Claude Subscribers Exploding: Paid Signups More Than Doubled in 2026
Credit card data analysis reveals Claude is gaining paying users faster than ever. The Pentagon feud and Super Bowl ads are fueling the growth.
Google Gemini Drop: Personal Intelligence Goes Free, Lyria 3 Pro Makes Music
Google's monthly feature update brings five new additions: free Personal Intelligence, AI music generation, and a new voice model.
Accenture and Anthropic launch Cyber.AI — security at machine speed
Accenture builds a cybersecurity system powered by Claude that cuts scan times from days to under an hour. Agent Shield monitors the AI agents themselves.
Anthropic accidentally leaks 'Mythos' — a model that's making cybersecurity experts nervous
A configuration error exposed nearly 3,000 unpublished documents — including details about a new AI model called Claude Mythos that Anthropic says poses 'unprecedented cybersecurity risks'.
Mistral Voxtral TTS: An open-source speech model that fits on a smartwatch
Mistral releases a text-to-speech model that speaks nine languages, clones voices from five-second samples, and runs on edge devices. Open source, naturally.
SoftBank takes out a $40 billion loan — all for OpenAI
SoftBank secures the largest bridge loan in tech history to double down on its OpenAI bet. The 12-month term strongly hints at an imminent IPO.
Anthropic Wins in Court: Judge Blocks Pentagon's Claude Ban
A federal judge in San Francisco has blocked Trump's order labeling Anthropic a national security risk. The ruling sends a clear message.
Claude Gets Throttled During Peak Hours: What's Changing With Usage Limits
Anthropic adjusts Claude's usage limits: less capacity during peak hours. The 2x promotion that softened the blow ends today.