400,000 Claude Code Sessions Analyzed: Expertise Beats Everything
Anthropic studied its own usage data. The finding: the more domain expertise you bring, the more Claude does for you — regardless of whether you are a developer.
Anthropic Will Require Identity Checks for Claude From July 8
A revised privacy policy brings a notable change: starting July 8, Anthropic can require age and identity verification — including a photo ID and a live selfie. Here's what's behind it and who it affects.
Tenth Claude Outage in Twelve Days: The Infrastructure Is Groaning
On June 16, Claude went down again — the tenth major outage since June 5. Opus 4.8 and Haiku 4.5 threw errors for hours. Behind it sits a problem Anthropic has admitted itself: demand is growing faster than the tech can handle.
Claude Code 2.1.178/179: Stricter Rules, Calmer Auto Mode
Two fresh releases on June 16 are mostly about stability: stricter permission rules, nested .claude support, a safer auto mode — and a fix that finally rescues interrupted responses instead of throwing them away.
Claude Design Gets Its Biggest Update — and Finally Fixes the Token Problem
Design system imports, code round-trips, and drastically lower token consumption. Claude Design evolves from toy to tool.
Claude Goes Down for the Tenth Time in Twelve Days — Anthropic's Infrastructure Hits Its Limits
Ten outages since June 5. Anthropic's servers can't keep up with demand — and this from a company whose revenue has quadrupled since year-end.
Class Action Against Anthropic: Does Claude Max Really Deliver 20x?
A plaintiff from Washington accuses Anthropic of badly overstating Claude Max usage limits. The $200 plan, he says, doesn't deliver the promised twenty times Pro — more like six to eight. Awkward timing: the suit lands in the middle of the outage streak.
Google's New Home Speaker: Gemini Moves Into Your Living Room
Google unveils its first smart speaker built for Gemini. At $100, AI-powered home automation goes mainstream.