🚨JUST IN: Anthropic hits $16.8 BILLION in Q3 revenue and reports a PROFIT ahead of its IPO. Quarterly revenue rose almost 50% from $11.5 BILLION in Q2, and more than tripled from $4.73 BILLION in Q1. The Claude maker says it was profitable on an adjusted basis and cash flow positive. Anthropic is targeting a November IPO, widely expected to be the most highly valued listing of all time. Its early draft S-1 warned its technology could pose "existential risks to humanity," per FT.