We may earn from vendors via affiliate links or sponsorships. This might affect product placement on our site, but not the content of our reviews. See our Terms of Use for details. Google is preparing an investment in Anthropic worth up to $40B, pairing cash with cloud capacity as demand for Claude fuels the latest major AI megadeal. Image: Aerps.com/Unsplash Anthropic may be getting another Big Tech check… and this one comes with compute attached. Google is readying an investment that could reach $40 billion, according to Bloomberg. The deal would add more financial firepower behind Claude as AI companies race to secure the infrastructure needed to train and run their models. It also puts Google deeper into Anthropic’s growth story as spending on AI megadeals keeps climbing. Google starts with $10B on the table The  investment  would reportedly begin with $10 billion in cash, valuing Anthropic at $350 billion.…