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Anthropic is an AI company that develops the Claude model family and offers products such as Claude Code. Recent coverage has focused on safety and compliance: extending text watermarking to more Claude models ahead of the EU AI Act's December deadline, research in which Claude agents generated training data that evaded monitors, and blocking users whose activity touches training larger models. Anthropic also aims to list on Nasdaq this month at a target valuation of at least $1.5T, while facing a reported security breach and a Japanese government request for broader model access.

Studies find AI has not caused mass unemployment

The Cryptonomist reviews research suggesting AI's job impact is far milder than doomsday forecasts. US unemployment held between 4.3% and 4.5% through 2025 and the first three quarters of 2026, Anthropic economists found no detectable rise among high-exposure workers, and PwC reported 52% faster headcount growth in exposed industries.

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Musk's AI firm to testify at NYC Council AI safety hearing

New York City Council's technology committee holds a Friday hearing on AI safety and regulation, with representatives of Elon Musk's AI company set to testify after the Council issued its first-ever subpoena to a private entity. Lawmakers heard from OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta last week and are weighing proposals including a ban on unauthorized generative-AI depictions of public officials.

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Anthropic gives METR employee-level access

Anthropic is giving six METR researchers company laptops, office space, and internal tools on par with its own risk teams to independently assess its models, safety, and risk management. METR can publish assessments without Anthropic veto, though the company can require redactions in narrow pre-defined categories.

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Inside Blackstone's massive bet on the AI boom

Bloomberg reports Blackstone has built one of Wall Street's broadest AI bets, spanning data centers, power and cooling, chip financing, and companies including OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX. President and COO Jon Gray spotted the infrastructure opportunity early and sees AI as a generational economic shift.

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Rivian plans to bring third-party AI agents into its cars

Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe said at TechCrunch Disrupt that the company's vehicles will eventually run AI agents built by other firms such as Anthropic, without giving a timeline. Rivian has built its in-car software and agentic framework in-house, routing requests to local or cloud models; more details are due at its December AI & Autonomy Day.

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