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

What happened: Nscale is in talks to sell computing power to Anthropic in a deal that could be worth about $45 billion, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the negotiations. Why it matters: The report follows Microsoft pulling out of a deal to anchor a flagship Nscale data center after power connection delays pushed its expected supply date into the 2030s. Nscale and Anthropic did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment, and Reuters could not independently verify the report.

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

The report follows Microsoft pulling out of a deal to anchor a flagship Nscale data center after power connection delays pushed its expected supply date into the 2030s. Nscale and Anthropic did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment, and Reuters could not independently verify the report.