{"id":16338,"date":"2026-04-25T06:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T06:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/16338\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T06:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T06:54:09","slug":"google-may-pour-up-to-40-billion-into-anthropic-as-ai-compute-demand-booms-amazon-com-nasdaqamzn-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/16338\/","title":{"rendered":"Google May Pour Up To $40 Billion Into Anthropic As AI Compute Demand Booms &#8211; Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"block core-block\">According to a Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-04-24\/google-plans-to-invest-up-to-40-billion-in-anthropic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">report<\/a>, Anthropic said Google\u2019s initial $10 billion cash investment values the startup at $350 billion, in line with its February funding round, excluding the latest capital raised. The search engine giant could invest a further $30 billion if certain targets are met, the report added. <\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Anthropic and Google did not immediately respond to Benzinga\u2019s requests for comment. <\/p>\n<p>Compute Demand Ramps Up <\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Before this, Google\u2019s investment in Anthropic was more than $3 billion, and it\u00a0owned a 14% stake in the company, according to a New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/11\/technology\/google-investment-anthropic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">report<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Strong demand has prompted Anthropic to sign several major deals recently to acquire more computing \u200bcapacity.<\/p>\n<p>Trump Woes And Mythos<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Anthropic\u2019s tensions with the Donald Trump administration escalated earlier this year after the company resisted Pentagon demands to loosen guardrails around military uses of its models, triggering a government freeze on some federal dealings and a broader legal and political standoff. <\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">But relations have recently shown signs of thawing, with the administration backing away from a full confrontation after quiet talks with Anthropic leadership, according <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/04\/23\/trump-picked-a-fight-with-anthropic-now-the-administration-is-backing-off-00889241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">to<\/a> POLITICO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Image via Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"text-sm my-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/apis?utm_source=benzinga.com&amp;utm_campaign=article-bottom\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\u00a9 2026 Benzinga.com. 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