Alphabet raises $80B, Anthropic files IPO

Alphabet is planning a significant equity raise of $80 billion, primarily to bolster its artificial intelligence infrastructure. This move comes as AI development and deployment demand continues to surge across the tech industry. Concurrently, AI startup Anthropic has taken a major step towards public trading by filing confidentially for an IPO, potentially outpacing competitor OpenAI in the race to go public. The article also touches on SpaceX's IPO fee negotiations and HPE's positive sales outlook driven by AI infrastructure demand.