[10/15 00:00 UTC] Anthropic tells investors Q3 revenue hit $16.8 billion and it turned an adj…

AI News Flash for October 15, 2026 at 00:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Anthropic tells investors Q3 revenue hit $16.8 billion and it turned an adjusted profit ahead of its IPO https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-reveals-16-8b-revenue-amid-ipo-preparations-2026-10 2. Ukrainian drones hit Sberbank's Balakovo data center, Russia's largest, in a string of attacks on its AI ambitions https://www.ksl.com/article/51636164/ukrainian-drones-hit-russias-top-data-center-in-attack-on-ai-ambitions 3. David Baker's Institute for Protein Design uses AI to create molecular scissors that cut disease proteins https://www.geekwire.com/2026/institute-led-by-uw-nobel-winner-uses-ai-to-build-molecular-scissors-targeting-disease-proteins/ 4. McKinsey to have some entry-level candidates talk with an AI-simulated client during interviews https://www.theverge.com/news/1011654/mckinsey-ai-client-interview 5. Law firm Freshfields weighs spinning off its AI unit, which partners think could be worth billions https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/law-firm-freshfields-weighs-billion-dollar-spinoff-ai-unit/