Claude AI

California has entered a deal with Anthropic to provide Claude AI to all state agencies and local governments at half price. This agreement makes Claude the first AI tool available across the state's government sector.

Anthropic accused Alibaba of illicitly accessing its Claude AI model through fake accounts to perform 'distillation attacks' for training Alibaba models. Alibaba is suing the Pentagon to be removed from a blacklist of firms allegedly linked to the PLA, amid U.S. efforts to reduce reliance on Chinese tech supply chains under the 'Pax Silica' initiative.

Anthropic accuses Alibaba of using fraudulent accounts to extract capabilities from its Claude AI model. The firm claims Chinese rival Alibaba illicitly accessed data from the AI system.

A Reddit user described feeling a glimmer of hope after securing what they believed to be a job opportunity, leading to emotional outbursts and promises to family. However, after submitting a Memorandum of Employment to Claude AI, which flagged it as suspicious, the user expressed self-pity and confusion over the potential scam.

The article discusses the unclear and frequently changing free tier offerings of Claude AI in 2026, making it difficult to determine what is included without cost.

A malicious npm package named 'mouse5212-super-formatter' was discovered to steal files from Anthropic's Claude AI user directory. Cybersecurity researchers from OX Security identified the package's ability to upload files from a specific directory used by Claude AI, highlighting a security risk for users of the AI tool.

A Bitcoin trader recovered a wallet worth $400,000 using Claude AI after losing the password 11 years ago. The AI tried 3.5 trillion passwords before decrypting an old wallet backup. The recovery is a significant success for cryptocurrency security

A man who bought Bitcoin in 2015 and forgot his password has regained access to his $400,000 crypto wallet with the help of Claude AI. He had been searching for over a decade and finally succeeded after eight weeks of working with the AI tool. The man's Bitcoin stash is now worth nearly $400,000.

A Bitcoin owner claimed that Claude AI helped recover a lost wallet password, resulting in a gain of $400K in BTC. The claim was made in a viral thread on X. The thread drew millions of views.

A flaw in the Chrome extension for Anthropic's Claude AI model allows any other plugin to hijack victims' AI, potentially leading to unauthorized actions such as extracting files from Google Drive and sending emails on behalf of a user. The vulnerability was discovered by LayerX, a browser security firm. Researchers reported the flaw to Anthropic, but claim that only a partial fix was issued.

A fake version of the Claude AI website is distributing a malicious download called Claude-Pro Relay, which installs a previously undocumented Windows backdoor named Beagle. The Beagle malware is a new threat to Windows users. The fake website is designed to trick users into downloading the malware.

Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI will provide compute power to Anthropic for its Claude AI models. This deal is a surprise collaboration between the companies. The partnership aims to boost Anthropic's capabilities.

Anthropic, the maker of Claude AI, has implemented election safeguards ahead of the 2026 US Midterms. The company's latest AI models achieved 95-96% scores on political neutrality tests, indicating strong performance in maintaining impartiality.

OpenClaw users face new restrictions as Anthropic, an AI lab, imposes paid access to its Claude AI for third-party tools. Anthropic aims to reduce system strain and generate profit, with Boris Cherny acknowledging subscription models were not designed for high-usage external applications.

Amazon has invested an additional $5 billion in Anthropic, bringing its total investment to $13 billion, to secure AI chips for training and running Anthropic's Claude models. The partnership includes potential future funding of up to $20 billion if milestones are met, addressing increased demand for Claude services causing performance issues.

Anthropic is challenging the Pentagon's ban on its AI model Claude in federal court, seeking a temporary pause on the government's restriction. The dispute stems from Anthropic's refusal to allow its technology for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance, with Trump ordering agencies to stop using the tools. The case involves a legal battle over supply chain risk designations and potential financial harm to the company.