Anthropic Filing Heats Up a Blockbuster Year for IPOs

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🗓️ 1 June 2026

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P.M. Edition for June 1. AI giant Anthropic has confidentially filed paperwork to go public, potentially as soon as this fall. WSJ Heard on the Street writer Asa Fitch discusses why it matters whether Anthropic or rival OpenAI make their stock market debut first. Plus, the Trump administration is signaling a retreat on its $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, which met powerful pushback from members of Congress. And the top two movies at the box office this weekend were horror films made by Gen Z filmmakers. We hear from Journal entertainment reporter Ben Fritz about whether this represents a new pathway for Hollywood hits. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Attention all passengers.
0:04.2	The Uber ride for Mark and Jamal's romantic weekend
0:07.3	will depart in four minutes from Platform 6.
0:10.5	Your ride comes with a rolling countryside sunset view
0:13.7	and a table seat, ideal for playing footsie beneath.
0:17.9	Thank you for booking your tickets on Uber.
0:21.6	Trains on Uber. Trains on Uber.
0:27.2	Anthropic, the company behind the AI tool clod, files for an IPO.
0:31.9	Plus, the Trump administration signals a retreat on its quote anti-weaponization fund.
0:37.1	And this weekend's box office shows the rising power of the Gen Z movie.
0:41.6	What we've actually learned this weekend is they will go to theaters,
0:44.2	but they're really interested in creators and story ideas that emerge from the internet
0:48.9	because that's what culture is to them.
0:51.1	It's Monday, June 1st.
0:52.8	I'm Alex O'Sullough for the Wall Street Journal. This is the
0:55.8	PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:03.4	First up today, an update on the year that's shaping up to be all about blockbuster IPOs. Anthropic says
1:09.3	it has filed confidential paperwork for an initial public
1:12.0	offering that would put the company on a path to go public this fall. Anthropic makes the Claude
1:17.4	family of AI models. It's valued at $965 billion, and it's emerged as a frontrunner in the
1:23.8	AI wars. SpaceX's huge IPO is expected this month. Asa Fitch covers technology for
1:29.7	WSJ's herd on the street column, and he says there are several reasons why it matters whether
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