Google agrees to invest up to $2B in OpenAI rival Anthropic

Re:Google agrees to invest up to $2B in OpenAI rival Anthropic by HNDen21 on Saturday October 28, 2023 @10:15AM (#38049976)

I would not consider the investment as a % of market cap since Google doesn't own all that market cap... I would consider the non float shares + short term investments + cash on hand or Revenue/Profit better

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Re:Google agrees to invest up to $2B in OpenAI rival Anthropic by WrongAssumption on Saturday October 28, 2023 @11:34AM (#38050601)

Not seeing how that distinction matters. Google’s owners (shareholders) do own all that. And google represents the collective financial interests of the shareholders.

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Re:Google agrees to invest up to $2B in OpenAI rival Anthropic by staticman2 on Saturday October 28, 2023 @01:08PM (#38051500)

Google's shareholders own stock. Nothing more nothing less.

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Re:Google agrees to invest up to $2B in OpenAI rival Anthropic by sangnoir on Saturday October 28, 2023 @01:28PM (#38051722)

> I would not consider the investment as a % of market cap since Google doesn't own all that market cap.

Market cap does matter because you can use it to gauge how easily Google could hypothetically raise the same amount[1] by issuing additional shares without a shareholder revolt.

1. Or complete an all-stock deal or acquisition.

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