Anthropic in talks with chip startup MatX for custom AI hardware

Anthropic held discussions with AI chip startup MatX, valued around a potential multi-billion-dollar acquisition or partnership, to accelerate in-house custom silicon development for training and inference. The talks reflect Anthropic’s push to reduce reliance on external cloud and chip suppliers amid rapid growth in Claude demand. Business Standard reported the discussions on 28 August, underscoring the lab’s hardware ambitions alongside its existing multi-year chip and cloud commitments.