AI News Today: OpenAI Races to Raise $30B Before Anthropic IPO

OpenAI is chasing about $30 billion at a valuation above $1.4 trillion, racing to close before Anthropic goes public in mid November. DX Today AI Daily Brief - Tuesday, October 20, 2026 OpenAI is racing to raise about $30 billion at a valuation above $1.4 trillion before Anthropic's expected mid November IPO, while Anthropic weighs a second compute deal with Nscale worth about $45 billion. Tenstorrent closes a $1.5 billion Series E at a $6.2 billion valuation, Microsoft adds Guardian Agents...