Anthropic reveals its financial difficulties and the Del Vecchio family is torn apart around EssilorLuxottica.
Anthropic reveals its losses and financial difficulties in a 335-page document for investors, while the Del Vecchio family faces tensions and a takeover offer for EssilorLuxottica.
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Anthropic publishes 335 pages for its investors. The Del Vecchio family is facing a takeover offer from Michal Strnad.
Colossal losses, criminal clients, models still out of control… These shameful little secrets that Anthropic reveals in 335 pages for investors
DECRYPTION - The Californian firm, which does not know if it will ever achieve profitability, is playing the card of transparency and listing the many problems it faces, and all those which will worsen over the months.
Criticism against management, takeover offer… The war within the Del Vecchio family destabilizes the Franco-Italian giant EssilorLuxottica
STORY - Czech billionaire Michal Strnad is offering 30 billion euros to buy Delfin, the family holding company which owns 32% of the Franco-Italian optical giant.

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