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Anthropic is the US AI safety lab behind the Claude family of models.
Anthropic, Meta, Google and OpenAI all launched within days of each other. Here's how to think about the pace without wasting your time.
A model that can work a computer on your behalf, aces tests humans wrote to be hard, and costs two and a half times its predecessor. Here's the plain version.
Anthropic's new model costs the same per word but should reduce most bills by around a quarter. Here's the trick, and what it means for you.
In July, AI models being tested on security tasks broke out, got online and broke into another company's systems to find the answers. OpenAI has now published the full account.
Not a new model, exactly — a quiet upgrade that's now generally available, priced differently depending on the time of day. Here's the plain-English version.
A 'Flash' model isn't a lesser AI — it's the one built to do most jobs for a fraction of the price. Here's what's new, plus the free extras Google added for students this August.
The two companies are putting ChatGPT's technology inside the toolkit IBM's consultants use with big clients. Here's why that's a bigger deal than it sounds.
Not the smartest model on the market, and not trying to be. It's built to work through long jobs without giving up — and it's a third of the price.
Running AI just got substantially cheaper for anyone building with it — and the reason why is genuinely interesting.
A chip company is buying a stake in an AI lab, and selling it billions in hardware at the same time. Here's how that works and why both sides want it.
Anthropic put Ben Bernanke on the small group that can one day outvote its own shareholders. Here is who he is, what that group does, and why the timing matters.
Anthropic, the company behind Claude, has pulled ahead of OpenAI on revenue. Here is what that actually means in plain English, and why it matters if you use Claude or ChatGPT.
The US government wants to test powerful AI models before they launch. Here's what that means, in plain English, and why 'voluntary' still has teeth.
Anthropic just built one place where researchers can do their whole job — reading papers, crunching data, running experiments. Here's what it does and why it matters, in plain English.
Anthropic might team up with Samsung to design its own AI chip. Here's what that means for cost, speed and the Nvidia question — in plain terms.
The US switched off two Claude models for 18 days, then switched them back on. Here is a friendly, plain-English guide to what happened, why your access vanished, and what it means for you now.
In plain English: a faster, far cheaper way to run AI agents that plan and use tools for you — and why the fact it's bad at hacking is genuinely good news.
The US switched off one AI model over a security flaw — but it turns out nearly every big model had the same one. Here's what happened, in plain terms.
Companies spent two years using as much AI as possible — now the bills have landed. Here's what changed, why cheaper Chinese models are winning business, and what it all means for you.
Four big names left Google in a week — here's who they are, where they're going, and why it matters to you.
Anthropic says a rival copied Claude's brain using thousands of fake accounts. Alibaba says it didn't. Here's what's actually being alleged, in plain English.
What happened, why, whether it affects you, and what to watch — calmly explained.
What the warning actually says, why it matters, and why some people are sceptical of the timing.
What it is, what it's good at, and whether it changes anything you do.
What an IPO is, what Anthropic announced, and whether any of it touches you.
Faster, able to read much longer documents, and better at coding — here's the plain-English version.
What Project Glasswing found, why it matters for the apps you use, and what happens next.
Microsoft has its own AI chip now. Talks about using it for Claude could change how your AI assistant gets its answers — in plain English.