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TechCrunch Jul 2, 2026 at 18:31 Startups Rising Hot

Anthropic is discussing a new custom chip with Samsung

The news comes about a week after OpenAI announced its own custom AI chip in a partnership with Broadcom.

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Jul 2, 2026 at 18:31 TechCrunch

Anthropic is discussing a new custom chip with Samsung

The news comes about a week after OpenAI announced its own custom AI chip in a partnership with Broadcom.

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