In other words, OpenAI quickly getting itself valued at $1.4 trillion, followed by an exceptionally disappointing IPO for Anthropic could mean the rivals are once again racing neck-and-neck. Reuters writes that its sources say this funding round is “expected to move faster than is typical for an offering of its size.”

The wife and infant son of the ex-OpenAI engineer left the U.S. for Saudi Arabia in October with business-class tickets purchased by a Saudi military official, prosecutors allege.