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Google commits up to $40 billion to AI startup Anthropic, escalating competition for AI talent and computing power

Google commits up to $40 billion to AI startup Anthropic, escalating competition for AI talent and computing power

Google announced it will invest as much as $40 billion in Anthropic, an AI safety startup founded by former OpenAI researchers. This follows Amazon's $4 billion investment in Anthropic just days earlier, signaling major tech companies are betting billions to secure access to leading AI research teams outside their own walls.

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