Amazon Bets Big on Anthropic with $8B Investment

Amazon has ramped up its stake in AI startup Anthropic with an additional $4 billion investment, bringing the total to $8 billion. This deal commits Anthropic to AWS's Trainium chips, sidelining NVIDIA and sparking buzz in the AI chip arena. Partnering with Amazon’s Annapurna Labs, they aim to enhance Claude’s capabilities amid fierce competition from OpenAI. As Anthropic's valuation hits $18.4 billion, this move could reshape the AI landscape with a blend of humor and high-stakes innovation.