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Another lap in the AI kart race
Amazon appears to be leaning even harder into Anthropic, because apparently one massive AI bet was not enough. If you’re keeping score, this is the kind of move that says Amazon wants more than an e-commerce empire — it wants to be the plumbing, landlord, and maybe even the electricity bill for the AI economy.
Why investors should care
This matters for two reasons:
- It can strengthen AWS’s position as AI companies hunt for compute, chips, and cloud muscle.
- It also keeps Amazon in the heavyweight AI conversation, where the winners may be the companies selling picks and shovels instead of just mining for gold.
The fine print, but make it less boring
A deeper Anthropic tie-up can be a long-term win if it drives cloud demand and cements Amazon as a core AI infrastructure partner. But it also reminds you that the AI race is still expensive, crowded, and a little bit like a group project where everyone wants to be the genius.
Big picture: Amazon isn’t just shopping for growth anymore — it’s trying to own the checkout lane, the warehouse, and the delivery truck of the AI boom.