Tom Brown used GOP ties to broker $1.25B/month SpaceX compute deal for Anthropic
utiiiD · hn · 2026-10-10
- Per WSJ, Anthropic has secured compute from SpaceX worth $1.25B per month.
- The deal was brokered by Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown, who leveraged GOP-connected relationships to put it together.
- It underscores how frontier labs are racing to lock in massive external compute supply, with SpaceX emerging as a new player in the AI compute race.
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