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Senator Elizabeth Warren has sent a letter to Anthropic expressing concern over risks the company described in its IPO filing paperwork, calling some of them 'existential.' She is demanding the company answer a series of questions before proceeding with a public offering.
A year-long Senate investigation found that AI data center developers have often exaggerated the community benefits of their projects while obscuring key figures. Companies reportedly tout construction job counts but withhold permanent staffing numbers, with some disclosing ratios as low as one permanent job per megawatt of capacity. The probe also examined sales-tax exemptions on computer equipment, which investigators say are more lucrative to companies than the property-tax breaks that typically draw public scrutiny.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and 12 congressional co-sponsors introduced federal legislation modeled on an Oregon law to prohibit private equity firms, insurers and management services organizations from owning or controlling medical practices. The bill responds to a sharp increase in corporate ownership of physician practices, which has climbed from 62 percent to over 80 percent of doctors employed by corporate entities in seven years.