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  "id": 3724158,
  "title": "Aker jumps 7% after portfolio company Nscale wins $45 billion AI compute contract",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/aker-jumps-7-after-portfolio-company-nscale-wins-45-billion-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-27T11:31:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/aker-jumps-7-after-portfolio-company-nscale-wins-45-billion-ai-compute-contract-4879012"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Aker ASA shares surged more than 7% following its portfolio company, Nscale, securing a $45 billion contract for artificial intelligence compute power. In a statement, Aker disclosed that Nscale had signed a deal with an undisclosed customer to supply AI compute capacity at its Monarch site in West Virginia. Nscale, a U.K.-based AI infrastructure firm specializing in data center construction and operation, is backed by prominent investors such as Nvidia, Dell, and Nokia, along with Aker. The contract's total value amounts to approximately $45 billion, according to Aker's press release. The firm also operates a joint venture, Aker Nscale, collaborating with OpenAI on the renewable-energy-powered AI data center project, Stargate Norway. Danske Bank projected that the contract could bolster Nscale's valuation to over $25 billion, anticipating a potential IPO valuation of $33.5 billion. The brokerage highlighted that the deal suggests a longer-term demand for AI compute capacity, while supply remains constrained.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Anthropic is spending $45 billion on AI computing capacity in a deal with U.K. firm Nscale",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/anthropic-is-spending-45-billion-on-ai-computing-capacity-in-a-deal",
        "published": "2026-08-27T12:50:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Sifted",
        "title": "Anthropic strikes $45bn deal with Nscale to rent compute capacity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/anthropic-strikes-45bn-deal-with-nscale-to-rent-compute-capacity",
        "published": "2026-08-27T16:16:17.000Z"
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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."
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