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The platform will begin with a $35 billion investment, led by Apollo, to facilitate Anthropic’s previously-announced capacity expansion of more than 1 gigawatt of compute infrastructure expected this year.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
It’s why the commissioners reviewed concept plans to begin with.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
However, the new campaign will begin with her awakening in a strange realm after her funeral which, according to PlayStation, is the start of "a new adventure".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
If you are investing in growth index funds, your approach will be more concentrated because these funds begin with a smaller number of stocks.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Mendel had discovered the discontinuous nature of genes, Fisher knew, because he had chosen highly discrete traits and crossed pure-breeding plants to begin with.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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