Anthropic's US$9.1B Riot deal underscores its scramble for AI computing power

, DIGITIMES, Taipei

Aug 11, 2026, 12:55 0

Credit: AFP

Anthropic PBC has agreed to pay US$9.1 billion over 20 years for computing capacity from Riot Platforms Inc., a Bitcoin miner turned data center operator, as the Claude developer races to keep pace with surging customer demand, people familiar with the matter...

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