Nscale and Anthropic are reportedly in talks for yet another $45B compute deal

Left: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/10/19/silicon-valley-ai-philanthropy-anthropic-fund" rel="noopener nofollow">How AI giants will reshape global philanthropy — www.axios.com
Center-Right: <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/26a604d8-1a9d-4801-bd73-6ac588b63bdc?syn-25a6b1a6=1" rel="noopener nofollow">Anthropic and Nscale in talks for second multibillion-dollar deal — www.ft.com
Center-Right: <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0751ec3e-48d5-462c-a8d0-eca325daf1f3?syn-25a6b1a6=1" rel="noopener nofollow">Microsoft gives data centre hopefuls a pre-IPO reality check — www.ft.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/18/microsoft-drops-huge-ai-datacentre-project-in-essex-over-power-supply-concerns" rel="noopener nofollow">Microsoft pulls out of AI datacentre project in Essex over power supply concerns — www.theguardian.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/19/ai-firm-anthropic-to-commit-shares-to-fund-for-public-good" rel="noopener nofollow">AI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’ — www.theguardian.com
Right: <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-tech/elon-musk-spacex-shares-american-children-giveaway" rel="noopener nofollow">Elon Musk pledges to give every child in America a SpaceX share next year — www.foxbusiness.com
Right: <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/anthropic-silent-whether-distribute-shares-americans-following-musk-spacex-pledge" rel="noopener nofollow">Anthropic silent on whether it will distribute shares to Americans following Musk SpaceX pledge — www.foxbusiness.com
Center-Right: <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/4770274/anthropic-will-commit-small-percentage-stock-public-benefit-fund/" rel="noopener nofollow">Anthropic says it will commit small percentage of stock to ‘public benefit’ fund — www.washingtonexaminer.com

Source: techcrunch.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:39:38 GMT

If the deal goes through, it would be the latest in a long string of giant compute deals Anthropic has struck over the past year.