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Riot Platforms announced a $9.1 billion binding lease with Anthropic to develop and power a major AI data center campus.

This represents the largest AI data center infrastructure commitment yet, directly addressing Anthropic's compute buildout and validating the viability of specialized neocloud financing models.
Trade pressSlicast · August 12, 2026 · Middle East · Source: Google News
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Riot Platforms announced a $9.1 billion binding lease with Anthropic to develop and power a major AI data center campus.

This represents the largest AI data center infrastructure commitment yet, directly addressing Anthropic's compute buildout and validating the viability of specialized neocloud financing models.

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