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Better Offline

Monologue: Anthropic Slows Down

Oct 16, 2026 · 14m

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In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron talks about how Anthropic’s big Q3 revenues underwhelmed an already-nervous market, and how the more of the real numbers we learn about AI, the worse things seem to get. Newsletter: Annualized Enron Rate https://www.wheresyoured.at/annualized-enron-rate/ Gartner Analysis: https://x.com/edzitron/status/2110442012281651488?s=20 Q3 numbers from CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/15/anthropics-third-quarter-revenue-hits-16point8-billion-ipo.html Save $10 off a year of my premium newsletter: https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/gzqwkv54e1 YOU CAN NOW BUY BETTER OFFLINE MERCH! Go to…