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30 articles about deal in AI news
Nike Taps Quenlin Blackwell — What the Deal Signals
Nike partnered with influencer Quenlin Blackwell, per WWD, citing three strategic reasons. Financial terms undisclosed; deal signals creator-led marketing shift.
Anthropic in Talks to Buy Decart for $6B, Its Largest Deal
Anthropic is in talks to buy Decart for $6B, its largest deal, targeting video inference infrastructure. The move signals vertical integration strategy.
Samsung Wins $200B Broadcom AI Chip Deal, Foundry Bet Pays Off
Samsung wins $200B Broadcom AI chip deal, boosting foundry push against TSMC. Partnership covers custom AI chips for data centers.
Micron Backs Anthropic Series H With Multi-Year Memory Supply Deal
Micron invests in Anthropic's Series H and inks multi-year memory supply deal for HBM, DRAM, and SSDs. Critics flag circular arrangement as bubble risk.
Canada Deploys Grace Blackwell via $220M Bell-Cohere Deal
Canada's $220M Bell-Cohere deal puts Grace Blackwell on domestic soil for sovereign AI, reducing reliance on US cloud providers.
Pentagon Strikes Deal With 7 AI Labs for Classified Systems
US military deal with 7 AI labs for classified systems. First formal framework for commercial AI on classified networks.
Google-Anthropic 5 GW Deal: AI Capacity Pre-Sold at Gigawatt Scale
Google and Anthropic signed a 5 GW compute deal, pre-selling AI capacity at gigawatt scale and reshaping infrastructure financing.
Google Inks Pentagon AI Deal, Reverses 2018 Stance
Google signed a deal allowing the Pentagon to use its AI models for classified work and 'any lawful government purpose,' reversing its 2018 exit from Project Maven. The contract includes non-binding language on surveillance and autonomous weapons, and requires Google to adjust AI safety filters at government request.
OpenAI-Microsoft Deal: Loosens Ties, Boosts Azure AI Revenue
A new deal between OpenAI and Microsoft reduces Microsoft's grip on OpenAI while significantly boosting Azure AI revenue, with no profit-sharing for Microsoft on OpenAI's earnings.
Anthropic Secures 5GW AWS Compute, $100B+ Deal for Claude Expansion
Anthropic has expanded its deal with Amazon to secure up to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity—equivalent to Microsoft's 2024 global data center footprint—and committed over $100 billion to AWS over the next decade. This infrastructure surge supports Claude's tripled run-rate revenue to over $30B and addresses consumer demand straining its systems.
Claude Opus 4.6 Unlimited Access Deal Sparks Developer Interest
A developer reports finding a deal for unlimited Claude Opus 4.6 usage without rate limits, potentially offering significant cost savings for heavy users compared to Anthropic's official API pricing.
New Yorker: Altman's OpenAI Rise Fueled by Persuasion, Dealmaking, Allegations
A New Yorker investigation alleges Sam Altman's leadership at OpenAI is built on persuasion, aggressive deals, and deception claims from insiders, linking the 2023 board drama to a fundamental shift away from safety-first ideals toward commercial scale.
Eli Lilly Signs $2.75B AI Drug Discovery Deal with Insilico Medicine
Eli Lilly has entered a $2.75 billion licensing pact with Insilico Medicine for multiple AI-discovered drug programs. The deal includes an upfront payment, milestones, and royalties, marking a major validation for AI-driven pharmaceutical R&D.
Firmus Secures Major AI Infrastructure Deal, Signaling Confidence in Australian Tech Market
Australian AI startup Firmus Technologies has signed a multi-billion dollar contract with a global tech firm for a Melbourne data center, deploying 18,400 Nvidia chips. The deal comes as the Nvidia-backed company prepares for an IPO later this year.
AWS Becomes OpenAI's Exclusive Third-Party Cloud Partner in Landmark Deal
OpenAI and Amazon have announced a multi-year strategic partnership making AWS the exclusive third-party cloud provider for OpenAI Frontier. The deal includes 2 gigawatts of Trainium capacity and co-creation of a Stateful Runtime Environment on Amazon Bedrock.
SpaceX Closes $60B Cursor Deal, Musk's AI Coding Play
SpaceX closed a $60B Cursor acquisition in August 2026, per Bloomberg. Musk's move targets Anthropic and OpenAI's developer-tool dominance, marking a 6.7x premium over Cursor's prior valuation.
Tencent in Talks for Majority Stake in Manus at $2B After Meta Deal Blocked
Tencent is buying a majority stake in AI agent startup Manus at $2B valuation after Beijing blocked Meta's acquisition. Manus reported ~$500M annual revenue.
Brookfield-Bloom $25B Deal Makes Energy Certainty Financeable
Brookfield expanded Bloom Energy financing to $25B, bundling capital with guaranteed on-site power to accelerate AI data centers amid grid delays.
Alibaba Opens Qwen AI App to External Partners via China Eastern Deal
Alibaba has opened its Qwen consumer AI app to its first external partner, China Eastern Airlines. Users can now manage the entire flight booking process through a single chat interface, expanding the app's real-world agentic capabilities beyond Alibaba's ecosystem.
Google Negotiates Pentagon AI Deal with OpenAI's 'All Lawful Uses' Terms
Google is in talks with the Pentagon to deploy Gemini under terms mirroring OpenAI's 'all lawful uses' contract, a reversal from its 2018 Project Maven withdrawal. Anthropic remains excluded for refusing to drop safeguards against autonomous weapons.
Anthropic Secures Multi-Gigawatt Google TPU Deal for Frontier Claude Models
Anthropic announced a multi-gigawatt agreement with Google and Broadcom for next-generation TPU capacity, coming online in 2027, to train and serve frontier Claude models.
OpenAI Acquires Tech Podcast TBPN in First Media Deal, Signaling Strategic Content Shift
OpenAI has acquired the online technology talk show TBPN, marking its first foray into media ownership. The move signals a strategic shift toward controlling narrative channels around AI development and adoption.
Google's $2B Anthropic Investment & Data Center Deal Follows $300M 2023 Stake
Google is financing a data center project leased to Anthropic, building on its existing $300M investment and $2B total commitment. This deepens the strategic partnership against rivals like OpenAI/Microsoft.
OpenAI Offers 17.5% Guaranteed Return, Early Model Access to Private Equity Firms for Enterprise Deals
OpenAI is offering private equity firms a 17.5% guaranteed return and early access to new AI models to secure enterprise partnerships. This aggressive incentive strategy aims to lock in large-scale distribution through PE portfolios, signaling intense competition in the enterprise AI market.
Google Secures 1GW of Flexible Energy Deals to Shift AI Workloads, Stabilize Grids
Google has signed agreements for 1 gigawatt of flexible energy capacity, allowing it to pause or reschedule heavy AI compute when local grids are stressed. The system acts as a demand-response buffer, aiming to lower electricity costs and improve grid reliability without building new power plants.
Palantir CEO's Stark Warning: AI Pause Would Be Ideal, But Geopolitical Reality Forbids It
Palantir CEO Alex Karp states he would favor a complete pause on AI development in a world without adversaries, but acknowledges the current geopolitical and economic reality makes that impossible. He highlights that U.S. economic growth is now heavily dependent on AI infrastructure investment.
Anthropic's Public Surge: How Losing a Pentagon Deal Fueled Record Growth
Despite losing a major Department of Defense contract, Anthropic's Claude AI has become the fastest-growing generative AI tool by website visits, demonstrating that public adoption can outweigh government validation in the AI race.
AI Infrastructure Shakeup: Meta Steps In as Oracle-OpenAI Texas Data Center Deal Collapses
Oracle and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a flagship AI data center in Texas, with Meta Platforms now negotiating to lease the site. The collapse highlights the complex financing and strategic challenges in building billion-dollar AI infrastructure.
OpenAI Secures Pentagon Deal with Ethical Guardrails, Outmaneuvering Anthropic
OpenAI has reportedly secured a Department of Defense contract with strict ethical limitations, including bans on mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. This contrasts with Anthropic's failed negotiations, raising questions about AI governance and military partnerships.
Meta's Multi-Million GPU Gamble: How a Chip Deal Redefines AI's Future
Meta has signed a massive, multi-year pact with Nvidia to deploy millions of next-generation Blackwell and Rubin GPUs across its data centers. This unprecedented hardware commitment signals a new phase in the AI arms race, where computational scale becomes the primary competitive moat.