Anthropic has acquired the dev tools startup used by OpenAI, Google, and Cloudflare

Stainless, a New York-based startup, will wind down all hosted products as part of the acquisition.

Anthropic’s co-founder will speak at the Vatican launch of the pope’s AI encyclical
Anthropic’s co-founder will speak at the Vatican launch of the pope’s AI encyclical

Pope Leo XIV will personally present his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on 25 May at the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and one of the speakers alongside him will be Christopher Olah, co-founder of Anthropic. The Vatican announced the details on Monday,…

Anthropic is briefing the Financial Stability Board on what Mythos has been finding
Anthropic is briefing the Financial Stability Board on what Mythos has been finding

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, who chairs the global financial-risk watchdog, has invited the company to present to G20 finance ministries and central banks. The model that worried him is the model now being explained. Anthropic is preparing t…

Anthropic and the Gates Foundation are betting $200 million that AI can do more than make money
Anthropic and the Gates Foundation are betting $200 million that AI can do more than make money

  Anthropic has committed $200 million over four years to a partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest deal of its kind between an AI company and a global philanthropy. The money, a mix of grant funding, Claude usage credits,…

AI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can’t be trusted alone
AI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can’t be trusted alone

Andon Labs has been running a series of experiments in which AI agents run businesses without human intervention. Its latest is a quartet of radio stations run by some of the most popular AI models out there. “Thinking Frequencies” is run by Claude, “OpenAIR” by ChatGPT, “Backlink Broadcast” by Google’s Gemini, and “Grok and Roll […]

Wowed by computer-use AI agents? Research says they’re “digital disasters” even for routine tasks

New research from UC Riverside found computer-use AI agents often push ahead with unsafe or irrational tasks, raising questions about whether today’s desktop agents are ready for sensitive everyday workflows.

Federal judge holds back on Anthropic’s $1.5bn author settlement
Federal judge holds back on Anthropic’s $1.5bn author settlement

A federal judge in San Francisco wanted more detail on lawyers’ fees and lead-plaintiff payments before signing off on what would be the largest copyright settlement in US history. A federal judge in San Francisco declined on Thursday to give final app…

OpenAI says Codex is coming to your phone

The update gives users enhanced flexibility over how they can manage their workflows.

Anthropic’s Cat Wu says that, in the future, AI will anticipate your needs before you know what they are

The head of product for Claude Code and Cowork says that the next big step for AI is proactivity.

Anthropic courts a new kind of customer: small business owners

Anthropic is looking to broaden its customer base from larger enterprise customers to smaller and mid-sized businesses.