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Anthropic in talks with Nscale on a second multibillion-dollar computing deal

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Financial Times, CNBC and Bloomberg report that AI start-up Anthropic is in talks with UK-based neocloud Nscale over a second multibillion-dollar deal to lease computing capacity. CNBC, citing a person familiar with the matter, says the deal would cover a second 460-megawatt data center at the same West Virginia site as the first and could be worth around $45 billion. CNBC also says Bloomberg first reported the talks. Anthropic declined to comment, and Nscale has been approached for comment.

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  1. Anthropic is in talks with Nscale over a second multibillion-dollar computing deal.

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    Bloomberg
    Center
    Financial Times, CNBC

  2. The deal could be worth about $45 billion, a person familiar with the matter said.

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    Bloomberg
    Center
    CNBC

  3. The second deal would cover a 460-megawatt data center at the same West Virginia site as the first, a person familiar with the matter said.

    One outletCNBC· Center

  4. Anthropic declined to comment on the talks.

    One outletCNBC· Center

  5. Nscale has been approached for comment.

    One outletCNBC· Center

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that Anthropic is in talks with Nscale on a second deal, and two put its possible value near $45 billion. The center outlets add the West Virginia site and attribute the report to a source, while Bloomberg's headline and description are shorter and omit those details.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Bloomberg's headline is a terse label naming the two companies and the talks, with no attribution to a source.

    Nscale Anthropic in AI Computing Talks
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Headlines state the talks plainly as news; CNBC's headline attributes the report to an unnamed source.

    Anthropic in talks with neocloud Nscale over second multibillion-dollar deal, source tells CNBC
    CNBCCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

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    …Reinecke reports, the media company needs blockbuster hits to reverse its $135B wipeout.

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Nscale as an AI cloud computing firm
  • Possible deal value of about $45 billion
  • Bloomberg's own tech reporting

Leaves out

  • West Virginia site and 460-megawatt capacity
  • Anthropic declined to comment

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  • BloombergLeft

    Nscale Anthropic in AI Computing Talks

    Nscale, the AI cloud computing firm, is in talks to sell computing power to Anthropic in a deal that could be worth about $45 billion. Brody Ford, Bloomberg News Tech Reporter, has the details on the possible deal. …

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Talks rather than a signed deal
  • Unnamed source behind the report
  • Computing capacity leased to an AI lab
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0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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  • Left

    21 hr 44 min later

    Its first report, Oct 20, 4:11 PM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Financial Times, Oct 19, 6:27 PM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

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  1. Financial TimesCenterOct 19, 6:27 PM EDT
  2. CNBCCenterOct 20, 10:12 AM EDT
  3. BloombergLeftOct 20, 4:11 PM EDT

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