SpaceX backs Anthropic with data centre deal amidst Musk's OpenAI lawsuit (www.aljazeera.com)

Anthropic has secured a significant agreement with SpaceX to utilize its Colossus 1 facility in Memphis, which boasts over 220,000 Nvidia processors and a substantial electricity capacity of 300 megawatts. This partnership will enable Anthropic to enhance its Claude AI assistants, improving their performance and expanding the capabilities available to subscribers. A key feature announced is "dreaming," which allows AI systems to analyze and update user preferences, marking a notable advancement in AI interaction and context awareness. This collaboration is significant not only for Anthropic but also signals a shift in relations, as Elon Musk, a former critic of the company, expressed support after engaging with its leadership. The deal comes at a time when Musk is embroiled in a lawsuit against OpenAI, which he co-founded, arguing that the current direction contradicts its original mission. Meanwhile, Anthropic's infrastructure deal could position it more competitively in the AI landscape, as it aims to expand its services and explore ambitious projects like space-based data centers, despite not being included in recent government AI partnerships.