{"slug": "microsoft-aws-and-anthropic-are-spending-billions-and-not-on-better-models", "title": "Microsoft, AWS and Anthropic are spending billions — and not on better models", "summary": "Microsoft, AWS, and Anthropic are investing billions in building infrastructure and deploying AI models, rather than focusing solely on improving model performance. Microsoft announced the formation of the Microsoft Frontier Company on July 2, led by Judson Althoff, to advance frontier AI deployment.", "body_md": "On July 2, Judson Althoff, CEO of Microsoft’s commercial business, announced the formation of the Microsoft Frontier Company. The new\n\nThe post [Microsoft, AWS and Anthropic are spending billions — and not on better models](https://thenewstack.io/microsoft-frontier-forward-deployed/) appeared first on [The New Stack](https://thenewstack.io).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-aws-and-anthropic-are-spending-billions-and-not-on-better-models", "canonical_source": "https://thenewstack.io/microsoft-frontier-forward-deployed/", "published_at": "2026-07-05 15:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-07 01:57:08.525162+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "ai-products", "ai-research", "large-language-models", "ai-startups"], "entities": ["Microsoft", "AWS", "Anthropic", "Judson Althoff", "Microsoft Frontier Company"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-aws-and-anthropic-are-spending-billions-and-not-on-better-models", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-aws-and-anthropic-are-spending-billions-and-not-on-better-models.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-aws-and-anthropic-are-spending-billions-and-not-on-better-models.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-aws-and-anthropic-are-spending-billions-and-not-on-better-models.jsonld"}}