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# Sources: Anthropic and AP struck a licensing deal just before the midterms, marking the first time Anthropic paid a digital news publisher to license content \(Mark Stenberg/Adweek\)

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**Published:** 2026-11-05T00:55:01.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** anthropic, funding, llm

## Summary

Anthropic and AP struck a licensing deal just before the midterms\. This arrangement marks the first time Anthropic paid a digital news publisher to license content\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261104/p58>)
- [Story source](<https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-reverses-course-and-pays-for-news-content-for-the-first-time/>)