Pope Leo XIV Warns Against AI Weapons - With Anthropic's Chris Olah in the Front Row
The new pope's first encyclical is about AI. At the Vatican, Leo warns of autonomous weapons 'beyond human control' - and Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah agrees.
Anthropic Nears $900 Billion Valuation — and Its First Profitable Quarter
Anthropic is closing its second $30 billion round this year. The valuation: over $900 billion. At the same time, the company reports its first-ever profitable quarter.
Claude Code 2.1.149: Usage Breakdown and Critical Security Fixes
The latest Claude Code release adds a detailed usage breakdown and patches several security vulnerabilities — including a PowerShell sandbox bypass.
Datasette Agent: Simon Willison's AI Assistant for Databases Has Arrived
Simon Willison has released Datasette Agent — an extensible AI assistant that translates natural language into SQL and makes databases explorable.
Mistral Acquires Physics AI Startup Emmi — Betting Big on Industrial AI
Mistral AI acquires Austrian startup Emmi AI, specialists in physics simulation and digital twins. The goal: AI-powered real-time simulations for aerospace, automotive, and semiconductors.
Anthropic Turns Profitable for the First Time — and Targets $10.9 Billion in Q2 Revenue
Anthropic is about to hit a historic milestone: the company behind Claude expects its first-ever operating profit in Q2 2026, with revenue projected to more than double to $10.9 billion.
Anthropic in Talks with Microsoft Over Maia 200 Chips — Expanding Its Compute Empire
Anthropic is negotiating with Microsoft to use their custom AI chips. The move would diversify Anthropic's compute strategy beyond AWS and Google Cloud — and give Microsoft a high-profile customer for Maia.
Nvidia Smashes $81 Billion in Quarterly Revenue — the AI Boom Is Becoming Permanent
Nvidia reports record numbers: $81.6 billion in revenue in a single quarter. Datacenter revenue up 92 percent. What this means for the AI industry.