Latest coverage of Claude AI developments, Anthropic announcements, and related news.
Claude Tag transforms Slack into an AI-powered workspace where an intelligent agent monitors conversations, executes delegated tasks, and proactively surfaces relevant updates.
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.
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.
Opus 4.8 brings adaptive thinking, dynamic subagent orchestration, and a 1M token context window to tackle the most complex agentic coding challenges.
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.
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.
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.
With Opus 4.8, Sonnet 4.6, and Haiku 4.4 available, here's how to navigate Anthropic's current model family and select the right fit for your use case.