01 Jul 2026
Jelani Nelson leaves UC Berkeley to join Anthropic as Member of Technical Staff
Jelani Nelson, one of the most respected theoretical computer scientists in the US, has left his post as Chair of the Computer Science Division at UC Berkeley’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences to join Anthropic. His new title: Member of Technical Staff. His start date: July 1, 2026.
@crypto_briefing
2026
01 Jul 2026
Palantir's Karp bashes OpenAI, Anthropic token model: 'Something has gone completely wrong'
Palantir CEO Alex Karp on Wednesday criticized the token model used by U.S. artificial intelligence labs Anthropic and OpenAI as costs skyrocket. "I'm not throwing shade at them, but something has gone completely wrong," he told CNBC's " Squawk Box ". "The basic view among enterprises in this country is I'm going to chillax and waste my time with tokens."
Samantha Subin
2026
01 Jul 2026
US lifts restrictions on Anthropic's advanced AI models
The United States has lifted export restrictions on Anthropic's most advanced AI models , the company said late on Tuesday, after Washington suspended access over national security concerns about three weeks ago.
Shakeel Sobhan
2026
30 Jun 2026
Lumo 2.0: Proton's Private Alternative to ChatGPT and Claude Just Got Better
When Lumo (partner link) launched last year, I took it for a spin to see what Proton's foray into AI assistants looked like. I found out that the open source AI assistant ran quite well for a new launch.
Sourav Rudra
2026
30 Jun 2026
‘No free snacks, no free coffee’: NVIDIA's surprising office culture shocks internet
According to Orosz, NVIDIA employees did not seem bothered by the policy. He quoted developers as joking, ‘We use this thing called salary to buy stuff we actually need.’ Representative image. (Pexels)
Kanishka Singharia
2026
29 Jun 2026
Elon Musk says SpaceX is putting top Starship and Starlink engineers to work on Grok
Elon Musk said SpaceX would release new AI models "trained from scratch" every month. WEF/Getty images It's all hands on deck at SpaceX as the company plays catch-up in the AI race .
Tom Carter
2026
28 Jun 2026
OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT 5.6 Soul, Terra and Luna Models
OpenAI has introduced GPT 5.6, a release featuring three specialized models, Soul, Terra and Luna, tailored for different use cases. Soul uses its “Soul Ultra” mode to handle complex reasoning tasks, Terra offers a versatile option for general-purpose applications and Luna is optimized for high-speed, large-scale operations.
@geekygadgets, Julian Horsey
2026
27 Jun 2026
US allows partial release of Anthropic's Mythos AI model
The United States government has authorized Anthropic to release its powerful Claude Mythos 5, an artificial intelligence model, to some "trusted" American cybersecurity firms, the company announced on Friday.
Midhat Fatimah
2026
27 Jun 2026
Anthropic’s Mythos 5 is back
After a rollercoaster negotiation process with the Trump administration that dragged on for two weeks, Anthropic’s Mythos 5 is finally back in action — at least, somewhat, for a select group of organizations, according to a letter from the government to Anthropic that was viewed by The Verge.
Hayden Field
2026
