--- title: "PayPal's Stripe Talks, Anthropic's $200 Billion Bet and More: This Week In Tech" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296026380.md" description: "PayPal is negotiating a sale to Stripe and Advent International, rejecting an initial $53B offer. Anthropic projects $200B revenue by 2028, eyeing a potential $2T IPO valuation. Stanley Druckenmiller significantly increased Amazon and AMD stakes while exiting Intel and Broadcom. Meta deactivated over 756,000 Australian accounts under 16 to comply with local bans. Elon Musk praised China amid speculation regarding a Tesla-SpaceX merger." datetime: "2026-08-16T14:00:15.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/296026380.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296026380.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/296026380.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # PayPal's Stripe Talks, Anthropic's $200 Billion Bet and More: This Week In Tech As the week wraps up, here’s a quick look at some of the top stories that made headlines. ## PayPal Negotiates Sale to Stripe, Advent **PayPal Holdings** is reportedly negotiating a sale to a group including **Stripe** and private-equity firm **Advent International**, after PayPal’s board rejected an earlier $60.50-a-share, roughly $53 billion offer as too low. “Big Short” investor **Michael Burry** called that bid too cheap, pegging fair value closer to $100 a share, while a prior report said PayPal’s board wants a price nearer $70. A deal could come together within weeks, though nothing is guaranteed. Read the full article here. ## Anthropic Projects $200 Billion 2028 Revenue **Anthropic** is reportedly projecting $190 billion to $200 billion in revenue by 2028, far above the $47 billion annualized run rate it disclosed in May, as bankers build the case for a potential $2 trillion IPO valuation. Bankers are benchmarking the company against **Palantir** and **Cloudflare’s** revenue multiples, though skeptics like Aleph Investments’ David Merkel question whether AI productivity gains justify such a price. Read the full article here. ## Stanley Druckenmiller Bets Big on AMZN, AMD **Stanley Druckenmiller’s** Duquesne Family Office overhauled its portfolio in the second quarter, boosting its **Amazon** stake more than 1,000% and initiating a new position in **AMD**, while completely exiting **Broadcom**, **Intel** and **Micron**. The firm also added **Alphabet** **Inc.**, expanded into data-center plays like **Bitdeer** and **Riot Platforms** and built new positions in airlines including **Delta** and **United** **Airlines**. Read the full article here. ## Meta Deactivates 756,000 Australian Accounts **Meta** said it has deactivated more than 756,000 Australian accounts suspected of belonging to users under 16, as it works to comply with the country’s social media ban that took effect in December. Australia has accused platforms of setting the ban up to fail and is moving to double non-compliance penalties to about $69.75 million, with Meta, Google and TikTok executives set to appear before a parliamentary inquiry. Read the full article here. ## Elon Musk Praises China Amid Tesla-SpaceX Merger Talk **Elon Musk** called China “awesome” as **Cathie Wood’s** ARK Invest weighed in on whether Tesla’s Shanghai operations could complicate a potential **Tesla**–**Space Exploration Technologies Corp** merger, given SpaceX’s national-security-sensitive business. ARK said the China issue looks manageable rather than a dealbreaker and expects an announcement could come before the end of 2026, with SpaceX’s own IPO adding momentum to merger speculation. 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