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View all →Anthropic Alleges Alibaba Ran Largest Known Distillation Campaign Against Claude
In a letter to the U.S. Senate, Anthropic accused Alibaba of using 25,000 fraudulent accounts to perform nearly 29 million exchanges to extract and replicate Claude's capabilities.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Brings Major Coding Upgrades and 1M Token Context Window
Released in February 2026, Sonnet 4.6 delivers significant improvements in coding, agent planning, and computer use while maintaining the same pricing as its predecessor.
Claude Opus 4.8: The Frontier Model Designed for Autonomous Code Migration
Opus 4.8 brings adaptive thinking, dynamic subagent orchestration, and a 1M token context window to tackle the most complex agentic coding challenges.
Anthropic Pauses Agent SDK Billing Change Amid Developer Backlash
A planned shift to credit-based billing for Claude Agent SDK programmatic usage has been postponed indefinitely, providing relief to developers who feared significant cost increases.
U.S. Forces Anthropic to Disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Models Globally
In June 2026, an export control directive forced Anthropic to restrict access to its two most advanced models, prompting negotiations on a shared AI security framework with the government.
Anthropic CEO Calls for Government Power to Block Dangerous AI Deployments
In an exclusive interview, Anthropic's CEO called for stronger regulatory authority over frontier AI, citing catastrophic risk concerns and the need for mandatory third-party testing.