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Anthropic, SpaceX announce compute deal that includes space development

CNBC · May 6, 2026, 4:57 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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  • Anthropic on Wednesday announced a deal with Elon Musk's Space X to use all of the compute capacity at his company's Colossus 1 data center in Memphis, Tennessee.
  • As part of the agreement, Anthropic will get access to more than 300 megawatts of compute capacity, and it also "expressed interest" in working with SpaceX to develop multiple gigawatts of compute capacity in space.

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Anthropic on Wednesday announced a deal with Elon Musk's Space X to use all of the compute capacity at his company's Colossus 1 data center in Memphis, Tennessee.

As part of the agreement, Anthropic will get access to more than 300 megawatts of compute capacity, and it also "expressed interest" in working with SpaceX to develop multiple gigawatts of compute capacity in space. Anthropic said the deal will directly improve capacity for its paid Claude Pro and Claude Max subscribers.

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