Anthropic signs $45B deal with Nscale, extending massive compute buying streak
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-08-27
Anthropic has secured a $45 billion deal with infrastructure provider Nscale, marking the latest chapter in its aggressive expansion of computing capacity. The agreement underscores the intense competition among AI giants for training and inference infrastructure.
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