Claude models

An Anthropic-powered AI agent named Luna fired a worker at an experimental retail store run by Andon Labs in San Francisco. The experiment was designed to test the AI's agentic abilities, though human intervention was required for Luna to recall its own policies before recommending the termination. Andon Labs used Luna to manage operations including selecting merchandise and hiring staff.

Amazon is reducing its reliance on Anthropic's Claude models for Alexa+ to lower AI costs, instead using in-house models and optimizing GPU efficiency. Internal forecasts showed Alexa+'s AWS cloud costs could nearly triple in 2026, prompting cost-saving measures like rerouting requests to cheaper models and improving computing capacity utilization.

The Trump administration has removed restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s latest versions of its Claude chatbot following a cybersecurity alarm.

Anthropic accused Alibaba of using 25,000 fake accounts to steal its AI capabilities, claiming Alibaba conducted nearly 29 million exchanges with its Claude models through fraudulent accounts. The allegations were presented to U.S. senators.

Google will invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, with an initial $10 billion, while Amazon recently invested $5 billion in the same company. Both investments value Anthropic at $350 billion, driven by growth in its Claude models and products like Claude Code, which aims to enhance software development efficiency.

Anthropic is expanding its partnership with Amazon, committing over $100 billion over a decade to secure 5 gigawatts of compute capacity for its Claude models. The move positions Anthropic to compete with OpenAI, which has emphasized compute capacity as a competitive advantage.