Nvidia may bankroll Anthropics massive IPO
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A GPU vendor potentially backing an AI lab IPO at a ~$2T valuation would tighten the feedback loop between model demand and hardware supply. If this structure happens, expect even stronger preferential access and pricing for ecosystem-aligned labs — everyone else should assume more constrained, more expensive top-tier compute.
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