Anthropic Secures 14.8 GW Compute Capacity, May Spend $517B Over Decade
The Information reports that Anthropic has entered into agreements for at least 14.8 GW of compute capacity since October, potentially spending up to $517B over the next decade. The deals were made with SpaceX, Google and others to meet soaring demand for cloud computing.
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Valida Pau / The Information : Analysis: since October, Anthropic has entered into agreements for at least 14.8 GW of compute capacity and may spend as much as $517B over the next decade — Anthropic in the last year has scrambled to line up cloud computing deals with SpaceX, Google and others to meet the skyrocketing demand …
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