Daily Market Updates: Anthropic Gives 5% of Itself to the Public. Musk Answers by Giving Away SpaceX Shares

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Anthropic Gives 5% of Itself to the Public. Musk Answers by Giving Away SpaceX Shares

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Anthropic committed 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund, and within hours Elon Musk promised a SpaceX share to every American child.

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