Anthropic has walked away from its $6bn Decart deal, Bloomberg reports
THE SO WHAT
Walking away from a reported $6B acquisition after due diligence suggests leading labs are still biased toward partnerships and build-buy hybrids over mega-M&A. If you’re an infra or tooling startup in their orbit, optimize for being an indispensable collaborator—not just an acquisition target—because strategic alignment may matter more than price.
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