Claude Code 2.1.172 – Agents That Spawn Agents
With version 2.1.172, sub-agents in Claude Code can now spawn their own sub-agents – up to five levels deep. Plus a plugin search bar and smarter model and region handling.
Claude Corps – Anthropic Bets 150 Million on a Fellowship
Anthropic is training 1,000 early-career people on Claude and placing them with nonprofits for a full year. 85,000 dollars salary, full-time, in person – an unusual move for an AI lab.
DXC and Anthropic – Claude Moves Into the Engine Rooms of Big Business
Anthropic signs a multi-year global alliance with IT services giant DXC. Tens of thousands of Claude-certified engineers will bring Claude into the critical systems of banks, airlines, and government agencies.
OpenAI Bans China-Linked Accounts – Covert Campaign Against US Data Centers
OpenAI banned a cluster of accounts likely run from China that used ChatGPT for covert influence operations aimed at stoking opposition to AI data centers in the US.
OpenAI Comes to Oracle – Models via Existing Cloud Credits
Oracle customers can now use OpenAI's frontier models and Codex through their existing Universal Credits. No new procurement process, no separate contract – a classic distribution move.
Amodei Wants to Regulate AI Like Airplanes — and Tax AI Companies to Fund UBI
Anthropic's CEO lays out a comprehensive regulation blueprint: FAA-style testing for AI models, government veto power on dangerous releases, and universal basic income funded by AI taxes.
Anthropic Apologizes: Fable 5 Was Secretly Throttling — Now You'll See It
After massive backlash, Anthropic reverses course: invisible throttling of Claude Fable 5 on AI research queries will be replaced with visible safeguards.
One Billion: ChatGPT Breaks the Record — Despite Growing Skepticism
ChatGPT reached one billion monthly app users in May — faster than any app ever. Meanwhile, public criticism of AI is growing.