CNBC reported on November 7, 2026 that Anthropic is likely targeting mid-November 2026 for a Nasdaq debut, as academics and IPO-market specialists assessed how a public listing could intensify scrutiny of the Claude developer amid voter resistance to AI data centers. CNBC characterized Anthropic as poised to become the first pure-play AI company to enter the public market, with investors seeing a target valuation of $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion, down from a previously floated $2 trillion…