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Google commits $40 billion to Anthropic in largest AI investment on record

Tiered deal structure—$10B now, $30B conditional—pairs equity with guaranteed 5-gigawatt compute allocation, dwarfing Microsoft-OpenAI and signaling strategic pivot from horizontal LLM competition to infrastructure control.

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SoftBank Seeks Record $40 Billion Loan to Fund OpenAI Stake

Japanese conglomerate pursues one of the largest corporate loans in history as Masayoshi Son doubles down on AI dominance through unprecedented debt financing.

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S&P Cuts SoftBank Outlook to Negative on $30 Billion OpenAI Bet

Rating agency flags liquidity concerns as Japanese conglomerate doubles down on AI infrastructure amid record private tech funding.

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