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Alphabet's Risky Two Hundred Billion Anthropic Bet

Elon Musk Podcast · May 23, 2026

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Alphabet's Risky Two Hundred Billion Anthropic Bet

Elon Musk Podcast

News broke earlier this week that artificial intelligence (AI) specialist Anthropic has reportedly committed to spend roughly $200 billion with Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Cloud over five years -- a staggering figure that, if accurate, could meaningfully shift the balance in AI infrastructure spending. The Information first reported the number on Tuesday. Shares of the search giant climbed about 2% in extended trading following the report.

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News broke earlier this week that artificial intelligence (AI) specialist Anthropic has reportedly committed to spend roughly $200 billion with Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Cloud over five years -- a staggering figure that, if accurate, could meaningfully shift the balance in AI infrastructure spending. The Information first reported the number on Tuesday. Shares of the search giant climbed about 2% in extended trading following the report.

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