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Anthropic faces scrutiny over conflicting public image ahead of possible IPO

Anthropic has cultivated multiple public identities over the years—positioning itself as an AI safety organization, a commercial powerhouse, and a developer of superhuman AI. As the company moves toward a potential IPO, questions are emerging about which version of Anthropic will be presented to investors and the public. Separately, researchers and companies are developing solid-state transformers, an update to century-old grid technology, to help the US power grid handle rising electricity demand from EVs, data centers, and AI infrastructure.

technologyreview.com · 2026-10-27

Solid-state transformers gain traction as AI data centers drive demand

Rising electricity demand from AI data centers is spurring investment in solid-state power transformers, which use semiconductor switching instead of the century-old copper-coil design of conventional transformers. Unlike traditional units, which are hand-built and face multi-year delivery backlogs, solid-state versions can be mass-produced using materials like silicon carbide, making them smaller, lighter, and modular. Tech companies building AI infrastructure are especially drawn to them because they suit the direct current power setups increasingly used to run dense racks of AI chips.

arstechnica.com · 2026-08-24