A U.S. federal judge has approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors over the use of pirated books to train its Claude AI models. While the court upheld AI training on legally acquired copyrighted material as fair use, it ruled Anthropic violated copyright law by storing millions of pirated books.

Authors accused AI firm of using pirated books to train AI

Tensions just jumped from trade to AI. China has warned users about a potential 'backdoor' in Claude Code and is telling people to update or remove the affected software immediately. The claim has sparked a new US-China fight over AI safety and trust. With both countries racing to lead in artificial intelligence, this dispute is adding fuel to an already heated tech rivalry. Developers worldwide are now checking their code for risks.


China flags 'backdoor' in Claude code | US-China AI security row explodes

Anthropic revealed that Claude now writes most of the code used to build the company’s AI systems, and as a result, engineers are able to get much more work done, with the average engineer producing around eight times more code each day than in 2024.

‘Time for pause’: Humans may lose control on AI as it starts building itself, warns Anthropic

A company has reportedly faced unexpectedly high expenses after unrestricted access to the AI system Anthropic led to massive token consumption. Heavy use of AI coding tasks and unchecked automation requests significantly increased operational costs, creating financial pressure for the firm. The incident highlights growing concerns around managing AI usage, cost control, and the risks of deploying powerful language models without strict usage limits.


Company Hit By Massive AI Cost Surge From Unchecked Claude Usage 

Anthropic is reportedly exploring the development of custom AI chips to power its Claude models. Currently, the company relies on processors from Nvidia, Amazon and Google.

AI infrastructure race: Anthropic may build its own AI chips to power Claude

A U.S. federal judge has blocked the Pentagon’s move to blacklist AI firm Anthropic, pausing efforts to label the company a security risk.

The company argued that the proposed blacklist violated its free speech and due process rights.

The court has delayed the ruling for seven days to allow the government to file an appeal.

US Judge Blocks Pentagon Blacklisting Of Anthropic, Ban Halted | WION

AI safety firm Anthropic has publicly accused three Chinese AI labs—DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax—of orchestrating "industrial-scale" campaigns to illicitly copy the capabilities of its Claude AI model. The operation involved using approximately 24,000 fraudulent accounts to conduct over 16 million exchanges with Claude, violating Anthropic’s terms of service and bypassing regional access restrictions. 


Claude Misuse Allegations: Fake Accounts Used To Tap AI Capabilities

Anthropic engineer Boris Cherny has warned that advanced AI agents, such as Claude Code, could disrupt nearly all computer-based jobs. Unlike chatbots, these agents can run commands, write code and use workplace. While full job replacement is unlikely, major task-level disruption is expected.

Can AI operate your computer better than you? Here’s what a senior engineer at Anthropic said about AI agents

Anthropic's artificial-intelligence model Claude was used in the U.S. military's operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Claude's deployment came via Anthropic's partnership with data firm Palantir Technologies (PLTR.O), opens new tab, whose platforms are widely used by the Defense Department and federal law enforcement, the report added.

WSJ: Anthropic's Claude AI Deployed in Maduro Raid

Markets lost $285 billion in a single session after Anthropic released Claude Cowork plugins automating legal, marketing, and sales work. Goldman Sachs software basket crashed 6%, matching the worst decline in years. 

Software’s existential moment: $285B lost to Cowork threat

Humphrey Herington, a nursery owner in Australia, racked his brain for weeks to find the thief who was eating his seedlings. At first, he thought it was goats who escaped their shelter.

'Claude the koala': Australian nursery owner reveals prolific plant thief

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