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Anthropic's $30B Azure deal; NVIDIA to invest up to $10B, Microsoft up to $5B

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Anthropic made a $30 billion Azure purchase commitment; NVIDIA will invest up to $10 billion and Microsoft up to $5 billion

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The finished form of a three-way structure of cross-investment and purchasing

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Officialanthropic.comhttps://www.anthropic.com/news/microsoft-nvidia-anthropic-announce-strategic-partnerships

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