{
  "id": 7361712,
  "title": "Anthropic Makes $13.7 Compute Deal With Trump-Linked Rum Group",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/anthropic-makes-13-7-compute-deal-with-trump-linked-rum-group",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-14T17:27:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/anthropic-makes-13-7-compute-deal-with-trump-linked-rum-group/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Anthropic, the AI company, has reportedly inked a $13.7 billion, six-year deal with Rum Group, a social media and AI infrastructure company. This acquisition, disclosed by The Information on Sept. 14, follows a series of cloud computing deals Anthropic has made with other corporations in the past year, including Google, SpaceX, and smaller neoclouds like Nscale. These contracts, excluding the Rum Group agreement, have resulted in at least 14.8 gigawatts of compute capacity and a potential cost of up to $517 billion over the next decade. Rum Group, known for its conservative-leaning video platform Rumble and links to President Donald Trump’s administration, recently acquired Northern Data, a German neocloud, and rebranded itself as Rum Group. The deal reportedly involves Anthropic leasing compute capacity at a data center in Georgia that is still under construction. Northern Data had stated that this site would debut late in 2025, although the current timeline remains uncertain. Rum Group is planning to secure financing for the data center, with the company revealing in August that it currently lacks the necessary funding for construction and equipment. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently called for independent evaluators to be placed at leading AI companies and governments to regulate the rapid advancement of AI models. He emphasized the need for a safety review, as well as independent evaluators with access to permissions and tools similar to those of internal risk teams.",
  "summary": "Anthropic has reportedly signed a $13.7 billion deal with Rum Group, a social media/AI infrastructure company. The six-year deal with Rum — which owns conservative-leaning video platform Rumble, and is linked to President Donald Trump’s administration — was reported Monday (Sept. 14) by The Information, which cited a source familiar with the matter. The report notes that this is […] The post…",
  "key_points": [
    "Anthropic signs $13.7B, 6-year deal with Rum Group",
    "Rum Group acquires Northern Data, rebrands as Rum Group",
    "Deal involves leasing compute capacity in Georgia data center"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}