[Anthropic Abandons $7 Billion Acquisition of MatX, Opts to Explore Custom Chip Collaboration Plans] DeepTech TechFlow reports that on August 28, according to Reuters, Anthropic had planned to acquire AI chip startup MatX for $7 billion but ultimately abandoned the plan. MatX is currently seeking approximately $4 billion in new funding. Anthropic is now in talks with several chip startups, aiming to accelerate the hardware development process for its AI model Claude through custom chip development, thereby reducing reliance on Nvidia chips.