Microsoft announced a $5 billion investment in AI startup Anthropic, which will also receive $10 billion from Nvidia. Anthropic plans to purchase $30 billion in Azure compute capacity and collaborate with Nvidia to enhance its AI models.

Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei argues that allowing Nvidia to sell GPUs to Chinese companies is akin to arming an adversary. He believes this decision could strengthen Chinese AI developers like DeepSeek and undermine U.S. technological leadership. Despite concerns, he admits that Chinese models have yet to compete effectively against American counterparts.