Inspired by @lucas_montano's viral X prediction about Google-Anthropic consolidation.

RESOLUTION CRITERIA:

Resolves YES if by Dec 31, 2026, 11:59 PM PT: Google (Alphabet Inc.) officially announces acquisition of Anthropic (majority stake 51%+ or full buyout), confirmed by official press release, SEC filing, or 3+ tier-1 sources (WSJ, Bloomberg, Reuters, FT).

Resolves NO if no acquisition by deadline.

CONTEXT:

• Google invested $3B+ in Anthropic (Jan 2025)

• Google signed tens of billions $ deal for 1M TPUs (Oct 2025)

• Anthropic leads enterprise AI market at 40% share (ahead of OpenAI's 27%)

• AWS is primary training partner ($8B investment)

• Original prediction: https://x.com/lucas_montano/status/2007388630407684467?s=20