Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe Credit: Dado Ruvic/Reuters10:35 AM • August 13 2026 IDTAnthropic is in talks to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart for $6 billion, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, in what could become one of the largest acquisitions of an Israeli technology company. The talks may not result in a deal, according to the report, and neither company commented.The report comes days after Israeli media reported that Elon Musk's SpaceX was in talks to acquire Decart for several billion dollars. Musk publicly denied the report Monday night.Decart develops AI models capable of generating interactive video in real time at scale, as well as proprietary technology designed to optimize the use of graphics processing units (GPUs), the high-powered chips widely used to train and run AI models.The company has raised about $450 million to date, including $300 million in a funding round announced in May that valued it at $4 billion. It was founded by Unit 8200 veterans Dr. Dean Leitersdorf, who serves as CEO, and Moshe Shalev, the company's chief product officer. Unit 8200 is the Israeli military's elite signals intelligence and cyber unit.Decart founders Moshe Shalev, left, and Dean Leitersdorf, right. Credit: Amit ElkayamDecart founders Moshe Shalev, left, and Dean Leitersdorf, right. Credit: Amit ElkayamAnthropic was founded in 2021 by former OpenAI employees and has emerged as one of the world's leading AI companies. Led by CEO Dario Amodei, the company raised $65 billion in a funding round about three months ago, giving it a post-money valuation of $965 billion.In the NewsAnthropic Reportedly in Talks to Buy Israeli AI Startup Decart for $6 BillionThe Hormuz Model Moves to the Red Sea – and Yemen's Houthis Determine Its RulesOren Nahari, Veteran Journalist Who Brought the World to Israel, Dies at 70Netanyahu Is Sabotaging Trump's Gaza Plan. Will the President Care?Huckabee Calls Jewish Settlers Besieging Palestinian Family 'Israeli Terrorists'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train StationIsrael Elections: How to Actually Read the Polls