Philly native and Penn State alum from the late 20th century
Northeast US
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On this day in 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis reaches its climax as the U.S. warns its allies that war with the Soviet Union "may be necessary."
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This week marks 15 years since the historic Northeast snowstorm of October 2011.
I’ll ignore just about every political commercial, but this pretty clever. I’ll even say brilliant if it’s a first.
These are the type of people who we're dealing with at Anthropic. What's the best synonym for 'full of yourself'
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October 26, 1998:
Hurricane Mitch became a Category 5 north of Honduras. At its peak, the storm had peak winds of 180 mph and a 905 mbar central pressure. Mitch is tied with 2007's Dean as the tenth-most intense hurricane in the Atlantic basin's recorded history.
#wxhistory
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ANTHROPIC JUST PUBLISHED ITS S-1 FOR A U.S. IPO
Here's everything you need to know:
The Listing:
• Nasdaq Global Select Market, ticker $ANT
• Leads: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan
• Price range and share count: not disclosed yet
The Growth:
• H1'26 revenue: $16.3B vs. $1.16B in H1'25
• 2025 revenue: $4.59B vs. $386M in 2024
• $100K+ customers: 11,900+ vs. 950+ a year ago
• $1M+ customers: 1,900+
• $10M+ customers: ~250
• Consumption-based: $13.1B, 80% of H1 revenue
• Subscriptions: $3.2B, 20% of H1 revenue
The Losses:
• H1'26 operating loss: $693M vs. $2.14B
• H1'26 net loss: $80.7B
• $72.4B fair-value charge on convertible notes
• That charge tracks its rising valuation
• 2025 included a $1.5B Bartz copyright settlement
The Compute Bill:
• H1'26 compute & infrastructure: $8.9B
• Google: at least $114.5B through July 2033
• Amazon: at least $110.0B through April 2036
• Microsoft: at least $44.9B through May 2033
• ~$265.6B in total minimum commitments
• Owed regardless of actual usage
The Cash:
• $131.7B in cash & short-term investments
• Up to $77B more in note facilities:
- Google: $20B
- Amazon: $15B
- Broadcom: $42B
Who Controls It:
• Public benefit corporation
• Class F (Founder LLC): 50.1% of the vote
• Members: Dario & Daniela Amodei + 5 co-founders
• Long-Term Benefit Trust picks board majority
• Class A: 1 vote per share
• Class N (strategic partners): no vote
• Ownership caps: Amazon 12%, Google 14.99%
• 5% of shares to Anthropic Public Benefit Fund
The Risks They Flagged:
• Warns advanced AI could pose
"catastrophic or existential risks to humanity"
• Training-data copyright suits could hurt it
The Team:
• ~5,300 employees as of Sept. 30
Use of proceeds: compute, hiring, general purposes
It’s funny when you have these temps in October, you still wear shorts and tee shirts, have the windows open. But these same temps in Jan/Feb and it’s long pants and a jacket, probably have the heat on.
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“There is no beef, but there might be a little lamb chops with some gravy. He should stay ready at all times.”
-Jaylen Brown last night on Jayson Tatum
”I've seen all these things about 'Get your popcorn ready when they play. This ain't no boxing match, it's basketball. There's no animosity, no beef. I just hate the conversation, the narrative around it. There's not enough communication and I think a conversation will solve or put out a lot of fires. Again, people handle and process things at their own time. Whenever that happens, it will happen."
-Jayson Tatum said he called and texted when Brown was traded to the Sixers. But they haven’t had a conversation. Brown said last night they each have to do what they have to do for their own team.
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🥶🧥 Another frosty night and early morning ahead tonight into Sunday, with temperatures dropping into the low to mid 30s for most inland areas. Freeze Warnings & Frost Advisories are in effect for impacted areas where the growing season continues. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
ALT Forecast low temperatures for tonight into Sunday morning.
