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Nvidia in talks to give credit support for Nscale's deal with Anthropic, The Information reports

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In short

The proposed arrangement would provide Nscale with billions of dollars in credit guarantees to fund construction and power infrastructure for its dedicated data center campus. Anthropic previously struck a $45 billion deal in August to rent computing power from the West Virginia facility and is negotiating an additional contract of equal value. These talks remain unsigned and subject to change amid heightened scrutiny regarding debt-financed infrastructure across the sector.

Key points

  • The prospective credit backing aims to directly support the construction and power infras…: The prospective credit backing aims to directly support the construction and power infrastructure required for advanced computing facilities.
  • Nvidia is leveraging its balance sheet as an existing investor in Nscale to facilitate de…: Nvidia is leveraging its balance sheet as an existing investor in Nscale to facilitate debt financing for large-scale operations.
  • The negotiations reflect broader industry pressures regarding the debt financing mechanis…: The negotiations reflect broader industry pressures regarding the debt financing mechanisms powering large artificial intelligence infrastructure projects.

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Oct 29 : Nvidia is in talks to offer AI cloud provider Nscale billions of dollars in credit guarantees to support debt funding for a data center earmarked for Anthropic, The Information reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the talks.

• The credit support would help fund power infrastructure and construction of Nscale's AI data centre in West Virginia, which Anthropic plans to use, according to the report. Nvidia is an investor in the UK-based cloud provider

• The deal has not been signed and terms could still change, the report said

• Nvidia, Nscale and Anthropic did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment

• Claude maker Anthropic struck a deal in August to spend $45 billion to rent computing power from Nscale's West Virginia data center campus

• Nscale is also in talks to sell about 460 megawatts of AI computing power to Anthropic in another deal that could also be worth about $45 billion

• The report comes as companies such as Coreweave and Firmus, which are both backed by Nvidia, have been hit…

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