Anthropic has agreed to pay Nscale $45B over six years to rent about
Sources: Anthropic has agreed to pay Nscale $45B over six years to rent about 460MW of power at a West Virginia data center using Nvidia's Vera Rubin chips
TL;DRAnthropic is paying $45B for six years of AI computing power from a West Virginia data center.
Why it matters: Massive long-term commitments signal AI infrastructure costs are exploding and reshaping cloud computing economics.

Apple is holding its iPhone launch event on September 9
TL;DRApple's September 9 event will debut a foldable iPhone under new CEO John Ternus.

Meta agrees to $18 billion settlement over teen social media harms
TL;DRMeta settling $18 billion lawsuit over claims it deliberately hooked teens on social media.
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