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Alphabet Deepens AI Bets With Waymo Testing Site And Anthropic Backing
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Event summary
Alphabet is intensifying its investment in AI through two key initiatives: its autonomous driving unit Waymo acquiring Apple's former testing site in Arizona, and Alphabet playing a significant role in Anthropic's $35 billion AI data center financing by supplying chips and acting as a guarantor. These moves underscore Alphabet's commitment to both physical mobility networks and large-scale AI infrastructure, integrating AI into its core business strategy. The article discusses how these investments impact Alphabet's risk profile and business mix by increasing its capital-heavy AI infrastructure and exposure to long-term compute contracts, while also potentially reinforcing Google Cloud's market position.