Amazon Considers Further Multi-Billion Dollar Investment in AI Startup Anthropic

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is reportedly considering another multi-billion-dollar investment in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, as per a July 10 Financial Times report. This potential investment would augment Amazon's initial $4 billion commitment, highlighting the escalating competition in the AI infrastructure domain against rivals such as Microsoft and Google. Anthropic, renowned for its Claude chatbot, might gain additional cloud credits and computing resources in return for enhanced AI model development linked to Amazon Web Services (AWS). This strategy indicates Amazon's intensified focus on generative AI collaborations to fortify AWS's competitive edge in the long term.

As of 12:30 p.m. ET on July 10, 2025, Amazon's stock (NASDAQ: AMZN) was trading at $203.19, marking an increase of $1.37 (+0.68%), with the day's trading range between $204.66 and $201.22, and a volume of 18.7 million shares.