Anthropic Appears to Pull Claude Code From the Pro Plan
Anthropic appears to have removed Claude Code access from its $20 Pro tier, pushing users toward Max plans starting at $100 a month. The change surfaced via an updated pricing page, with no public announcement attached.
Google AI Subscribers Get Premium AI Studio Access as Prototyping Gets Easier
Google is giving AI Pro and Ultra subscribers higher usage limits in AI Studio, along with access to Nano Banana Pro and Gemini Pro models. The move makes it easier for developers to treat a consumer AI plan as a low-friction bridge into deeper prototyping.
Anthropic and Amazon Expand Claude Compute Pact to 5 Gigawatts
Anthropic has signed a major new infrastructure agreement with Amazon that secures up to 5 gigawatts of compute for Claude over the next decade. The deal deepens Anthropic's dependence on AWS custom silicon just as enterprise demand, global inference needs, and reliability pressures intensify.
Anthropic Expands Claude for Word to Pro and Max Plans With Opus 4.7 and Mac Support
Anthropic has widened access to Claude for Word beyond its earlier beta tier, bringing the add-in to Pro and Max subscribers, adding support for Word on Mac, and letting users run it alongside Claude Opus 4.7 inside Microsoft Word.
Anthropic Opens Claude Design Research Preview for Prototypes, Decks, and Visual Workflows
Anthropic has launched Claude Design through Anthropic Labs, giving Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise users a new way to turn prompts, files, and brand systems into polished prototypes, slides, one-pagers, and marketing assets.
Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 4.7 With Stronger Coding, Sharper Vision, and New Cyber Guardrails
Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.7 as a broad upgrade to Opus 4.6, pairing better software engineering and high-resolution vision with a new cyber safety layer meant to test how stronger models can be deployed without widening dangerous misuse.
OpenAI Pushes Codex Beyond Coding With Computer Use, Memory, and Long-Running Automations
OpenAI has rolled out a major Codex update that expands the app from a coding assistant into a broader software workflow tool. The release adds computer use, memory, image generation, plugins, and more support for ongoing developer tasks.
OpenAI Unveils GPT-Rosalind, a Life Sciences Reasoning Model for Drug Discovery and Biology
OpenAI has introduced GPT-Rosalind, a new life sciences reasoning model aimed at biology, drug discovery, and translational medicine workflows. The launch pairs stronger scientific tool use with a trusted-access rollout for qualified enterprise research teams in the U.S.
Gemini Lands on Mac With a Native Desktop App Built for Always-On AI Help
Google has launched a native Gemini app for macOS, giving Mac users a faster way to access AI help with a global shortcut, window sharing, and support for local files.
Google Unveils Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS With More Expressive, Controllable AI Speech
Google has launched Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS in preview across the Gemini API, Vertex AI, and Google Vids, adding stronger controllability, native multi- speaker dialogue, and new audio tags for expressive speech generation.
Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind Push Gemini Into Industrial Robotics
Boston Dynamics is partnering with Google Cloud and DeepMind to embed Gemini robotics intelligence into Spot and Orbit, bringing more advanced reasoning and visual inspection capabilities to industrial environments.
Anthropic Appears to Be Requiring KYC Checks for Some Claude Max Users
Reports circulating on X suggest Anthropic has begun imposing mandatory KYC verification on some Claude Max users, raising fresh questions about identity checks, account sharing, and access controls in premium AI subscriptions.