{
  "id": 15761865,
  "title": "Nscale, Anthropic In Talks For New $45 Billion AI Cloud Deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/nscale-anthropic-in-talks-for-new-45-billion-ai-cloud-deal",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-20T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://slashdot.org/story/26/10/20/0536218/nscale-anthropic-in-talks-for-new-45-billion-ai-cloud-deal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Reuters reports that Nscale is engaged in negotiations to enter into a new agreement with Claude developer Anthropic, which could be valued at approximately $45 billion. According to a source familiar with the matter, the data center developer is seeking to establish another significant deal with Anthropic, this time for a second facility at its Monarch data center campus in West Virginia. In August, Anthropic had previously signed an agreement to lease AI cloud computing services worth $45 billion from Nscale's existing West Virginia data center campus. The second Monarch building, when completed, would provide 460 megawatts of computing power utilizing Nvidia's advanced Vera Rubin AI chips, as per the source. Nscale's prospectus indicates that Microsoft and Anthropic are anticipated to be major customers in the future.",
  "summary": "An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Nscale is in talks to sell AI computing power to Claude maker Anthropic in a new deal that could be worth about $45 billion, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. The data center developer is seeking another major deal with the AI lab for a second facility at its Monarch data center campus in West Virginia, the person said. In…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}