# Google Is Writing Anthropic a $10B Check. Anthropic Is Already Spending It to Leave.

- slug: google-is-writing-anthropic-a-10b-check-anthropic-is-already-spending-it-to-leave
- date: 2026-04-24
- category: Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic just raised up to $40B from Google. It is already spending the money on the one thing Google has never let anyone else own: the custom silicon its most capable models run on.

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