Anthropic-Physical Intelligence acquisition rumor spreads as 2026 AI M&A heats up
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-07-22
TechCrunch AI says a weekend rumor about Anthropic and Physical Intelligence has been circulating across AI Twitter, against the backdrop of aggressive 2026 acquisition sprees by Anthropic and OpenAI.
The post does not confirm a deal; it only flags that the acquisition rumor gained traction because both frontier labs have been unusually active in buying companies this year.
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