Anthropic has released a major update to Claude Design, its AI-powered design tool that attracted more than one million users in its first week after launching in April. Michael Nuñez reports for VentureBeat that the overhaul targets three problems that limited the tool’s usefulness: excessive token consumption, a lack of brand control, and a disconnect …
ChatGPT is still the world’s most popular AI assistant, but its grip on the market is loosening. For the first time since its launch, OpenAI’s chatbot has fallen below 50% market share, as rivals like Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude attract a growing share of users. Ivan Mehta reports for TechCrunch, citing data from analytics …
The US government has ordered Anthropic to restrict access to its two most advanced AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, to US citizens only. Anthropic, unable to verify the citizenship of its users, responded by taking both models offline entirely. The move marks the first time the US government has issued an export control …
Claude is the best AI for writing. This has been true since its humble beginnings in 2023. I’ve used Claude as soon as it was available and felt the difference immediately. I would have loved to pay for it, but there was no paid plan in the first few months. When Anthropic added Claude Pro …
Anthropic’s new Claude Fable 5, the first model in the so-called Mythos class, significantly outperforms all previously available AI models across a wide range of tasks. Ethan Mollick writes for One Useful Thing that the model can work autonomously for up to twelve hours, coordinate multiple AI agents, and deliver finished, complex results from just …
Anthropic has released two new AI models: Claude Fable 5, available to the general public, and Claude Mythos 5, reserved for a small group of vetted partners. Both share the same underlying model, but Fable 5 comes with safety restrictions that block responses in high-risk areas. The launch marks the first time Anthropic has made …
Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.8, a new version of its most advanced publicly available AI model. The update arrives just 41 days after its predecessor, Opus 4.7, and brings measurable improvements in coding performance, agentic tasks, and — notably — honesty. The model is available immediately at the same price as before. Standard pricing …
A new generation of AI tools is reshaping how software is built and, according to their most devoted users, how work itself is done. Steven Levy reports for WIRED on the rapid rise of AI agents, tracing how two tools — Anthropic’s Claude Code and the open-source project OpenClaw — have ignited what many in …
Anthropic has launched Claude for Small Business, a package of software integrations and ready-made workflows supposed to bring its AI assistant into the daily operations of small and mid-sized companies. The product runs inside Claude Cowork, Anthropic’s task-automation platform, and connects to tools many small businesses might already use. The launch includes integrations with Intuit …
Anthropic has released a set of connectors that link its AI assistant Claude to software used widely in creative industries. The integrations cover tools for visual design, 3D modeling, music production, and video work. Partners include Adobe, Blender, Ableton, Autodesk, Affinity by Canva, Splice, SketchUp, and Resolume. Connectors are tools that allow Claude to access …