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  "id": 6238891,
  "title": "Anthropic reportedly walks away from US$6 billion acquisition of AI startup Decart",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/anthropic-reportedly-walks-away-from-us-6-billion-acquisition-of-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-08T02:23:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/anthropic-reportedly-walks-away-us6-billion-acquisition-ai-startup-decart"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Anthropic, the maker of the Claude chatbot, has reportedly decided to abandon its pursuit of an acquisition of AI startup Decart AI, according to sources familiar with the matter. The tech giant had been in talks to purchase Decart for approximately US$6 billion, but ultimately walked away from the deal after exploring the possibility and conducting due diligence. Decart specializes in software that aims to lower the expenses associated with training and operating AI by optimizing the efficiency of chips. While Anthropic remains open to collaborations with Decart, no official statement has been released from either company regarding the situation.",
  "summary": "The Claude chatbot maker is said to walk away after exploring a deal and performing due diligence",
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        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Anthropic reportedly walks away from acquisition of US$6 billion AI startup Decart",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Anthropic drops pursuit of AI startup Decart",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/anthropic-drops-pursuit-of-ai-startup-decart",
        "published": "2026-09-08T02:56:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Anthropic drops pursuit of AI startup Decart",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/anthropic-drops-pursuit-of-ai-startup-decart-6229450",
        "published": "2026-09-08T03:59:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Anthropic walks away from Decart AI deal - report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/anthropic-walks-away-from-decart-ai-deal-report",
        "published": "2026-09-08T04:17:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "Anthropic drops pursuit of $6b Decart AI deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/anthropic-drops-pursuit-of-6b-decart-ai-deal",
        "published": "2026-09-08T04:24:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Silicon Republic",
        "title": "Anthropic reportedly backs from $6bn Decart AI acquisition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/anthropic-reportedly-backs-from-6bn-decart-ai-acquisition",
        "published": "2026-09-08T07:37:55.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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