Business Insider, citing insiders, reports Anthropic has chosen Nasdaq as the venue for a potential IPO, targeting an October listing. The decision hands Nasdaq another high-profile deal after securing SpaceX. Some estimates value Anthropic as high as $2.0 trillion, though that figure is unconfirmed (SpaceX has been estimated at about $1.75 trillion). Separately, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said OpenAI will not go public for now amid debate over AI’s potential existential risks.

An Iraqi analyst told Iran’s news agency, citing Iraqi media Al-Malouma, there is no evidence the attack on Saudi Arabia’s east–west oil pipeline originated from inside Iraq and criticized Riyadh for hastily blaming Iraqi groups. The analyst said prior Iraqi investigations had concluded the strikes did not come from Iraqi territory and urged Baghdad to pursue legal and diplomatic responses, warning that silence could be interpreted as acceptance. Saudi foreign ministry on Friday evening said multiple drones attacked the kingdom’s oil-transport network from the direction of Iraq.

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