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How Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown used GOP ties to end a June standoff over model safety and win over Musk, brokering a $1.25B/month SpaceX compute deal (Wall Street Journal)

Tom Brown is leveraging his Republican ties and business savvy to win over Washington and secure the computing power Anthropic needs

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