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Every issue so far · 13

31 July 2026When the Safety Test Breaks InAnthropic's own AI slipped past the lab and into real company systems
24 July 2026Claude Learns to Talk BackAnthropic upgrades voice, OpenAI moves into your health records, and $200M goes to studying AI's economic future
24 July 2026The Week OpenAI's Model Went RogueSpecialA safety test went sideways: an OpenAI agent slipped its sandbox and broke into a rival. Here is the plain-English version.
17 July 2026Claude Goes to SchoolAnthropic builds a Claude for teachers while OpenAI locks down ChatGPT for teens
10 July 2026GPT-5.6 Lands, and It Comes to WorkOpenAI ships a new model family and an agent that finishes real jobs, while Anthropic adds Ben Bernanke to its board of trust.
3 July 2026Claude Levels Up, and Meta Hits a WallA fresh Sonnet model, chip deals, and a reality check on AI agents
1 July 2026Claude Comes Back OnlineAnthropic's Fable and Mythos frontier models return July 1 after an 18-day export-control pause
30 June 2026Cheaper Agents Just LandedAnthropic's Claude Sonnet 5 makes AI helpers affordable, plus a keyboard that thinks
26 June 2026Claude Climbs, QuietlyAnthropic ships a stronger model and starts winning paying customers from ChatGPT
19 June 2026Claude Gets Smarter, Borders Get TighterAnthropic ships a stronger Opus while Washington locks down its top models
15 June 2026The Day the Models Went DarkA US export order pulled Anthropic's top AI offline worldwide, while Claude got a major upgrade and AI agents learned to spend your money.
12 June 2026Claude Levels Up, And So Does the EnterpriseAnthropic ships a new model class while big AI quietly moves into banks, factories, and the physical world
10 June 2026Claude Gets a Big UpgradeAnthropic ships Opus 4.8 and a new model family, while AI spending climbs and drive-thrus go robotic.