Anthropic is launching a new feature named Claude Tag, which acts as an "always-on" AI teammate within Slack. This addition allows users to tag @Claude for insights and task assignments during group chats and is currently in beta for Claude Enterprise and Claude Team customers. Claude Tag enhances the existing capabilities of @Claude in Slack, […]
Last Friday, the White House issued an order to Anthropic, restricting the export of its advanced AI models, Fable and Mythos, citing national security concerns. This drastic move resulted in both models being unavailable to users, as Anthropic immediately halted access just 90 minutes after the directive. This incident marks a significant test of the […]
Microsoft has announced significant pricing changes for GitHub Copilot, leading some users to refer to it as the "Tokenpocalypse." This term reflects growing concerns around increasing costs in the AI ecosystem as major companies prepare for initial public offerings (IPOs). On a recent episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and Anthony […]
Anthropic’s recent IPO filing symbolizes a significant shift in the generative AI sector, transitioning it from a research-focused phase to one where it serves as a functional component within enterprise environments. As AI developers, particularly those in private markets, have often prioritized rapid product iterations and optimization of computational resources, transitioning to public markets necessitates […]
Drug discovery is a notoriously expensive and time-consuming undertaking, with the process of finding a viable molecule often stretching over a decade and costing billions, while most candidates still fail to reach the market. Many AI startups have emerged, aiming to alleviate this burden, but they tend to cater to researchers who already possess sophisticated […]
Someone is making a unique offer for a 13-acre property in Mill Valley, located just north of San Francisco. The homeowner, Storm Duncan, an investment banker, is looking to sell the property in exchange for equity in Anthropic, an AI company. He has created a LinkedIn page to facilitate the sale, emphasizing that he hopes […]
In a recent experiment known as Project Deal, Anthropic established a classified marketplace where AI agents played the roles of both buyers and sellers, facilitating real transactions involving tangible goods for actual money. Participants included 69 Anthropic employees who received a budget of $100 (distributed through gift cards) to purchase items from their colleagues. Despite […]
Automated AI vulnerability discovery is revolutionizing enterprise security by transforming the cost dynamics that typically favor attackers. The goal of eliminating exploits was once seen as impractical; organizations aimed to increase the cost of attacks to levels that only the wealthiest adversaries could sustain. However, findings from the Mozilla Firefox engineering team using Anthropic’s Claude […]
Anthropic has announced that Amazon will invest an additional $5 billion, raising its total investment in the AI company to $13 billion. In exchange, Anthropic has committed to spending over $100 billion on Amazon Web Services (AWS) over the next decade, which will provide them with up to 5 gigawatts of new computing capacity to […]
OpenAI has been making headlines recently, primarily due to its acquisitions of the personal finance startup Hiro and the media company TBPN. These moves have sparked discussions about the company’s strategic direction and the challenges it faces in the AI landscape. On a recent episode of the TechCrunch Equity podcast, hosted by Kirsten Korosec, Sean […]