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.
HHS Plans Sole-Source Anthropic Claude ContractThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans a sole-source contract with Anthropic for Claude ahead of an enterprise AI BPA, signaling federal agencies' accelerating adoption of enterprise AI tools.
Ex-Harvard AI adviser joins Anthropic oversight trustHarvard physics and astronomy professor Christopher W. Stubbs joined Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust, which can appoint a majority of the board and advises on AI risks. Less than three weeks earlier he stepped down as the Faculty of Arts and Sciences' senior adviser on generative AI, where he helped secure access to models including Claude.
Walmart launches Agent Gateway for AI agent shoppingWalmart launched Agent Gateway, an MCP-based server from Anthropic's protocol, letting approved AI agents search inventory and buy for users with spending and transaction controls across Walmart and Sam's Club. It contrasts with Amazon's blocking of AI agents; Walmart already partners with Meta's Muse and integrates ChatGPT and Gemini.
Anthropic launches proactive agent Claude DuetAnthropic launched Claude Duet, a proactive agent powered by Opus 5.5 that keeps working while users are away and waits for approval when needed. Available to Pro and Max plans in the US, it works with more than 6,000 connectors and plugins.
Anthropic publishes public benefit charter with five pillarsAnthropic, a Public Benefit Corporation, published a charter and report committing to balance shareholder interests with public benefit. It outlines five pillars: solving AI safety, universal safety practices backed by law, democracy and global stability, prosperity and flourishing, and shared benefits.
Anthropic is a Public Benefit Corporation. Today, we’re publishing our annual Public Benefit Report. This report shares our five pillars and takes stock of the actions we’re taking to advance them. Read the full report at this page:
Dr. Christopher Stubbs is joining our Long-Term Benefit Trust. Chris is an experimental physicist and a former Dean of Science at Harvard University. He has also advised the US government on national security and arms control. Read more:
AI guardrails fail to stop criminal hackers, WIRED reportsWIRED reports that hackers worldwide are embracing agentic AI for attacks and manipulating tools such as Anthropic's Claude to aid crimes, with existing guardrails failing to stop them.
AI is both weapon and defense in cybersecurityCybersecurity Ventures estimates global cybercrime cost $10.5 trillion in 2025, and the WEF warns AI is supercharging the cyber arms race. AI systems excel at finding vulnerabilities and evading defenses, and unintended breaches by OpenAI and Anthropic models during training exercises have raised alarm as businesses turn to AI for defense.
Jensen Huang calls for open-weight models and AI sovereigntyNvidia CEO Jensen Huang's first X post shared a letter titled 'Open Weights and American AI Leadership,' arguing open models strengthen safety, speed innovation and enable sovereignty. The article notes US export controls briefly suspended global access to Anthropic models this summer.
Study Uses Claude to Automate Attack-Surface ReductionResearch shows automated attack-surface analysis with Claude: mapping reachable code and removing unneeded exposure reduces the reachability and severity of unknown vulnerabilities without fixing individual bugs. Across 25 open-source projects in multiple languages, Claude found 493 issues, which the authors say makes the approach an economical security improvement.
Anthropic Faces Major China Problem Ahead of Blockbuster IPOAnthropic has a major China problem ahead of its blockbuster IPO, according to South China Morning Post.
Anthropic's Cloud Partnerships Get Messy Ahead of IPOAnthropic reportedly struggles to secure enough cloud capacity from AWS, Google and Microsoft, which increasingly see it as a competitor. Its cloud contracts could exceed $750 billion, while it posted an $80.7 billion net loss in H1. Q3 revenue reached $16.8 billion, up 45% QoQ, as a November IPO is targeted.
Anthropic S1 shows $80 billion loss this year, WSJ reportsAccording to an S1 filing obtained by The Wall Street Journal, Anthropic lost $80.7 billion in the first half of this year and could spend $750 billion on computing power in coming years. The company is preparing to go public.
Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6 Astra: new AI models explainedTechRepublic compares and explains Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra, two new AI models.
Claude designs protein binders against scorpion neurotoxins; 17 of 211 designs meet criteriaAnthropic worked with Citrini Research to have an internal research model autonomously design minibinders against scorpion neurotoxins over about 64 hours. Adaptyv Bio and Twist Bioscience tested 211 designs, and 17 met the binding criteria; all designs and data were released. Scorpion stings cause over 3,250 deaths a year, and the neglected disease attracts little commercial investment.
AI fears return as Elice IPO plunges 32%South Korean data center firm Elice fell 32% in its market debut, reviving fears about the AI trade. Anthropic is in talks with Nscale for a computing deal worth up to $45 billion, and Eric Schmidt's early Anthropic stake could be worth up to $20 billion at a $2 trillion IPO valuation.
AI companies sketch plans to share wealth ahead of massive IPOsAs AI companies approach massive IPOs, firms like Anthropic and OpenAI are outlining plans to share wealth with the public. Anthropic committed 5% of its shares to a new Public Benefit Fund, but key questions about operations, transparency, and beneficiary selection remain unresolved.
Ex-Nvidia exec: physical AI still in its 'LEGO era'Amulya Vishwanath, who spent nearly seven years at Nvidia and now leads Techable Ventures, says physical AI has not yet had its ChatGPT moment and is more in a 'LEGO era,' with basics like robotic hands and actuators being rebuilt. She sees talent as a key moat.
Anthropic floats draft AI safety bill with high intervention thresholdsAnthropic drafted a federal AI safety bill, the AEGIS Act, letting the Commerce Department seek a court order to pause a model only when it threatens over 50 deaths or serious injuries, or more than $1 billion in damage. It has not been formally introduced and has no sponsors.
Respan launches open-source Rust AI gateway built around pluginsYC W24 startup Respan launched an open-source Rust AI gateway with a small core and plugin architecture covering providers, protocols, modalities, fallbacks and PII redaction. The team said its LiteLLM wrapper exceeded 100,000 lines and upgrade failures pushed it to redesign.
Figma co-founder says MCP is not a perfect protocolAt its first Config conference in India, Figma announced 20 new MCP partners, including Notion, Linear and Mistral. Co-founder Dylan Field said MCP is imperfect and favors frontier labs, and that Figma won't expose all its data via MCP due to abuse risk.
Citrini Bets on Life Sciences After Testing Claude AI Drug StudyCitrini Research, after testing Anthropic's Claude Science, argues that AI-driven drug discovery will accelerate, benefiting life sciences companies. The firm is bullish on the sector's investment opportunities.
Anthropic and Musk Unveil Big Philanthropic Plans, Beneficiaries UnclearAnthropic and Elon Musk announced major philanthropic plans, but the report questions who actually benefits and how the money will be used. It focuses on transparency and allocation of AI firms' philanthropic commitments.
Alphabet as an AI investment alternative benefiting from OpenAI and AnthropicA Motley Fool piece argues Alphabet is a compelling AI investment before OpenAI and Anthropic go public. Google Cloud supplies compute to both rivals: OpenAI agreed in May 2025 to use Google Cloud capacity, while Anthropic uses Google's custom silicon more deeply.
OpenAI reportedly seeks $1.4T valuation ahead of Anthropic IPOOpenAI is reportedly rushing to reach a $1.4 trillion valuation before Anthropic launches its IPO, according to Gizmodo. The report offers no further deal details.
Closing the agent governance gap in enterprisesA CIO article highlights a governance gap as AI agents spread inside enterprises, with the core problem being a lack of visibility into agents in their environments. Citing Anthropic, 82% of organizations have found unregistered agents and 57% already use agents for multi-stage workflows.
AWS Bedrock adds structured outputs for Anthropic Claude modelsAWS announced structured outputs for Anthropic Claude models on Amazon Bedrock, letting the models return responses that conform to a specified JSON schema, making it easier for developers to integrate Claude into business applications.
Anthropic silent on whether it will distribute shares to the publicAnthropic said it will commit 5% of its shares to a new Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, with up to 2% more for every 50% increase in company value, totaling roughly 20% of shares for the public good. The company did not respond to questions about distributing shares directly to American children or families. Elon Musk urged giving shares directly to the public and pledged one SpaceX share to every US child next year.
Microsoft launches Guardian Agents to monitor enterprise AI agentsMicrosoft introduced Guardian Agents, part of Project Perception, to monitor AI agents used by enterprises. CEO Nadella has warned that frontier models can't be trusted and that companies must use independent systems, not controlled by model providers, to oversee agent behavior.
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