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Nscale, Anthropic in Talks for $45 Billion AI Computing Deal

Nscale Ltd., the AI cloud computing firm, is in talks to sell computing power to Anthropic PBC in a deal that could be worth about $45 billion, according to people familiar with the negotiations.

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Timeline · 5 reports

  1. 2026-10-20 09:45 · The Next Web
    Nscale and Anthropic reportedly in talks over second $45bn deal
  2. 2026-10-20 05:36 · Bloomberg AI
    Anthropic in Talks for $45B Nscale Cloud Computing Deal
  3. 2026-10-19 23:39 · TechCrunch AI
    Nscale and Anthropic are reportedly in talks for yet another $45B compute deal
  4. 2026-10-19 22:27 · Financial Times AI
    Anthropic and Nscale in talks for second multibillion-dollar deal
  5. 2026-10-19 19:24 · Bloomberg AI
    Nscale, Anthropic in Talks for $45 Billion AI Computing Deal

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