Users of Anthropic's Claude chatbot discovered their conversations could appear in Google and Bing search results due to shareable links, sparking concerns over online privacy and control.
Anthropic has launched a new 'Reflect' dashboard for its Claude chatbot, similar to Spotify Wrapped and Apple's Screen Time. The tool offers insights into conversation summaries, active times, topics discussed, and AI fluency recommendations to improve user efficiency. It aims to help users become more effective with Claude, not necessarily spend more time on it.
The Trump administration has lifted restrictions on Anthropic's AI chatbots, Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, following cybersecurity concerns. Access to Mythos 5 remains limited to select U.S. organizations. OpenAI also restricted its new AI model, GPT-5.6 Sol, at the administration's request.
AI firm Anthropic, creator of the Claude chatbot, has confidentially filed for an IPO on the US stock market. The company announced a $65bn funding round valuing it at $965bn post-money, making it the world's most valuable AI startup, surpassing OpenAI.
Anthropic, creator of Claude, raises $65bn in funding, valuing the company at $965bn, surpassing OpenAI. The deal reflects its growth driven by enterprise adoption of its coding assistants and positions it as a safety-focused leader in the AI industry.
Several users of Anthropic's Claude AI chatbot have reported unauthorized charges ranging from £180 to £400 on their credit cards for gift card purchases they did not make. David Duggan (pseudonym) discovered two $200 payments and a failed third attempt after his wife spotted the fraudulent transactions. Similar cases were found on Reddit, with one user reporting ten £18 charges and others charged €216 three times. Anthropic states it is implementing new protections and issuing refunds for identified scam purchases.
The US State Department has launched a global diplomatic effort to address concerns that Chinese AI firms, including Moonshot AI, DeepSeek, and MiniMax, are illicitly distilling US AI models to train their own systems.
Anthropic’s decision to restrict access to its powerful new model increases fears about the advanced technologyAnthropic has ruled out releasing its latest AI model, Mythos, to the public because of the threat it poses to global cybersecurity.However, the US tech startup behind the Claude chatbot confirmed on Wednesday it was investigating a report that a group of people had gained unauthorised access to Mythos. The alleged incident has raised concerns over the pace of development and the ability of tech companies to keep their riskiest products out of the public domain. Here, we examine Mythos and its potential impact. Continue reading...
