Nscale and Anthropic are reportedly in talks for yet another $45B compute deal

If the deal goes through, it would be the latest in a long string of giant compute deals Anthropic has struck over the past year.

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2026-10-19 23:39 · TechCrunch AI
Nscale and Anthropic are reportedly in talks for yet another $45B compute deal

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