{"id":28955,"date":"2026-05-06T04:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T04:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/28955\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T04:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T04:21:00","slug":"alphabet-stock-gains-on-report-of-massive-anthropic-cloud-chip-deal-alphabet-nasdaqgoog-alphabet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/28955\/","title":{"rendered":"Alphabet Stock Gains On Report Of Massive Anthropic Cloud, Chip Deal &#8211; Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet ("},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"block core-block\">      \u2022 Alphabet stock is challenging resistance. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/GOOGL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Why did GOOGL hit a new high?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Validation for Alphabet<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/anthropic-commits-spending-200-billion-googles-cloud-chips-information-reports-2026-05-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">The move suggests investors are reading the deal as a major validation point for Alphabet&#8217;s cloud and AI infrastructure strategy, particularly as Anthropic&#8217;s commitment reportedly includes spending tied to Google&#8217;s cloud services and chips.<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/anthropic-commits-spending-200-billion-googles-cloud-chips-information-reports-2026-05-05\/\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">According to the report, Anthropic may account for more than 40% of the revenue backlog Google disclosed to investors last week, highlighting the scale of AI-related cloud demand already contracted at Alphabet.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/anthropic-commits-spending-200-billion-googles-cloud-chips-information-reports-2026-05-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">According to Reuters, the report also said Anthropic and OpenAI contracts now represent more than half of the $2 trillion in backlogs at major cloud providers, underscoring how aggressively leading AI labs are locking up compute capacity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Reuters noted it could not immediately verify the report, and Anthropic and Google did not respond to requests for comment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">GOOGL Price Action:\u00a0Alphabet stock was up 1.35% during regular trading and up 1.40% in after-hours trading on Tuesday, last trading at $393.86. The stock is trading at a new 52-week high,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">according to Benzinga Pro data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Photo: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.<\/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. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. 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