[Anthropic Abandons $7 Billion Acquisition of MatX, Turns to Exploring Custom Chip Collaboration Plans] According to a report by Reuters on August 28, 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 self-developed custom chips, in order to reduce reliance on NVIDIA chips.