Anthropic Seeks $15B for Data Centers; Foxconn Unveils Robotics Platform
创业邦 · wechat · 2026-08-01
1. Anthropic's $15B Data Center Funding
Nexus Data Centers is raising $15B to build a Texas AI data center for Anthropic. Google will provide billions in financial guarantees, supply TPU chips, and is expected to take a 20% stake in the project.
2. Foxconn's Embodied AI Platform
Alte and Foxconn have launched a Turn-Key platform for robots, covering R&D, production, and sales. It aims to apply mature automotive engineering methodologies to the robotics sector to solve mass-production bottlenecks.
3. Chip & eVTOL Updates
- Jiangsu Leadmicro successfully delivered its first domestic 12-inch high-end wafer-level optical magnetron sputtering equipment.
- Volocopter (under Wanfeng Auto) successfully completed a maritime eVTOL flight demonstration in South Korea.
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