Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 4.6 Sparking Global Software Stock Sell-Off

Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 4.6 as its new default mid-tier model, featuring a one-million-token context window and performance that rivals its more expensive flagship offerings.The launch sparked a global decline in software stocks as investors weighed the disruptive potential of the technology while the company pursues a $30B funding round.CEO Dario Amodei and European head Guillaume Princen emphasized the role of the company as an infrastructure platform following the model's significant improvements in coding.