Anthropic Files to Go Public + CNN Sues Perplexity | AI News in 5

Anthropic is preparing for public markets. Europe is pushing to reduce its reliance on American tech. And CNN just filed a copyright lawsuit against Perplexity.

This week, Anthropic files confidential paperwork for an IPO in one of the biggest milestones yet for the AI industry, Europe unveils a tech sovereignty plan to reduce its dependence on American technology, CNN sues Perplexity over the alleged redistribution of more than 17,000 copyrighted stories, Morgan Stanley opens its platform to external AI agents using MCP, and Microsoft teams up with Mayo Clinic to build an AI model for healthcare.

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Stories Covered This Week:

• Anthropic files confidential paperwork for an IPO, with OpenAI expected to follow soon
• Europe unveils a tech sovereignty plan to build out data centers, revive its chip industry and buy more from European suppliers
• CNN sues Perplexity over the alleged use of more than 17,000 copyrighted stories, photos and videos
• Morgan Stanley becomes one of the first major Wall Street banks to open its platform to external AI agents via MCP
• Microsoft and Mayo Clinic partner to build an AI model designed specifically for healthcare

Episode Timestamps:

00:00 Intro 00:17 Anthropic files to go public 01:17 Europe pushes for tech sovereignty 02:28 CNN sues Perplexity 03:23 Morgan Stanley opens up to AI agents 04:22 Microsoft and Mayo Clinic build a healthcare AI

05:11 Outro

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