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Anthropic's first profitable quarter is projected for the exact two months its biggest vendor charged a reduced ramp rate. How deep the discount ran is undisclosed, and the actuals still are too.

Anthropic, in Q2 2026 figures shared with investors, first reported by the Wall Street Journal on 2026-05-20 and recirculating in pre-IPO coverage the week of 2026-08-10. Recorded 14 August 2026. Our ruling means: literally true, materially misleading.

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