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Flash·Companies & Capital·2026-10-20 04:55

Nscale, Anthropic in Talks for About $45 Billion Compute Deal

On October 19, Reuters cited a Bloomberg News report that Nvidia-backed AI cloud computing firm Nscale is in talks with Anthropic to sell computing power to the AI lab in a deal that could be worth about $45 billion. Neither company responded to Reuters' requests for comment, and Reuters said it could not independently verify the report.

HIMIAO Horizon·2026-10-20 04:55·1 min read

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Nscale and Anthropic in talks for about $45B compute deal (AI-generated illustration)

What happened

Bloomberg News, citing people familiar with the negotiations, reported that Nscale is seeking a major deal with Anthropic: selling computing power from a second facility at its Monarch data center campus in West Virginia to the AI lab, in a transaction that could be worth about $45 billion.

Reuters noted that neither Nscale nor Anthropic responded to requests for comment, and that Reuters could not independently verify the report.

Key facts

  1. Deal size: Could be worth about $45 billion.
  2. Asset: Computing power from a second facility at Nscale's Monarch data center campus in West Virginia.
  3. Nscale: An Nvidia-backed AI cloud computing firm and data center developer.
  4. Status: Talks are ongoing and no deal has been announced; neither company responded to Reuters' requests for comment.
  5. Context: Microsoft previously pulled out of a deal to anchor a flagship Nscale data center after power connection delays pushed its expected supply date into the 2030s.

Why it matters

The deal could be worth about $45 billion; the talks come just after Microsoft exited Nscale's flagship data center project over power connection delays.
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SourcesReuters (2026-10-19, original article). This article is a compilation of public information and does not constitute investment advice.

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