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Amazon invests $5 billion in Anthropic, betting big on AI rivals to OpenAI

Amazon invests $5 billion in Anthropic, betting big on AI rivals to OpenAI

Amazon committed $5 billion to Anthropic (the AI startup behind Claude chatbot) this week, marking the largest investment in the top 10 venture funding rounds. This deal also includes a partnership where Amazon will use Anthropic's AI technology in its own products and services.

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