[8/13 06:00] Anthropic in talks to acquire Israeli startup Decart for about $6 billion / Japan's defense ministry expands AI use against foreign disinformation

AI News Flash for August 13, 2026 at 06:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Anthropic in talks to acquire Israeli startup Decart for about $6 billion https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/mrrffazk1 2. Japan's defense ministry expands AI use against foreign disinformation https://www.mlex.com/mlex/artificial-intelligence/articles/2512928 3. Reuters poll finds over 80% of Japanese firms have not fully adopted AI https://wmbdradio.com/2026/08/12/strong-majority-of-japanese-firms-have-yet-to-fully-embrace-ai-reuters-poll/ 4. Malaysia's U Mobile partners with OpenAI https://technode.global/2026/08/13/u-mobile-partners-with-openai-in-openais-first-malaysia-telco-collaboration/ 5. Legal AI startup Legora seeking funds above a $10 billion valuation https://newsdump.com/article/legal-ai-startup-legora-seeks-funds-at-more-than-10bn-valuation