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Anthropic hack puts IT stock pack on slide row in February; Nifty IT’s 19% fall worst since 2008 crisis

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The Nifty IT index tumbled 19.5% in February, its worst monthly fall in 17 years since the nearly 21% drop in September 2008, as fears of an AI-led disruption rattled the sector.

The index declined in 12 out of 21 trading sessions, wiping out nearly Rs 5.7 lakh crore in market capitalisation during the month, according to data from the ET Intelligence Group.

Selling pressure intensified after Anthropic, a US-based artificial intelligence firm, unveiled its tools Claude Cowork and Claude Code, triggering a sell-off in technology services stocks across the US and India.

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On Friday the Nifty IT index edged up 0.16% to 30,603.85, even as the benchmark Nifty fell 318 points, or 1.25%, to 25,178.65. The Nifty has declined 0.6% for the month.

Among individual stocks, Coforge, LTIMindtree, Tech Mahindra, Persistent Systems, and Infosys fell more than the index, dropping between 21% and 28%, with Coforge the worst hit. Oracle Financial Services declined the least, by 10.7%, followed by Wipro, while Tata Consultancy Services, Mphasis and HCL Technologies fell by 15–18%.

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Trump Media & Technology Group , founded by U.S. President Donald Trump, is considering spinning off its social media platform Truth Social into a publicly traded company.

The company is in discussions with TAE Technologies and Texas Ventures Acquisition III about the proposed transaction, the company said on Friday.

Under the proposal, shares ‌in the ⁠spun-off company ⁠would be distributed to eligible TMTG shareholders, after which the new entity would merge with a special purpose acquisition company.

This would separate TMTG’s social media and digital media assets from its recently announced fusion energy venture, effectively splitting the company into two publicly traded businesses with distinct strategies.

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The Truth Social-parent’s net loss widened to $712.3 million in 2025 from $400.9 million a year earlier, mostly reflecting unrealized losses ⁠from the ‌company’s purchase of bitcoin and Cronos.


TMTG ended 2025 with about $2.5 billion in financial assets, more than triple the $776.8 million it had a ⁠year earlier, the company said. Net sales edged up to $3.68 million from $3.62 million in 2024.
Founded by Trump and known for its Truth Social platform aimed at conservative audiences, TMTG has faced challenges scaling its media business amid competition from larger social networks and uneven user growth. It is now seeking to reposition itself beyond its core Truth Social platform and tap investor interest in emerging energy technologies.

TMTG said no definitive agreement has ‌been reached on the spin-off and discussions are ongoing. In December, TMTG agreed to merge with TAE in an all-stock deal valued at more than $6 billion, marking a ⁠pivot toward fusion energy and the creation of a publicly traded company focused on developing utility-scale power plants to help meet rising electricity demand, including from AI data centers.

TAE Technologies is a California-based private company developing advanced nuclear fusion technology that has raised more than $1 billion from investors, including Alphabet’s Google and Chevron.

The startup focuses on a form of fusion designed to produce electricity without releasing large amounts of neutron radiation, reducing radioactive waste.

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