Taiwan’s chipmaking giant TSMC to invest $1B in Anthropic, OpenAI

TSMC is reportedly planning to invest $1 billion into AI developers Anthropic and OpenAI. This move highlights a growing trend of circular financing, where chip manufacturers provide capital to the companies driving demand for their high-end hardware. The investment arrives as the broader AI sector faces market volatility, underscoring the deep financial links between infrastructure providers and the firms developing large-scale AI models.