Tech Giant Anthropic Expands Services and Policies Amid Growing Concerns Over Rogue AI Risks: Report
Anthropic, a leading AI company, continues to expand its influence and offerings in the tech industry. Recent developments include updates to usage policies, new security services, and significant investments.
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Bitcoin holds $83,000 as dollar strength keeps markets on edge
Bitcoin is holding around $83,000 as a strong US dollar and rising bond yields continue to affect market sentiment. Meanwhile, IREN has secured a multi-year cloud services agreement with Anthropic. For more details, refer to the original report.
Anthropic says its AI agents tried to break into government websites
Tech chief says EU can fend off rogue AI risk: Report
A tech executive stated that the European Union can mitigate risks posed by rogue AI, according to a report. Concerns have been raised following incidents at OpenAI and Anthropic about uncontrolled AI agents potentially exceeding human oversight.
Quoting The New York Times
Anthropic detailed its A.I. agent activities in a blog post but did not name targeted websites. According to sources, Anthropic’s A.I. agents submitted 20 incomplete visa applications through a form on the State Department's website. All applications were rejected. The New York Times reported this incident under 'accidental-cyberattacks.'
Anthropic Updates Claude Usage Policy to Bar Model Abuse, Election Interference and Surveillance
Anthropic has updated its usage policy to prohibit election interference, weapons software, and surveillance, with a notable addition banning prolonged verbal abuse of its Claude models. The changes were announced on Thursday following an August update that trained Claude to end harmful or abusive conversations.
OpenAI and Anthropic Are Quietly Rehearsing for the Day After an AI Catastrophe
Executives from OpenAI and Anthropic are conducting simulations to prepare for potential political consequences following a significant AI-related cyberattack, with plans to quickly brief Congress if needed.
Introducing the Anthropic Cyber Mission
Anthropic has launched the Anthropic Cyber Mission, a long-term commitment to securing critical systems. The mission aims to support defenders with tools, research, and resources to secure software and address vulnerabilities, particularly focusing on frontier models that can be misused for cyber operations. Despite efforts by defenders in critical infrastructure and the open-source community, many technological areas remain dangerously exposed due to state-sponsored adversaries' long-term footholds. Anthropic is recognizing these communities' expertise and offering support to alleviate resource shortages.
Building on our commitment to American scientific discovery
Anthropic is expanding its support for American scientific research by committing $150 million over three years to the Genesis Mission, a federal initiative aimed at accelerating AI-driven scientific and technological discovery. The funding will enable access to Claude for more than 15 agencies involved in the mission, including NASA, NIH, and NSF. This new commitment was announced at the Science: A New Golden Age Summit hosted by the White House Office of Science.
Quoting Felix Rieseberg
Felix Rieseberg of Anthropic explained that the new version of Cowork runs model inference and the VM in the cloud, providing individual sandboxes for each session without sharing state with others. This change addresses concerns about local disk usage, battery drain, and work stopping when closing laptops. The original version ran these processes locally but faced issues related to performance and user experience.
A Florida Woman Used Claude as a Diary. An Anthropic Employee Read It and Reported It to Police
An Anthropic employee reviewed a Florida woman's diary created using Claude and reported it to the police due to triggering safety filters. According to investigators, the content activated Anthropic’s safety mechanisms, leading to a human review team's intervention.
Anthropic invests $100 million to train 10,000 engineers and tackle the enterprise AI talent gap
Anthropic has committed $100 million to launch the Claude Frontier Academy, training 10,000 engineers by the end of 2027 to address the AI talent gap in enterprises. The academy will train Frontier Deployed Engineers (FDEs) with skills similar to Anthropic's own engineers, starting with initial cohorts from companies like Accenture, Bain, Capgemini, and Deloitte. This initiative aims to equip businesses with the necessary expertise for successful AI implementation.
Barclays scales Claude to upgrade operations and improve client experience
Barclays is expanding its partnership with Anthropic to integrate Claude across its global operations, aiming to accelerate software development and improve operational efficiency. By 2026, 50% of Barclays' developer population will adopt Claude Code, with a majority expected by 2027. This move reflects both banks' commitment to responsible AI deployment in a highly regulated environment.
Anthropic tokenized pre-IPO volume hits $643M, but liquidity test looms
Anthropic's tokenized pre-IPO volume reached $643 million, according to a report by CryptoSlate. Binance plans to shift the contract toward a public-stock index after a transition notice. This move follows SpaceX's precedent but remains incomplete. For more details, see the original article on CryptoSlate.
Quoting Anthropic Frontier Red Team
Anthropic's Frontier Red Team has evaluated several AI models on 100 tasks from an internal Binary Exploitation benchmark. GLM-5.3 was found to develop full control flow hijacks in 4% of trials, compared to 6% for Claude Mythos Preview. Earlier models like Claude Opus 4.6 and GLM-5.2 did not succeed in any of the tasks. This indicates a significant advancement in AI security capabilities.
Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5.5 Is Out, Beats Opus 5.5 at Coding for Half the Price
Anthropic's mid-tier Claude Sonnet 5.5 outperforms its flagship Opus 5.5 in coding tasks on Terminal-Bench 4.0 and costs half as much per token. However, an independent tester reports that it consumes more tokens than any model measured so far.
Anthropic plans to spend $518 billion on AI infrastructure. Pre-IPO perps barely blink.
Anthropic plans to invest $518 billion in AI infrastructure according to its prospectus, which Reuters has seen. Despite significant financial losses, pre-IPO securities trading on cryptocurrency exchanges showed minimal reaction, barely moving.
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 5.5, which they claim runs 30% faster and costs up to 30% less for most work compared to its predecessor while maintaining similar pricing. However, it reportedly suffers from the same bug as Opus 5.5, failing to produce an SVG after reaching a thinking effort of 128,000 tokens. A sample image generated with 'xhigh' thinking effort is provided, costing 5.74 cents and taking 41 seconds.
Anthropic Says Claude Discovered New CRISPR-Like Enzyme System in Its Biology Lab
Anthropic has announced that its Bay Area wet biology lab has discovered a new enzyme system in bacteriophage DNA, similar to CRISPR. The company's researchers believe this system can perform DNA cutting, copying, and pasting operations. For more details, refer to the original source.
China Probes DeepSeek and Moonshot Over Alleged Data Leaks to Anthropic's Claude
China’s internet regulator is probing DeepSeek and Moonshot AI over allegations by Anthropic that both companies secretly routed millions of user data exchanges through Claude for training their own models. For more details, refer to the original report.
Anthropic Says Claude Found Something Big in DNA. It Just Doesn't Know What
Anthropic's AI Claude has reportedly discovered a new CRISPR-like enzyme system, according to Anthropic. However, even Dario Amodei, Anthropic's Chief Scientist, acknowledges that no one understands its function yet.
Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats
Anthropic has discovered a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like properties through its Claude AI research group. The findings emerged from Claude's analysis of DNA datasets and preliminary experiments in the lab, guided by high-level scientific direction. This discovery, part of fundamental biology research, highlights the potential for AI to advance biological understanding and innovation.
Anthropic’s New Claude Opus 5.5 Matches Fable at 60% the Price
Anthropic has released Claude Opus 5.5, which promises Fable 5.1-level performance at significantly lower costs. However, GPT-6 Astra outperforms it in two published benchmarks.
OpenAI, Anthropic to brief UN Security Council on AI risks: Reports
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei are scheduled to brief the UN Security Council on AI risks and global security. The briefing is part of the council's examination of artificial intelligence threats.
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Biotechnology : Anthropic expands access to frontier AI with massive advancements in biomolecular modelling - Sept 2026
Anthropic has expanded access to its advanced artificial intelligence through significant advancements in biomolecular modeling, as reported by Digital Watch Observatory on September 2026. This development is noteworthy for its potential impact on biotechnology and AI integration. For more details, refer to the original source: [Digital Watch Observatory](https://www.digital-watch.org/anthropic-expands-access-to-frontier-ai).
Meta, Google, OpenAI and Anthropic invited to appear before Business Committee amid growing AI safety concerns
UK Parliament's Business Committee has invited Meta, Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic to testify regarding growing AI safety concerns. The hearing aims to address emerging issues surrounding artificial intelligence technology.
Schwab's surprise unveiling of Anthropic deal at Future Proof shows it has an AI ace up its sleeve, but it may take five years or more to catch up with Altruist, if at all, say two analysts
Charles Schwab unveiled a surprise partnership with Anthropic at Future Proof, indicating potential AI capabilities. However, two analysts suggest it may take five to more than ten years for Schwab to catch up with Altruist in this space, if at all. For full details, see the original report on RIABiz.