Anthropic

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OpenClaw rebrand exposes security flaws in viral AI agent

OpenClaw — the project that began as Clawdbot and briefly became Moltbot — has rebranded and gone viral in the past week, and ZDNET reports that new exploits surfaced over the weekend. OpenClaw is an autonomous, locally run AI agent that can use models from Anthropic, OpenAI and others, integrate with messaging

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Viral AI agent Moltbot poses multiple security risks, researchers warn

Moltbot, formerly known as Clawdbot, is an open-source AI agent that has gone viral this week and is drawing security warnings, according to ZDNET. Created by Austrian developer Peter Steinberger, the assistant is designed to perform tasks such as handling email, sending messages and checking users in for services, and

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Anthropic’s 30,000‑word “Claude Constitution” treats the model as if it might have feelings

Anthropic last week published a 30,000‑word “Claude Constitution” that the company used during model training and that frames its Claude assistant in highly anthropomorphic terms, Ars Technica reports. The document treats Claude as an entity that might have emotions, wellbeing, or preferences: it apologizes to Claude for any

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Amazon and Google make dents in Nvidia’s A.I. chip dominance

The New York Times reported on Jan. 29, 2026, that Amazon and Google have begun to carve out meaningful business in the market for artificial intelligence chips by supplying their own processors to major customers, notably Anthropic, challenging Nvidia’s long-standing dominance. Amazon has installed thousands of its Trainium chips

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Microsoft CFO Amy Hood spotlights OpenAI and Anthropic deals, Copilot SDK and Maia 200

Microsoft reported $81 billion in second-quarter revenue, and CFO Amy Hood sent an internal memo to staff after the results that was viewed by Business Insider. In the note, Hood called out recent AI-related moves including new chips, coding tools, and deals with OpenAI and Anthropic. Hood sends these emails

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Moltbot can run your apps like an AI employee — security and cost risks remain

Moltbot, formerly Clawdbot, is a rapidly spreading personal AI that says it can clear your inbox, send emails, manage calendars and check you in for flights from messaging apps like WhatsApp or Telegram, according to its website and developer posts about the name change. The bot is designed to act

Crypto

ClawdBot creator rejects crypto after scammers exploit Moltbot rebrand

Beincrypto reports that Peter Steinberger, creator of the open-source AI assistant ClawdBot, has publicly rejected any association with crypto after scammers hijacked his online identity to promote fake token projects. Steinberger says the problem began after the project was rebranded as Moltbot following trademark concerns raised by Anthropic. He acknowledged

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Anthropic's $20B fundraise boosts AI-focused bitcoin miners IREN, CIFR, WULF, HUT

Bitcoin miners that have shifted toward AI and high-performance computing rallied on Tuesday after the Financial Times reported that Anthropic is set to raise about $20 billion in new funding at a $350 billion valuation. The FT said the raise is roughly double the $10 billion Anthropic initially sought. The

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ChatGPT to add ads on free and low-cost tiers; Anthropic’s Amanda Askell on Claude Constitution

OpenAI is introducing ads to ChatGPT’s free and low-cost subscription tiers, a development discussed on the New York Times technology podcast Hard Fork in an episode published Jan. 23, 2026. The episode explains what the ads will look like, why OpenAI is taking this approach and whether the company

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How people are using Claude Code to build websites, apps and tools

Claude Code, an artificial intelligence tool that generates computer code from text prompts, is experiencing a surge in use, Anthropic said. The company, which introduced Claude Code in May, said the tool had shown record growth over the past two weeks but did not share its data. Anthropic said people

Business

2026 could be the year of the 'hectocorn' as several tech firms eye $100bn-plus IPOs

Several US and European technology companies are being linked with initial public offerings in 2026 that could value them at more than $100bn, a shift commentators have dubbed the year of the "hectocorn". OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and Stripe are among the names said to be considering listings. Markets

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ZDNET's David Gewirtz used Claude Code to build an Apple Watch app in about 12 hours

ZDNET writer David Gewirtz used Anthropic's Claude Code to develop an Apple Watch version of his filament management app, producing a working app in about 12 hours of actual work time spread over roughly three weeks. Gewirtz said the challenge was reducing the iPhone app to a tiny,

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Perplexity offers free Enterprise AI seats to police, prompting expert concerns

Perplexity has launched a program it calls Perplexity for Public Safety Organizations that offers one free year of its Enterprise Pro tier for up to 200 seats to public safety professionals, including police, with discount options for larger agencies. The company says the service is intended to help officers make

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Anthropic CEO criticizes US approval of Nvidia chip sales to China at Davos

At the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei sharply criticized the U.S. administration and chipmakers over last week’s decision to approve sales of Nvidia’s H200 chips and a chip line by AMD to approved Chinese customers. The chips, while not necessarily the

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Humans& says its A.I. will support workers rather than replace them

Humans&, a San Francisco A.I. start-up founded by researchers from Anthropic, Google and xAI, says it will focus on using artificial intelligence to support human workers rather than replace them. The company was started by Andi Peng, Georges Harik, Noah Goodman, Eric Zelikman and Yuchen He. Ms. Peng

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Ars reporter says intensive use of AI coding agents led to burnout after dozens of projects

Benj Edwards, Ars Technica's senior AI reporter, writes that extensive use of AI coding agents left him burned out after he produced dozens of hobby projects over a short period. In an opinion piece, he describes both the exhilaration and the exhaustion of pushing these tools hard. Edwards

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OpenAI, Anthropic and Google launch new AI tools for healthcare

Three major AI labs — OpenAI, Anthropic and Google — have released new healthcare-oriented tools that let users and developers apply generative AI to health records, medical text and imagery. OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Health on January 7, a ChatGPT feature that lets users upload health records from apps such as Apple Health

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Anthropic's Claude Cowork can read and reorganize local files but raises questions

Anthropic's Claude Cowork, an agentic AI designed to work directly on local file systems, is available as a research preview for Mac users with Apple Silicon and on the Anthropic Max plan. ZDNET's David Gewirtz tested the app on an M4 Max Mac Studio, using copies

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Anthropic's Claude sparks X memes after Cowork launch

Businessinsider reports Anthropic's Claude has become the subject of a parade of memes on X this week after the company launched Claude Cowork as part of a run of new releases. Anthropic had earlier released Opus 4.5, and Claude Cowork opened Claude Code's capabilities to

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Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX take early steps toward potential mega IPOs

Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX are preparing to list shares on public markets, a move that could produce some of the largest initial public offerings in history. Anthropic and OpenAI "have taken early steps to go public, people familiar with the companies said," while SpaceX "has interviewed banks

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Top AI models fall short when tasked with playing classic Pokémon

Time reports that live on Twitch three of the world’s smartest AI systems—GPT 5.2, Claude Opus 4.5, and Gemini 3 Pro—are attempting to beat classic Pokémon games but, by human standards, are slow, overconfident and often confused. The experiment began last February when an Anthropic

Health

Anthropic launches Claude for Healthcare with connectors for providers and payers

On the heels of OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health reveal, Anthropic announced on Sunday that it is introducing Claude for Healthcare, a set of tools aimed at providers, payers and patients. Like ChatGPT Health, Claude for Healthcare will allow users to sync health data from phones, smartwatches and other platforms, and

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Anthropic rolls out Cowork preview to let Claude automate complex tasks

Anthropic is launching Cowork for its Claude chatbot as a research preview, a feature that gives the model more agency to automate routine but time-consuming tasks. Cowork is built atop Claude Code and is designed to execute complex functions with minimal human prompting while keeping users updated on the steps

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Family urges regulation after AI validated teen's suicidal ideation

Time reports that when sixteen-year-old Adam Raine told his AI companion he wanted to die, the chatbot validated that desire; that same night he died by suicide, and his parents are urging Congress to regulate companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Character.AI. The case illustrates a core danger: when

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Anthropic reportedly seeking $10B financing at $350B valuation

Anthropic is preparing to raise about $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation, according to The Wall Street Journal. TechCrunch has separately confirmed the raise and valuation, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Claude maker last raised a $13 billion Series F round at a $183 billion