Wall Street Banks and Blackstone Finance $63B for Anthropic Broadcom AI Chips
Bank of America, Blackstone, Citi, and Morgan Stanley will provide $63 billion in financing to help Anthropic purchase Broadcom AI chips and network equipment. The transaction, executed through a new special purpose vehicle, is one of the largest debt deals associated with AI compute infrastructure.
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Microsoft offers voluntary severance to 60,000 employees
Microsoft is offering voluntary severance packages to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of its workforce, while shielding AI-critical teams. Although the company plans to spend about $170 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026, its headcount has remained flat at around 223,000 since 2022. The move signals a strategic workforce adjustment to accelerate its AI ambitions.
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OpenAI Raises Less Than Half of $30B Target
OpenAI raised less than half of its $30 billion funding target. This shortfall indicates challenges in securing massive capital, which may impact future development plans.
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Nvidia Weighs Cosigning Loan for Nscale AI Data Center
Nvidia is reportedly considering co-signing a loan for Nscale's AI data center in West Virginia. This move aims to alleviate investor concerns about AI infrastructure spending and reinforce the company's commitment to the AI compute ecosystem.
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ByteDance's Zhou Chang Leaves for Physical AI Startup
Zhou Chang, a key leader at ByteDance's Seed, left to start a physical AI venture backed by a top US fund. He previously led technical teams for Tongyi Qianwen and ByteDance's vision models.
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Kuaishou's Kling AI Completes $2.9B Capital Increase
Kuaishou's Kling AI completed a capital increase of about 19.8 billion RMB ($2.9 billion). The final amount was slightly below the cap, with investors including national funds and Alibaba Cloud, resulting in a post-money valuation of roughly 120 billion RMB.
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