Anthropic, OpenAI, SAP and Pentagon strike enterprise AI deals
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Updated · TechCrunch · May 8
Anthropic, OpenAI, SAP and Pentagon strike enterprise AI deals
7 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · May 8
SAP agreed a $1 billion deal for German startup Prior Labs, while the Pentagon signed AI contracts with Nvidia, Microsoft and AWS.
TechCrunch’s Equity podcast said Anthropic and OpenAI also unveiled new ventures for enterprise AI deployment, alongside an xAI-Anthropic compute arrangement.
The deals reflect intensifying competition for the fast-growing enterprise AI market, with startup acquisitions and partnerships seen as positioning companies ahead of a potentially strong IPO season.
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