Anthropic: Latest News and Analysis

Fortune
Amazon’s top AI exec says industry concerns that LLMs hit a ‘wall’ are overblown, says Jeff Bezos ‘very involved’ in AI efforts
Speaking at Fortune's Brainstorm AI conference in San Francisco, Amazon SVP and head of Artificial General Intelligence Rohit Prasad dismissed concerns of the industry's feared "AI wall." ...
VentureBeat
ChatGPT’s second birthday: What will gen AI (and the world) look like in another 2 years?
We've come a long way in 2 years. Gen AI is the future, but how is it reshaping enterprise? And when will we reach AGI and superintelligence?
TechCrunch
Elon Musk’s xAI lands $6B in new cash to fuel AI ambitions
The new cash brings xAI’s total raised to $12 billion, adding to the $6 billion tranche xAI raised this spring. CNBC reported in November that xAI was aiming for a $50 billion valuation — double its ...
Wall Street Journal
OpenAI, Anthropic Expand in Europe With Zurich Offices
OpenAI said it would set up a new office in Zurich, Switzerland, as part of efforts from the ChatGPT maker to bolster its presence in Europe as the continent emerges as a key battleground for ...
Financial Times
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei: Democracies must maintain the lead in AI
Co-founder of leading AI start-up sees potential to help free states counter autocracies, as well as exploring biological complexity
ARPU
Amazon and Anthropic Team Up to Build World's Largest AI Supercomputer

Amazon is collaborating with Anthropic, a leading AI company, to construct one of the world's most powerful AI supercomputers, according to a report by WIRED. This mega-project, codenamed "Project Rainer," will be five times larger than the cluster used to build Anthropic's current most

Bloomberg
Amazon to Provide Anthropic Chip Clusters With Five Times Power
Amazon.com Inc. will provide artificial intelligence partner Anthropic with a massive cluster of homegrown chips it says will quintuple the startup’s current processing power.
Wall Street Journal
Amazon Web Services CEO Promises ‘Needle-Moving’ AI Updates
Invent conference, Chief Executive Matt Garman says there is no end in sight to the artificial intelligence race.
The Verge
Anthropic says Claude AI can match your unique writing style
Anthropic is adding a new feature to its Claude AI assistant that will give users more control over how the chatbot responds to different writing tasks. The new custom styles are available to all ...
VentureBeat
Anthropic bets on personalization in the AI arms race with new ‘styles’ feature
Anthropic's AI assistant Claude can now match your writing style and tone at work, making it easier for companies to use AI while keeping their brand voice - a feature missing from ChatGPT and ...
The Verge
Anthropic launches tool to connect AI systems directly to datasets
Anthropic has released a new open-source tool to connect AI assistants directly to the information they need to inform their responses or carry out tasks. The new Model Context Protocol (MCP) provides ...
TechCrunch
Anthropic proposes a new way to connect data to AI chatbots
Anthropic is proposing a new standard for connecting AI assistants to the systems where data lives, called Model Context Protocol (MCP).
SiliconANGLE
Anthropic open-sources protocol for connecting AI models to datasets and tools
The Model Context Protocol, or MCP for short, is available under an open-source license. Anthropic says the software has already been adopted by several tech firms.
VentureBeat
Anthropic releases Model Context Protocol to standardize AI-data integration
Model Context Protocol, a new open source release from Anthropic, aims to eliminate the need to write code for every AI data integration.
TechCrunch
Anthropic raises another $4B from Amazon, makes AWS its ‘primary’ training partner
Anthropic has raised an additional $4 billion from Amazon, and has agreed to train its flagship generative AI models primarily on Amazon Web Services ...
VentureBeat
Amazon doubles down on Anthropic, positioning itself as a key player in the AI arms race
Amazon strengthens its position in the AI race with an additional $4 billion investment in Anthropic, committing to custom silicon and cloud dominance to compete with Microsoft and Google.
Reuters
Amazon doubles down on AI startup Anthropic with another $4 bln
Amazon.com pumped in an additional $4 billion into artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, as the e-commerce giant goes up against Big Tech rivals in a race to capitalize on generative AI ...
Wall Street Journal
Amazon Invests an Additional $4 Billion in Anthropic, an OpenAI Rival
The tech giant doubles its investment in the startup as it aims to compete in the AI arms race.
Inc
Amazon Just Invested Another $4 Billion in AI Startup Anthropic
Anthropic, one of the world’s top providers of advanced AI models, has announced a massive $4 billion investment from Amazon, bringing the tech and shopping giant’s total investment in the AI firm to ...
Bloomberg
Amazon Invests an Additional $4 Billion in AI Firm Anthropic
Amazon.com Inc. is boosting its stake in OpenAI rival Anthropic, builder of the Claude generative artificial intelligence software.
Bloomberg
US Justice Department Seeks to Unwind Google’s Anthropic Deal
Alphabet Inc.’s Google would be forced to unwind its partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic if a federal judge accepts the US Justice Department’s proposal to resolve a landmark ...
Bloomberg
Amazon invierte US$4.000 millones adicionales en empresa de IA Anthropic
Amazon.com Inc. está invirtiendo US$4.000 millones adicionales en la startup de inteligencia artificial Anthropic, aumentando su participación en uno de los principales rivales de OpenAI. La nueva inyección, anunciada por las empresas el viernes ...
Bloomberg
Anthropic CEO Says Mandatory Safety Tests Needed for AI Models
Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei said artificial intelligence companies, including his own, should be subject to mandatory testing requirements to ensure their technologies are safe for ...
Reuters
Snowflake lifts product revenue forecast, enters AI deal with Anthropic
Data analytics provider Snowflake on Wednesday raised its annual product revenue forecast and said it has teamed up with AI firm Anthropic to build up its cloud services, sending its shares surging ...
Reuters
Snowflake raises annual product revenue forecast, announces AI deal with Anthropic
Snowflake on Wednesday raised its annual product revenue forecast, betting on robust demand for its data cloud and analytics platform, and announced a partnership with artificial intelligence firm ...
CNBC
Business spending on AI surged 500% this year to $13.8 billion, says Menlo Ventures
Enterprise spending on generative AI surged 500% this year, hitting $13.8 billion — up from just $2.3 billion in 2023, according to a new Menlo Ventures report.
Reuters
Snowflake shares surge on rosy forecast, AI deal with Anthropic
Snowflake's shares surged more than 28% on Thursday after the data analytics provider raised its annual product revenue forecast, signaling growing demand for cloud-based data storage and analytics.
Wall Street Journal
Google’s $2 Billion Anthropic Investment Gets U.K. Antitrust Clearance
The Competition and Markets Authority said it wouldn’t open an in-depth investigation into Google’s investment in the AI startup.
VentureBeat
Anthropic’s Computer Use mode shows strengths and limitations in new study
Learn More Since Anthropic released the “Computer Use” feature for Claude in October, there has been a lot of excitement about what AI agents can do when given the power to imitate human interactions.
Bloomberg
Google’s Anthropic AI Deal Cleared by UK Antitrust Agency
Google’s partnership with AI firm Anthropic has avoided further scrutiny after the UK watchdog said it doesn’t qualify for a full blown investigation under merger rules.
TechCrunch
UK competition regulator clears Alphabet’s investment in Anthropic
The U.K.’s CMA has okayed Alphabet's partnership and investment in AI rival Anthropic, concluding that it doesn't qualify for investigation.
Reuters
Alphabet's AI partnership with Anthropic no longer under UK scrutiny
Britain's competition watchdog said on Tuesday the partnership between Google-parent Alphabet and artificial intelligence startup Anthropic did not qualify for investigation under the merger ...
The Tech Report
Anthropic CEO Says Human-level AI Models Might Arrive By 2026
In a podcast on Monday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that a future with human-level AIs is not far away. In fact, it might happen as soon as 2026.
VentureBeat
Anthropic’s new AI tools promise to simplify prompt writing and boost accuracy by 30%
Anthropic introduces new AI tools, including a prompt improver and example management, designed to automate prompt engineering, boost accuracy by 30%, and enhance enterprise AI development.