Google expands Pentagon’s access to its AI after Anthropic’s refusal

After Anthropic refused to allow the DoD to use its AI for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, Google has signed a new contract with the department.

Claude can now plug directly into Photoshop, Blender, and Ableton
Claude can now plug directly into Photoshop, Blender, and Ableton

Anthropic has launched a set of connectors for Claude that allow the AI chatbot to tap into popular creative software, including Adobe’s Creative Cloud apps, Affinity, Blender, Ableton, Autodesk, and more. This marks the company’s latest efforts to break into the creative industry following its launch of Claude Design earlier this month. The new connectors […]

To buy this Bay Area home, you’ll need Anthropic equity

Someone’s offering an unusual deal for a 13-acre property in Mill Valley, just north of South Francisco.

Discord users breach access controls to reach Anthropic’s Mythos model

Unauthorized access to Anthropic’s Mythos AI highlights growing concerns around safeguarding powerful systems, exposing vulnerabilities not in the model itself but in its surrounding access ecosystem.

Anthropic created a test marketplace for agent-on-agent commerce

In a recent experiment, Anthropic created a classified marketplace where AI agents represented both buyers and sellers, striking real deals for real goods and real money.

Google is investing up to $40 billion in a company that is beating Gemini. That is the point.
Google is investing up to $40 billion in a company that is beating Gemini. That is the point.

Summary: Google is investing up to $40 billion in Anthropic ($10B cash now at $350B valuation, $30B conditional on performance targets) plus five gigawatts of compute over five years, bringing its total commitment to ~$43B. The deal arrives as Anthropi…

Google to invest up to $40B in Anthropic in cash and compute

Google plans up to $40B investment in Anthropic as AI rivals race to secure massive compute capacity, following the limited release of its powerful, cybersecurity-focused Mythos model.

Tim Cook is stepping down. What happens to Apple now?

Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September, handing the reins to hardware chief John Ternus.   Ternus may be inheriting one of the most durable businesses in tech, but he’s also stepping into a very different ecosyst…

Tired of Gemini and ChatGPT? Claude now has your back with Spotify, Uber, and more connectors

Claude now connects to AllTrails, Uber, Spotify, Instacart, TripAdvisor, and more, bringing your everyday apps into a single conversation so you can plan, shop, and book without switching tabs.

Claude is connecting directly to your personal apps like Spotify, Uber Eats, and TurboTax
Claude is connecting directly to your personal apps like Spotify, Uber Eats, and TurboTax

Claude users can access more apps with Anthropic’s AI now thanks to new connectors for everything from hiking to grocery shopping. Anthropic already supported connecting numerous work-related apps to Claude, like Microsoft apps, but this expansion focuses on personal apps like Audible, Spotify, Uber, AllTrails, TripAdvisor, Instacart, TurboTax, and others. Some of these apps, such […]