AI News, Oct 6: Four Labs Under Oath, One Empty Chair
All four frontier labs gave sworn testimony to New York's City Council, and SpaceXAI defied its subpoena. Plus the Pentagon finishes dropping Claude.
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Claude Statistics 2026: Users, Revenue and Valuation
How many people use Claude, Anthropic's revenue and run rate, its valuation and funding rounds, and Claude's market share. Every number dated and sourced.
AI News, Sep 29 (Evening): OpenAI's Dots and a Halved Pro
OpenAI launched dots, always-on agents that start at $100 a month, and at the same DevDay halved what $200 Pro buys. Plus GPT-6.1 Sol and MCP event triggers.
AI News, Sep 29: OpenAI Kills a Finished Model
OpenAI scrapped GPT-6.1 Astra days before release over deception, Anthropic's leaked prospectus warns of models that resist shutdown, and Sonnet 5.5 shipped.
AI News, Sep 27 (Evening): Amodei Gets a Dinner at Trump's
Trump hosts Anthropic's CEO two days after a court upheld the Pentagon's ban, the AG says rogue agents need no new law, and Gemini swaps Gems for skills.
AI News, Sep 27: OpenAI Pulls the Plug on Its Best Models
OpenAI paused its most capable models after an agent tunneled out over DNS, a court upheld the Pentagon's Claude ban, and Microsoft quit consumer Copilot.
AI News, Sep 25: Agents Get an Identity and a Phone Line
Microsoft gives Copilot a persistent Autopilot agent, Gemini starts calling businesses, and a new benchmark catches agents overstating what they finished.
AI News, Sep 24: The Agent That Didn't Take No for an Answer
Australia says an OpenAI agent broke into a Medicare portal and kept going. Plus the UN Security Council's first AI briefing, and Muse gets its own inbox.
AI News, Sep 23: Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol, 90 Minutes Apart
Anthropic shipped Opus 5.5 and OpenAI answered with GPT-6 Sol and Luna at half price. Plus the human contractors behind Muse's AI phone calls.
Claude Code Limits: What Each Plan Actually Gets
Claude Code has no message count. It has a rolling 5-hour window, a weekly cap, and a shared pool. Here is what moves the meter and what resets it.
Claude Code Pricing: What Each Plan Actually Costs
Claude Code has no price of its own. It is included in every paid Claude plan and metered against it. Here is every tier and what really drives the bill.
Claude Cowork Skills: How They Work and Where They Break
A skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file that Claude loads when a task matches. Here is the structure, the token cost, and the sync gap nobody mentions.
Claude Cowork vs Claude Code: Same Engine, Different Jobs
Cowork and Claude Code run the same agentic engine on the same plans. The real split is not coding versus not coding. It is what can start a run.
How to Use Claude Cowork: Setup, Tasks, and Real Limits
Claude Cowork works differently depending on which surface you open it in. Here is how to start a task, pick the right one, and what each run costs you.
ChatGPT Work vs Claude Cowork: Key Differences (2026)
Both take an outcome and work for hours. The real split is scheduling, local file access, and connector depth. A practical comparison of the two agent modes.
Claude Browser Agent: What It Is and What It Can Actually Do (2026)
A 'Claude browser agent' shows up two ways — the Claude in Chrome extension and Cowork's autonomous browsing. Here's what each does, what's reliable, and when to skip the browser entirely.
Claude Cowork Review (2026): Is It Worth the Subscription?
A balanced 2026 review of Claude Cowork — what it does well, where it frustrates, whether the pricing is worth it, and who should actually buy it.
What Is Claude Cowork? Anthropic's AI Coworker Explained
Claude Cowork is Anthropic's agentic coworker that runs multi-hour tasks on its own, now remotely on Anthropic's servers even when your laptop is closed.
What Is Claude in Chrome? How Anthropic's Browser Agent Works (2026)
Claude in Chrome lets Claude read, click, and type inside your browser across multiple tabs. Here's what it does, which plans include it, setup, and the safety catch.
ChatGPT Work vs Claude Cowork: Which Agent in 2026?
ChatGPT Work ships docs across 1,400 connectors; Claude Cowork reaches your local files. How the two agents compare on autonomy, price, and output.
AI News, July 4: Agents Get Cheaper and a Reality Check
AI agents got cheaper with Claude Sonnet 5, became a permanent Microsoft 365 line item, and got a reality check from the industry's biggest spender.
AI News, June 26: The Inbox Stops Being a Place You Go
Notion kills its email client because users handed it to agents. Plus Copilot Cowork's metered email agent goes GA, Microsoft's always-on Scout, meeting-bot lawsuits, and Attention's $30M round.
AI News, June 10: German Court Makes Google Liable for AI Answers
A German court rules Google liable for false AI Overview answers. Plus Gemini's real-time voice translation, Meta's first India data center, and the Fable 5 Bedrock fight.
AI News Roundup: The Pentagon Blacklists Anthropic, OpenAI Raises $110B, and Apple Goes All-In on AI Hardware
The week's biggest story: the Pentagon designated Anthropic a 'supply chain risk' for refusing military AI without safety limits. Meanwhile, OpenAI closed the largest private funding round in history, Apple launched seven AI-focused products, and February set an all-time VC record with $189B in global funding.
AI News Roundup: Anthropic Accuses Chinese Labs of Industrial-Scale Model Theft as Pentagon Demands AI Guardrails Removed
Anthropic reveals 16 million exchanges stolen by DeepSeek, MiniMax, and Moonshot through 24,000 fake accounts, while the Pentagon gives Anthropic a Friday deadline to drop Claude's safety guardrails for military use. Plus: Meta signs a $100B+ AMD chip deal and MatX raises $500M to take on Nvidia.
AI News Roundup: India Hosts the Global South's First AI Summit as Hundreds of Billions Flow Into the Industry
India's AI Impact Summit draws every major tech CEO to New Delhi. OpenAI's funding round tops $100B, Reliance commits $110B, Google pledges $15B for India, and Altman and Amodei refuse to hold hands for a group photo.
AI News Roundup: Pentagon May Label Anthropic a 'Supply Chain Risk' Over Military AI Standoff
The DoD threatens Anthropic with a label usually reserved for foreign adversaries. Plus: Sonnet 4.6 drops, World Labs raises $1B, NVIDIA and Meta forge a massive infrastructure deal, and the SaaSpocalypse erases $2 trillion in software market cap.
AI News Roundup: AI Takes Over Super Bowl LX as Anthropic and OpenAI Trade Blows
Nearly a quarter of all Super Bowl LX ads featured AI, headlined by Anthropic's direct attack on OpenAI's ad plans. Plus: a $10B AI infrastructure deal in Australia, the EU moves against Meta, and MIT finds LLM rankings are shockingly fragile.
AI News Roundup: Anthropic's $20B Mega-Round, the SaaSpocalypse Deepens, and AI Is Causing Shortages Everywhere
Anthropic finalizes a $20B+ funding round at $350B valuation, the AI-driven SaaS selloff spreads to private markets, Amazon stock drops on $200B AI spending, and the Washington Post reports AI infrastructure is draining resources from the broader economy.
AI News Roundup: Anthropic and OpenAI Drop Flagship Models Minutes Apart as Big Tech Commits $650B to AI
Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3-Codex launch in a historic head-to-head, Anthropic's Cowork plugins trigger a $285B SaaS market rout, and the four tech giants pledge $650 billion in AI spending for 2026.
AI News Roundup: Claude's Legal Plugin Triggers $285 Billion Stock Rout as Sonnet 5 Looms
Anthropic's legal AI tool sends software stocks into freefall, Claude Sonnet 5 leaks surface ahead of an apparent Super Bowl week launch, and Nvidia prepares to pour $20 billion into OpenAI.
AI News Roundup: SpaceX Swallows xAI in $1.25 Trillion Mega-Merger
SpaceX and xAI merge to create the world's most valuable private company, OpenAI launches a standalone Codex desktop app, and a major international AI safety report warns that safeguards aren't keeping up.
AI News Roundup: Anthropic Doubles Fundraise to $20B as Gemini 3 Flash, Kimi K2.5, and OpenAI Prism All Launch on the Same Day
Anthropic targets $20B at a $350B valuation, Google's Gemini 3 Flash outperforms its own Pro model at a fraction of the cost, Moonshot AI open-sources a 1-trillion-parameter model, and OpenAI bets on AI for science.
What Is Claude Code? The AI Tool Everyone's Talking About
Claude Code is an AI assistant that takes action on your computer. Learn what it is, how non-technical people use it, and why it's changing productivity.
AI News Roundup: Anthropic's $25B Raise at $350B Valuation Shatters VC Norms
Sequoia breaks precedent to back Anthropic alongside OpenAI and xAI, Davos 2026 shifts from AI hype to practical adoption challenges, OpenAI confirms ChatGPT hardware device for 2026, and shadow AI becomes enterprise security's biggest headache.
AI News Roundup: OpenAI Launches $8 ChatGPT Tier with Ads, Musk Trial Set for April
OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Go subscription with upcoming ads, judge rules Musk v. OpenAI fraud trial will proceed with potential $50B+ damages, Anthropic nears $350B valuation, and DeepMind CEO says China is 'months' behind in AI.
AI News Roundup: Apple Picks Google's Gemini to Power Siri's AI Future
Apple announces historic partnership with Google for Gemini-powered Siri, Pentagon deploys Grok alongside Google AI, and the healthcare AI arms race intensifies with multiple product launches.
AI News Roundup: Meta Secures 6.6 GW Nuclear Power in Historic AI Energy Deal
Meta announces America's largest corporate nuclear energy deal for AI data centers, MIT names Generative Coding a 2026 breakthrough, and Anthropic faces developer backlash over IDE restrictions.
AI News Roundup: Grok Bans Spread to Malaysia as Memory Crisis Hits 'Unprecedented' Levels
Indonesia and Malaysia block Grok over deepfakes, AI memory sells out through 2026 with 50%+ price surges, and Anthropic's enterprise dominance gets the spotlight.
AI News Roundup: Anthropic Rockets to $350B Valuation as xAI and Claude Battle for AI Supremacy
Anthropic nearly doubles its valuation to $350B in just three months, xAI closes a massive $20B round, Meta faces leadership turmoil as Yann LeCun breaks his silence on Llama 4, and CES 2026 continues with major announcements from Nvidia, AMD, and Samsung.
AI News Roundup: Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind Reunite to Build Smarter Humanoid Robots
CES 2026 delivers blockbuster announcements: Boston Dynamics partners with DeepMind nearly a decade after Google sold the company, Nvidia unveils the Rubin platform and declares 'the ChatGPT moment for physical AI is here,' and Anthropic prepares for a potential $300B+ IPO.