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The danger of AI is not that it will become conscious and hate us, but that it will become competent and ignore us."

—Eliezer Yudkowsky

AI Pricing Battle Intensifies as Anthropic and OpenAI Cut Costs with New Models

OpenAI and Anthropic are cutting prices for their latest AI models, with GPT-6 Sol and Luna 50% cheaper and Claude Opus 5.5 costing 40% less to run than Opus 5.

Anthropic and OpenAI have launched cheaper AI models as competition intensifies, highlighting lower costs alongside improvements in performance, factuality and capabilities.

Anthropic Claims Frontier Claude Models Outperform Traditional Protein Design Campaigns

Anthropic’s Claude models designed de novo protein binders against 14 of 15 targets with a 27% hit rate—exceeding the typical 10–15%—in independent lab tests by Adaptyv Bio and Twist Bioscience.

Anthropic says the process is an early foundational step in drug discovery / development and they are now training Claude to run the entire drug development process end-to end

They’re Volcano Experts, Astronauts, Therapists and Podcast-ers; Also They Never Existed: Study Maps AI’s ‘Ghost’ Authors

A new study finds AI models do not simply invent fictional names. Instead they tend to produce recurring combinations of fictional identities.

AI models don’t just invent fictional names at random, they keep reaching for the same ones. A new preprint finds that “ghost” identities like Elena Vasquez and Marcus Chen recur across hundreds of AI-generated documents, fake therapy clinics and even 1,655 backdated records on a CERN-run research repository.

Abnormal AI CEO Rejects Anthropic’s Trademark Suit, Says His Logo Came First

Anthropic's lawsuit alleges Abnormal AI's slash-style logo (right) is confusingly similar to its own (left); Abnormal's CEO disputes this and says his company filed its trademark first.

Anthropic has sued cybersecurity firm Abnormal AI over its ‘A/’ slash logo, alleging trademark infringement — but Abnormal’s CEO Evan Reiser is fighting back, calling the claims baseless. His company does over $10m business with Anthropic, he adds.

California, Anthropic Partner to Offer Claude to State Agencies at 50% Discount

California partners with Anthropic to expand Claude across state agencies under a new government AI agreement.

Governor Gavin Newsom announced the partnership, which extends Claude access to California’s local governments and includes free workforce training, technical assistance and workflow support from Anthropic developers.

Anthropic Expands Claude Partner Ecosystem as 40,000 Firms Apply

Illustration of collaboration between Anthropic and consulting partners supporting enterprise Claude deployments.

Anthropic has launched the Services Track and Claude Partner Hub as it seeks to scale enterprise adoption of Claude through consulting and implementation partners.

Exclusive: Anthropic Offers Claude Mythos Access to India

Anthropic announced that it will give access to claude mythos to India.

Anthropic confirms to AI FrontPage that India based organizations have been offered access to Claude Mythos Preview.

Anthropic Opens Claude Activity Data to Enterprise Security Tools Amid AI Governance Pressure

Anthropic has launched a Compliance API for Claude Enterprise, giving security teams access to prompts, logs, files, and activity data through 28 security platform integrations. The move comes amid growing pressure for stronger AI governance and enterprise oversight.

Hitachi, Anthropic Roll Out Claude Across 290,000 Employees

Hitachi, Anthropic Roll Out Claude Across 290,000-Employee Workforce

Hitachi and Anthropic are rolling out Claude-powered AI across Hitachi’s 290,000-employee workforce while expanding AI deployment in industrial sectors including energy, transportation, manufacturing, and finance.

Anthropic and Gates Foundation Commit $200 Million to AI Initiatives in India, Sub-Saharan Africa

Anthropic and the Gates Foundation will commit $200 million over four years for AI in global health, education and agriculture, including India programmes.

The four-year commitment will fund AI-powered apps for foundational literacy in India and sub-Saharan Africa, drug discovery for neglected diseases like polio and HPV, and tools for smallholder farmers.