Google is working with Broadcom, Apollo, Blackstone, and Morgan Stanley on a multibillion-dollar financing structure that supplies Anthropic with AI chips and data centers while keeping most of the risk off Google's balance sheet. The setup leaves roughly $200 billion in contracts dependent on Anthropic's continued growth and ability to make its lease payments.
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