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Anthropic signs first Australian data centre agreement

By Staff Writer

Sep 17 2026 6:47AM

In Western Downs Digital Park.

Anthropic signs first Australian data centre agreement

AI giant Anthropic signed its first data centre lease ⁠agreement in ⁠Australia, two people familiar with the deal said, capitalising on a favourable political environment and abundant renewable resources to secure capacity at what would be one of the world's largest computing ...

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