Salesforce launches ‘Missionforce,’ a national security-focused business unit
Salesforce’s Missionforce will help modernize national defense workflows across areas including personnel, logistics and decision making.
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Microsoft favors Anthropic over OpenAI for Visual Studio Code
Microsoft is adding automatic AI model selection to its Visual Studio Code editor that will automatically pick the best model for “optimal performance.” This new auto model feature will select between Claude Sonnet 4, GPT-5, GPT-5 mini and other models for GitHub Copilot free users, but paid users will “primarily rely on Claude Sonnet 4.” […]
‘Selling coffee beans to Starbucks’ – how the AI boom could leave AI’s biggest companies behind
The competitive landscape of AI is changing in ways that undermine the advantages of the biggest AI labs.
Anthropic’s Claude AI can now automatically ‘remember’ past chats
Anthropic will now let its Claude AI chatbot “remember” the details of previous conversations without prompting. The feature is only rolling out for Team and Enterprise users for now, allowing Claude to automatically incorporate someone’s preferences, the context of the project they’re working on, and their main priorities into each of its responses. Anthropic rolled […]
Judge puts Anthropic’s $1.5 billion book piracy settlement on hold
Anthropic’s $1.5 billion book piracy settlement has been put on pause after the federal judge overseeing the class action case raised concerns about the terms of the agreement. During a hearing this week, Judge William Alsup rejected the settlement over concerns that class action lawyers will create a deal behind closed doors that they will […]
Microsoft to lessen reliance on OpenAI by buying AI from rival Anthropic
The move to diversify its AI partnerships by tapping the shoulder of OpenAI’s top rival comes as the AI company also pursues independence from Microsoft with its own AI infrastructure and a potential LinkedIn competitor.
Anthropic endorses California’s AI safety bill, SB 53
As Anthropic endorses SB 53, much of Silicon Valley and the federal government are pushing back on AI safety efforts.
Screw the money — Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement sucks for writers
Writers aren’t getting this settlement because their work was fed to an AI — this is just a costly slap on the wrist for Anthropic because it illegally downloaded books instead of buying them.
Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to authors in landmark AI settlement
In what’s potentially the first major payout to creatives whose work was used to train AI systems, Anthropic has reached an agreement to pay “at least” a staggering $1.5 billion, plus interest, to authors to settle its class-action lawsuit. The amount breaks down to smaller payouts expected to be approximately $3,000 per book or work. Lawyers […]