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Anthropic's draft S-1 shows ~$9B H1 compute spend, potential $750B future outlay

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Bloomberg reports that Anthropic's draft S-1 filing shows it spent approximately $9 billion on compute and infrastructure in the first half of the year, up from $2.3 billion a year earlier. The filing also indicates the company could spend $750 billion on additional computing power in the coming years, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

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    Report: Anthropic's draft S-1 shows it spent ~$9B on compute and infrastructure in H1, up from $2.3B a year earlier, and could spend $750B in the coming years (David Morris/Bloomberg)

    David Morris / Bloomberg : Report: Anthropic's draft S-1 shows it spent ~$9B on compute and infrastructure in H1, up from $2.3B a year earlier, and could spend $750B in the coming years — Anthropic PBC could spend $750 billion on additional computing power in the coming years, according to a Wall Street Journal report …

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