US Core Inflation Comes in Soft, Anthropic in Talks to Buy Decart AI | The Opening Trade 8/13/2026

The consumer price index excluding food and energy increased 0.2% in July compared to June, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Wednesday. Anthropic PBC is in talks to acquire Decart AI for approximately $6 billion, Bloomberg reported. Decart develops world models designed to simulate physical environments and software intended to reduce AI training costs by improving chip efficiency.

Next story