AI fears return as Elice IPO plunges 32%

South Korean data center firm Elice fell 32% in its market debut, reviving fears about the AI trade. Anthropic is in talks with Nscale for a computing deal worth up to $45 billion, and Eric Schmidt's early Anthropic stake could be worth up to $20 billion at a $2 trillion IPO valuation.

• Eric Schmidt holds about 1% of Anthropic2026-10-19
• Nscale in talks with Anthropic for $45 billion computing deal2026-10-19
• CoreWeave, Nscale put neocloud economics in focus2026-10-16
• Anthropic executive discusses AI impact on businesses and startups2026-10-14
• Schmidt Warns AI May Develop Language Humans Cannot Understand2026-10-11