As Anthropic’s IPO Looms, The Company Faces A Significant Risk From A Surprising Place, Midterm State And Local Elections

Anthropic filed publicly for its IPO on Oct. 26, 2026, and Election Day comes on Nov. 3. Michael Pearce, chief U.S. economist at Oxford Economics, says the biggest risk to the AI data center expansion sits in state capitals and town halls, with Washington a smaller factor. He told Fortune that local officials present “more […]