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•February 3, 2026Anthropic AI Update Triggers Significant Sell-Off in Software Stocks
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Business InsiderAnthropic's AI product launches, including Claude for Healthcare, spark investor fears about the impact of generative AI on software firms.
Latest News(Fixes garble in lead)By Danilo MasoniMILAN, Feb 4 : A deep selloff in global software stocks entered a second day on Wednesday, reflecting growing concerns about how advances in artificial intelligence might impact these companies' livelihoods.European data analytics, professional services and
SlashdotInvestors were assessing on Wednesday whether a selloff in global software stocks this week had gone too far, as they weighed if businesses could survive an existential threat posed by AI. The answer: It's unclear and will lead to volatility. From a report: After a broad selloff on Tuesday that saw the S&P 500 software and services index fall nearly 4%, the sector slipped another 1% on Wednesday. While software stocks have been under pressure in recent months as AI has gone from being a tailwind for many of these companies to investors worrying about the disruption it will cause to some sectors, the latest selloff was triggered by a new legal tool from Anthropic's Claude large language model (LLM). The tool - a plug-in for Claude's agent for tasks across legal, sales, marketing and data analysis - underscored the push by LLMs into the so-called "application layer," where these firms are increasingly muscling into lucrative enterprise businesses for revenue they need to fund massive investments. If successful, investors worry, it could wreak havoc across a range of industries, from finance to law and coding. Read more of this story at Slashdot.