Anthropic Strikes $9 Billion Cloud Deal With Riot Platforms
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A $9.1 billion deal with a former Bitcoin miner turned AI data center vendor shows how quickly stranded energy and power-heavy infra are being re-rated as model capacity. If you’re compute-constrained, it’s time to map nontraditional partners—miners, industrial parks, energy developers—not just hyperscalers.
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