Nvidia weighs guaranteeing debt for Nscale’s Anthropic data center in West Virginia
Nvidia weighs playing the cosigner for Nscale’s AI data center in West Virginia
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Nvidia is in talks to guarantee billions in debt financing for Nscale’s planned Anthropic data center in West Virginia, The Information reported, with Bloomberg corroborating. The proposed arrangement would have Nvidia temporarily take over the facility and help find a buyer and new tenant if Nscale defaulted on construction payments. Anthropic has signed a $44.6 billion contract for the first 460-megawatt building, according to Nscale’s IPO filing.
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