The Trick Behind "Free Shipping," "Just a Post," and "We're Profitable"
Amazon called a price hike free shipping. Facebook called an ad a post. AI companies call a product pitch an extinction warning. Anthropic's own IPO numbers just handed the same trick its newest costume.
Everything this piece is built on.
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- Facebook Q3: Advertising Revenues Up 36% To $1.09B, Now 86% Of The Total MixTECHCRUNCH
- How Facebook Slew the Mobile MonsterMIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
- Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open LetterFUTURE OF LIFE INSTITUTE
- Statement on AI RiskCENTER FOR AI SAFETY
- Anthropic tells investors it will be profitable for second straight quarterIRISH TIMES / FINANCIAL TIMES
- Anthropic IPO: Claude Maker Reportedly Targets Second Straight Quarter Of Adjusted Profit As CEO's AI Slowdown Call Sparks DebateYAHOO FINANCE
- "Cost-Adjusted EBITDA"JIM CHANOS / X