Anthropic received a $10 billion investment, while talks about a $250 billion backstop for OpenAI and a 10 GW data center campus were underway, involving Nvidia and Ohio.

The entities involved

• Anthropic →

  American artificial intelligence corporation

  • The European Commission aims to strengthen homegrown AI capabilities while global advanced models face usage restrictions.Mon 17:49
  • An administration order issued by the Trump administration on January 1, 2026, cited national security concerns regarding Anthropic.Mon 17:49
• Nvidia →

  American multinational technology company

  • Apple is utilizing TSMC for advanced chip manufacturing, a trend observed alongside market pricing pressures affecting sales volume.Mon 17:45
  • A market sell-off hit major chip companies (AMD, Intel, Micron, Samsung, Nvidia) as the AI trade cooled and investors entered risk-off mode.Mon 17:34
• OpenAI →

  American artificial intelligence research organization

  • Leaders call for international cooperation on AI risks, tech leaders call for oversight, and the CMA proposes stricter search engine choice requirements.Mon 17:41
  • Experts, including Dario Amodei at Cornell University, warned about the power and limits of AI, specifically citing risks of AI taking control of the internet.Mon 17:41

Related events

• Nvidia and OpenAI are in talks regarding massive data center funding backstop.Jul 27
• Data center plans involving Nvidia and OpenAI could generate $600B in revenue.Aug 18
• Nvidia invested in OpenAI to secure chip leasing capacity.Aug 31
• OpenAI announces massive commitments to various partners, including 10 GW of Nvidia systems, a $300B cloud capacity goal, and new deals with AMD and Broadcom.Jun 26
• Nvidia is managing its financial exposure related to the data center project in Ohio for OpenAI.Aug 17