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Starting with iOS 27 this fall, Apple will let iPhone users choose which AI model powers Siri, Writing Tools, and more. It is the biggest shift in how AI reaches everyday people since ChatGPT launched.
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Anthropic hit $30 billion in annualized revenue in April 2026, overtaking OpenAI for the first time. The company that most people have never heard of is now the biggest AI lab on the planet by revenue — and it got there by betting on business customers instead of viral consumer products.
Read article →After Anthropic's Mythos model exposed thousands of software vulnerabilities, the White House is considering an executive order that would require AI models to pass government safety reviews before public release.
Read article →Anthropic just released nine connectors that let Claude work directly inside creative apps like Photoshop, Blender, and Ableton. AI is officially in the studio.
Read article →The Pentagon signed AI deals with eight Big Tech companies for its classified networks. Anthropic was the one major name missing — because it refused to let its AI be used for autonomous weapons.
Read article →Cerebras Systems just filed to raise $3.5 billion on the Nasdaq at a $26.6 billion valuation. Its pitch: a single dinner-plate-sized chip that runs AI models faster and cheaper than anything Nvidia offers.
Read article →Mayo Clinic's new AI model detected pancreatic cancer on routine CT scans up to three years before a clinical diagnosis — nearly doubling the detection rate of specialists working without it.
Read article →OpenAI is reportedly developing its own smartphone where AI agents handle tasks instead of apps. Here is what that means and why it matters.
Read article →Cloudflare and Stripe just launched a protocol that lets AI agents create accounts, purchase domains, and deploy live apps — all on their own. Here is what that actually means for you.
Read article →The U.S. military will deploy AI from OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and others on classified networks. Anthropic was frozen out after refusing to allow its tech in autonomous weapons.
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