Nscale, Anthropic in talks for $45 billion cloud computing deal, Bloomberg News reports

Nscale ‌is in ​talks to sell computing power to AI lab ‌Anthropic in a deal that could be worth about $45 billion, Bloomberg News reported on ‌Monday, citing people familiar with the negotiations.

The ‌Nvidia-backed AI cloud computing firm and data center developer is seeking another major deal with ⁠the ​Claude maker for ⁠a second facility at its Monarch data center ⁠campus in West Virginia, according to the ​report. Nscale and Anthropic did not immediately respond ⁠to Reuters requests for comment. Reuters could not ⁠independently ​verify the report.

The news comes after Microsoft pulled out of a deal to ⁠anchor a flagship data center for Nscale after ⁠power connection ⁠delays pushed its expected supply date into the 2030s.