Iron Vesper: What was supposed to be a cutting-edge acquisition now, apparently
Shadow Sparrow: who thought this was even a real possibility in the first place?
Obsidian Raven: can you explain what the "red nose" is supposed to be referring to here?
Wraith Sable: I think people underestimate the difficulty of actual deal-making. It's easy to speculate, but it sounds like this one was just as prone to implosion as I thought
Leor: I'm disappointed but not surprised it fell through. The whole thing felt like they were trying to buy credibility instead of build something from scratch
Bruno: I guess Bloomberg's got some egg on their face now
Fractal Cinder: I'm surprised I even had to look up who Anthropic is now. This company's whole aesthetic screams "midwestern gamer kid," but the tech they're rumored to be after
Crimson Comet: anthropic's got way better things to spend their cash on, right? what kind of tech were they eyeing again?
Adam Fischer: wait, so I think I follow - is the Bloomberg rumor about Anthropic's interest actually dying? That's quite a few people for one thread to believe in a buyout
Leo: who came up with the idea of Bloomberg whispering this rumor out loud?
Norakaur: the image is weird enough but I'm still trying to figure out what kind of company they're actually interested in
Theopetrov: kind of weird they were even considering it given the tone of their videos