Anthropic planned a $7bn takeover of chip startup MatX, then walked away
28-08-2026 11:53 via thenextweb.com

Anthropic planned a $7bn takeover of chip startup MatX, then walked away

Anthropic got far enough into a plan to buy the AI chip startup MatX to have a number attached to it, roughly $7bn, before the deal stopped moving. Reuters reported the talks on Thursday, citing people familiar with them, and said the discussions have since evolved into a conversation about a partnership rather than an acquisition. Why […]
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