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Google is preparing a major new investment in AI firm Anthropic that could reach as much as $40 billion, in one of the largest deals yet in the rapidly expanding AI sector.\n <\/p>\n
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Google is preparing a major new investment in AI firm Anthropic that could reach as much as $40 billion, in one of the largest deals yet in the rapidly expanding AI sector.\n <\/p>\n
As reported<\/a> by Bloomberg, The proposed agreement would begin with an initial $10 billion cash injection from Google, valuing Anthropic at around $350 billion.<\/p>\n That matches the company’s valuation from a funding round earlier this year, before any additional investment is included.<\/p>\n A further $30 billion could follow if Anthropic meets certain performance targets, potentially bringing Google’s total commitment to $40 billion.<\/p>\n The move signals intensifying competition among major tech firms to secure both cutting-edge AI models and the vast computing infrastructure required to run them.<\/p>\n Anthropic<\/a> has attracted significant attention in recent months, driven by growing demand for its AI model Claude and its coding-focused tools.<\/p>\n The company says its annual revenue run rate has surpassed $30 billion, up sharply from $9 billion at the end of 2025.<\/p>\n Its product “Claude Code”, designed to assist software developers, has seen particularly strong uptake.<\/p>\n “Our users tell us Claude is increasingly essential to how they work,” said Anthropic’s chief executive Dario Amodei. “We need to build the infrastructure to keep pace with rapidly growing demand.”<\/p>\n Compute capacity central to the deal<\/p>\n Alongside funding, the agreement would give Anthropic expanded access to Google Cloud infrastructure.<\/p>\n Google<\/a> is expected to provide up to five gigawatts of computing capacity over the next five years, with the possibility of additional resources beyond that.<\/p>\n Such capacity is critical for training and operating advanced AI systems, which require enormous processing power.<\/p>\n Google’s proprietary tensor processing units<\/a> (TPUs), are likely to play a key role.<\/p>\n The investment also strengthens Google’s position in cloud computing, where demand has been boosted by AI workloads.<\/p>\n The company reported that Google Cloud revenue rose 36% last year to $58.7 billion.<\/p>\n Rival tech giants step up spending<\/p>\n Google is not alone in backing Anthropic.<\/p>\n