Anthropic Acquires $3.4B Natural Gas Turbines from Caterpillar
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Updated 3m agoConsensus Brief
Anthropic is investing $3.4 billion in natural gas turbines from Caterpillar to address its increasing power needs as it prepares to go public. This purchase marks a significant shift for the company, which has historically preferred renting infrastructure. The demand for compute power in the AI sector has led to a surge in natural gas equipment purchases among major tech companies.
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New corroborating source added: TechCrunch published an update on Mon, 09 No ("Anthropic joins AI’s natural gas frenzy, buys $3.4B worth of turbines").
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