Nscale buys Anyscale as it seeks to own more of the AI compute stack

British AI neocloud Nscale is acquiring software startup Anyscale for $1.65 billion to expand its AI compute stack offerings. Anyscale specializes in scaling AI workloads using its Ray-based platform, supporting tasks like training large language models. This acquisition complements Nscale's existing infrastructure and software capabilities, aiming for integrated optimization across compute and software layers.