Musk and Anthropic pledge public share giveaways

BBC - Oct 19, 2026

Musk's announcement comes after Anthropic pledged to create a public benefit fund ahead of its blockbuster stock market listing.

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Anthropic says it will commit 5% of its shares to 'public benefit fund'