Meta and Anthropic explore $10B AI compute leasing mega‑deal

On July 17, 2026, CNN (via KEYT) and Engadget reported that Meta is in early talks to lease data center capacity to Anthropic in a deal that could be worth up to $10 billion over two years. The arrangement, first detailed by The New York Times, would make Anthropic a major customer of Meta’s AI infrastructure while both companies declined official comment.