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Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to add on top / to invest additionally
zhuījiā
追加
up to / at most
zuìduō
最多
$25 billion
èrbǎi wǔshí yì měiyuán
二百五十亿美元
investment / to invest
tóuzī
投资
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
，
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
strategic partnership
zhànlüè hézuò
战略合作
。

Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
on (date)
yú
于
April 21st
sìyuè èrshíyī rì
四月二十一日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
，
will
jiāng
将
toward
xiàng
向
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to additionally invest
zhuījiā
追加
up to
zuìduō
最多
$25 billion
èrbǎi wǔshí yì měiyuán
二百五十亿美元
structural particle
de
的
investment
tóuzī
投资
，
in order to
yǐ
以
to consolidate / to strengthen
gǒnggù
巩固
both parties
shuāngfāng
双方
structural particle
de
的
strategic partnership
zhànlüè hézuò guānxi
战略合作关系
。
as part of
zuòwéi
作为
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
structural particle
de
的
a part of
yī bùfen
一部分
，
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to commit to / to pledge
chéngnuò
承诺
in
zài
在
future
wèilái
未来
ten years
shí nián
十年
within
nèi
内
on
zài
在
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
cloud services
yún fúwù
云服务
on / at
shàng
上
cumulatively
lěijì
累计
to spend / expenditure
zhīchū
支出
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
$100 billion
yīqiān yì měiyuán
一千亿美元
。

April 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM

Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
on (date)
yú
于
April 21st
sìyuè èrshíyī rì
四月二十一日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
，
will
jiāng
将
toward
xiàng
向
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to additionally invest
zhuījiā
追加
up to
zuìduō
最多
$25 billion
èrbǎi wǔshí yì měiyuán
二百五十亿美元
structural particle
de
的
investment
tóuzī
投资
。
this round
cǐ lún
此轮
investment
tóuzī
投资
to split / divided into
fēn
分
two stages
liǎng bù
两步
to complete
wánchéng
完成
，
first tranche / initial installment
shǒuqī
首期
to put in / to commit
tóurù
投入
$5 billion
wǔshí yì měiyuán
五十亿美元
，
the remaining / the rest
qíyú
其余
up to
zuìduō
最多
$20 billion
èrbǎi yì měiyuán
二百亿美元
will
jiāng
将
linked to
yǔ
与
Anthropic
Anthropic
Anthropic
to achieve / to reach
dáchéng
达成
structural particle
de
的
commercial / business
shāngyè
商业
milestone
lǐchéngbēi
里程碑
to be tied to / to be linked
guàgōu
挂钩
。
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to date / up to now
qìjīn
迄今
toward
duì
对
Anthropic
Anthropic
Anthropic
structural particle
de
的
cumulative investment
lěijì tóuzī
累计投资
already
yǐ
已
more than
chāoguò
超过
$33 billion
sānbǎi sānshí yì měiyuán
三百三十亿美元
，
the company / said company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
valuation
gūzhí
估值
reaching / amounting to
dá
达
$380 billion
sānqiān bābǎi yì měiyuán
三千八百亿美元
。
as
zuòwéi
作为
terms of the agreement
xiéyì tiáojiàn
协议条件
，
Anthropic
Anthropic
Anthropic
to agree
tóngyì
同意
future
wèilái
未来
ten years
shí nián
十年
on
zài
在
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
cloud services
yún fúwù
云服务
platform
píngtái
平台
on
shàng
上
cumulatively
lěijì
累计
expenditure / spending
zhīchū
支出
more than
chāoguò
超过
$100 billion
yīqiān yì měiyuán
一千亿美元
。
Anthropic
Anthropic
Anthropic
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
enterprises / businesses
qǐyè
企业
and
hé
和
developers
kāifāzhě
开发者
toward
duì
对
its
qí
其
Claude (AI assistant)
Claude
Claude
model
móxíng
模型
demand
xūqiú
需求
structural particle
de
的
sharp increase
jíjù zēngjiā
急剧增加
，
already
yǐ
已
to lead to / to cause
dǎozhì
导致
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
to face
miànlín
面临
severe / serious
yánjùn
严峻
structural particle
de
的
operational pressure
yùnyíng yālì
运营压力
。
this partnership
cǐ xiàng hézuò
此项合作
further / additionally
jìn yī bù
进一步
has strengthened
qiánghuà le
强化了
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
in
zài
在
global
quánqiú
全球
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
field / domain
lǐngyù
领域
structural particle
de
的
strategic
zhànlüè
战略
position / standing
dìwèi
地位
。

New Words

Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
Amazon
zhuījiā tóuzī
追加投资
additional investment
Anthropic
Anthropic
Anthropic (AI company)
zhànlüè hézuò
战略合作
strategic partnership
lěijì tóuzī
累计投资
cumulative investment
gūzhí
估值
valuation
yún fúwù
云服务
cloud services
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
infrastructure

News in English

Business

Amazon to Invest Up to 25 Billion Dollars More in Anthropic Under Expanded AI Deal

Amazon announced an additional investment of up to $25 billion in AI startup Anthropic, reinforcing their strategic partnership. As part of the deal, Anthropic committed to spending over $100 billion on Amazon cloud services over the next decade.

Amazon announced on April 21st that it will invest up to $25 billion in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic to expand its strategic AI partnership. This investment is split into two stages: the first tranche of $5 billion will be invested immediately, with the remaining up to $20 billion linked to Anthropic achieving commercial milestones. Amazon's cumulative investment in Anthropic has already exceeded $33 billion, with the company valued at $380 billion. As agreed terms, Anthropic will spend over $100 billion on Amazon cloud services over the next ten years. Anthropic stated that enterprises and developers have sharply increased demand for their Claude AI model, already causing infrastructure pressure. This partnership further strengthens Amazon's strategic position in global AI infrastructure.

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