo?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc5MzYzNDMwOSwiZXhwIjoxNzk0MjM5MTA5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTlAzMUxLR1pBSlgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI3QUU4MDkxQ0U5QjY0OTMwOTM1RjkzNkQwQ0MyMzQ0RSJ9.oH8f54%5F8wAwoGJYiveuP1r4dTvzOj8TfZwtuQ1Hu1xw&ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

Net loss nearly doubled from $12.1B a year ago, and opex rose 292%. *(Bloomberg)*

#### [Anthropic's amended S-1 reveals $895.4B in compute and infrastructure commitments](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/02/anthropic-ant-s-1-quarter-financials.html?ref=adjacent.media)

The commitments are long-dated, and they depend on demand continuing to arrive. *(CNBC)*

#### [Institutional investors tell Anthropic its IPO valuation should be $1.5T–$1.6T, not $2T](https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/anthropic-investors-push-for-cautious-valuation-closer-to-1-5-trillion-2f2df9cf?st=5aagd9&ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

A tech selloff has made a $1.5 trillion valuation the modest option. *(WSJ)*

#### [Anthropic aims to raise up to $3.5B from Japanese investors in its IPO](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-02/anthropic-seeks-up-to-3-5-billion-in-japan-for-its-mega-us-ipo?ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

Australia, Canada, and parts of Europe get direct access too, making this a global retail-and-institutional roadshow. *(Bloomberg)*

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#### [Marvell to acquire Lumentum in a $115B all-stock deal](https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/marvell-buy-lumentum-115-billion-deal-ai-data-center-bet-2026-11-02/?ref=adjacent.media)

Marvell wants to rival Broadcom in AI data center optics. Nvidia, which put $2B into each company this year, links the two. *(Reuters)*

#### [Kioxia shares fall up to 15% after cautious Q3 outlook](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-02/kioxia-shares-tumble-after-outlook-suggests-demand-leveling-off?ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

Investors are asking whether AI-driven memory demand is leveling off. *(Bloomberg)*

#### [Apple Q4: iPhone up 17% to $57.58B, Mac up 24%](https://9to5mac.com/2026/11/02/apple-reports-q4-2026-earnings/?ref=adjacent.media)

iPhone beat estimates handily, while iPad and Wearables had a weaker quarter. *(9to5Mac)*

#### [Google Earnings, Facebook Déjà Vu, The Agent Play](https://stratechery.com/2026/google-earnings-facebook-deja-vu-the-agent-play/?ref=adjacent.media)

Ben Thompson argues Google's earnings miss resembles Facebook's past spending scares, and that he sees that as more compliment than critique. *(Stratechery)*

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#### [Fed Chair Warsh is really managing debt costs, not inflation, economist says](https://fortune.com/2026/11/01/fed-chair-kevin-warsh-treasury-bond-yield-curve-control-debt-costs-inflation-interest-rates-gdp-growth/?ref=adjacent.media)

If interest costs are about to outrun GDP growth, that would explain why Wall Street can't tell whether Warsh is a hawk or a dove. *(Fortune)*

#### [Binance reports $3.64B in outflows as it resumes normal transactions](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/business/binance-hack-crypto-north-korea.html?ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

Withdrawals spiked right after the theft. *(NYT)*

#### [Sergey Brin is building political infrastructure that outlasts his $102M fight against Prop 40](https://fortune.com/2026/11/02/sergey-brin-political-102-million-prop-40-billionaire/?ref=adjacent.media)

A California wealth tax has pulled a longtime political bystander into the fight as a well-funded participant. *(Fortune)*

> $6.3B\*\* — Tokens stolen in the Binance hack, which has now been followed by $3.64B in customer outflows. \*(NYT)

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