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title: "How Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown used GOP ties to end a June standoff over model safety and win over Musk, brokering a $1.25B/month SpaceX compute deal (Wall Street Journal)"
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summary: "Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown used Republican ties to resolve a June standoff over model safety and broker a $1.25B/month SpaceX compute deal."
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# How Anthropic co\-founder Tom Brown used GOP ties to end a June standoff over model safety and win over Musk, brokering a $1\.25B/month SpaceX compute deal \(Wall Street Journal\)

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**Published:** 2026-10-10T13:50:00.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** anthropic, funding

## Summary

Anthropic co\-founder Tom Brown used Republican ties to resolve a June standoff over model safety and broker a $1\.25B/month SpaceX compute deal\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261010/p12>)