Broadcom Will Lend Anthropic $42 Billion to Lease Its Own AI Chips
Broadcom has agreed to lend Anthropic up to $42 billion so the AI company can lease TPU chips that Broadcom itself helps design, per Anthropic’s IPO prospectus. The deal makes Anthropic Broadcom’s largest chip customer while Wall Street questions the circular flow of money. Full story in slides above — Sources: Reuters (via Channel News Asia), Bloomberg, Chosun Biz, October 1-3, 2026.