# Merck Bet $1 Billion on Google Cloud. It Also Did Not Stop Running AWS.

- slug: merck-bet-1-billion-on-google-cloud-it-also-did-not-stop-running-aws
- date: 2026-04-23
- category: Agentics

Merck cut clinical dossier prep from 180 hours to 80 and is already submitting to regulators using AI. The $1B Google deal is the headline. The AWS stack still running next to it is the actual story.

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