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Amazon in talks to buy AI startup Decart for about $7 billion
Decart's software helps developers switch between different AI chips, making it a potential infrastructure play for Amazon's broader AI ambitions.
At a glance
- First reported by WSJ: “Amazon in Talks to Buy AI Startup Decart for Around $7 Billion”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 4:49 PM ET on Red Alert Sunday, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley, Brock Thunderson and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Amazon, AI.
- BBN covered this story before: Amazon Cut Now Put at About 1,000; TSMC Sales Set Record (October 8).
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What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorAmazon is in talks to buy the San Francisco AI startup Decart for around seven billion dollars.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDecart's software makes it easier for developers to switch between different AI chips, so Amazon would be buying the adapter for the whole AI plug wall, for seven billion dollars.
The story so far
- S&P Record Close; Utilities, Amazon Lead; Russell Lags · The Guardian
- Amazon Cut Now Put at About 1,000; TSMC Sales Set Record · CNBC
- Amazon in talks to buy AI startup Decart for about $7 billion (this story)
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