South Korea\'s Financial Supervisory Service has begun directly surveying investors who subscribed to SpaceX shares through Mirae Asset Securities, expanding an inspection that has continued since June. The questionnaire asks about professional investor registration, subscription procedures and measures to recover customer losses after non-allocation. It also seeks details on private bankers who contacted clients and how information was delivered. Mirae Asset\'s union says the long, high-intensity probe disrupts work and may seek legal review.

Anthropic is stepping up preparations for an initial public offering as underwriters arrange meetings between potential investors and the company’s management. The company filed a confidential IPO registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last month but has not disclosed a listing date. Bloomberg has reported the IPO could come as soon as October. Anthropic recently raised $65 billion and was valued at $965 billion, above OpenAI’s $852 billion.