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Where things stand with the Department of War
A statement from Dario Amodei
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Labor market impacts of AI: A new measure and early evidence
We introduce "observed exposure," combining LLM capability with real Claude usage data, and share early evidence on employment effects.
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BMW Group to deploy humanoid robots in production in Germany for the first time
+++ BMW Group bringing Physical AI to Europe +++ Pilot project at BMW Group Plant Leipzig +++ New “Center of Competence for Physical AI in Production” accelerates global integration of AI and robotics in production +++ First pilot deployment of humanoid robots successfully completed at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, USA…
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Most-read tech publications have lost over half their Google traffic since 2024
Growtika helps startups accelerate growth through proven SEO, AI Search & Growth methods to build an inbound engine that generates demand and pipeline.
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OpenClaw surpasses React to become the most-starred software project on GitHub
OpenClaw has overtaken React to become the most-starred non-aggregator software project on GitHub — just five weeks after passing Linux.
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Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS
Motorola announces three new B2B solutions at MWC 2026, including GrapheneOS partnership, Moto Analytics and more.
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Our Agreement with the Department of War
Details on OpenAI’s contract with the Department of War, outlining safety red lines, legal protections, and how AI systems will be deployed in classified environments.
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Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Anthropic's response to the Secretary of War and advice for customers
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Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War
A statement from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War and national security uses of AI.
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Smartphone market forecast to decline this year due to memory shortage
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to decline 12.9% year-on-year in 2026.
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OsmAnd’s Faster Offline Navigation (2025)
Offline navigation is a lifeline for travelers, adventurers, and everyday commuters. We demand speed, accuracy, and the flexibility to tailor routes to our specific needs. For years, OsmAnd has championed powerful, feature-rich offline maps that fit in your pocket. But as maps grew more detailed and user demands for…
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Mac mini will be made at a new facility in Houston
Apple today announced a significant expansion of factory operations in Houston, bringing the future production of Mac mini to the U.S. for the first time.
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Stripe valued at $159B, 2025 annual letter
Stripe announces tender offer to provide liquidity to current and former employees; publishes 2025 annual letter
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Acme Weather
Over the years it went through numerous iterations — including more than one major redesign — as we worked our way through the process of learning what makes a great weather app. Eventually, in time, it was acquired by Apple, where the forecast and some core features were incorporated into Apple Weather.
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Every company building your AI assistant is now an ad company
Exploring how agents become multipliers, not replacers.
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AI is not a coworker, it's an exoskeleton
Companies that treat AI as an autonomous agent are disappointed. Those that treat it as an exoskeleton—an amplifier of human capability—are seeing…
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Pebble Production: February Update
Mega update on Pebble Time 2, Pebble Round 2 and Index 01 Things are busy in Pebbleland! We’re getting close to shipping 3 new hardware products and all the ...
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How AI is affecting productivity and jobs in Europe
Artificial intelligence promises to reshape economies worldwide, but firm-level evidence on its effects in Europe remains scarce. This column uses survey data to examine how AI adoption affects productivity and employment across more than 12,000 European firms. The authors find that AI adoption increases labour…
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Mark Zuckerberg Lied to Congress. We Can't Trust His Testimony
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following report on the eve of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in the social media addiction trials. The report analyzes Zuckerberg’s testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2024 against newly unsealed documents that show Zuckerberg lied
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Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is a full upgrade of the model’s skills across coding, computer use, long-reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work, and design.
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State of Show HN: 2025
I downloaded every Show HN post since the site was launched and ran them through a hierarchical topic model. I set out to discover what the Hacker News community finds interesting but in the process I ended up uncovering macro-economic trends, evidence of voting rings/fraud, and subtle shifts in behavior over the…
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How not to answer the salary question
Before you read a single line more, I will give the usual but still important caveats – this blog is my opinion, based on my experiences. Take it with a big ol’...
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EU bans the destruction of unsold apparel, clothing, accessories and footwear
The measures under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation will allow businesses to benefit from a more circular economy.
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AI is going to kill app subscriptions
Curated niche app opportunities from Reddit, scored by difficulty and demand.
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Expensively Quadratic: The LLM Agent Cost Curve
Cache reads are quadratic and dominate your long agentic conversations.
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Audio is the one area small labs are winning
The story of Gradium, the anatomy of audio AI models, and why smaller labs continue to edge out larger ones when it comes to voice.
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Anthropic raises $30B in Series G funding at $380B post-money valuation
Anthropic raised $30 billion, led by GIC and Coatue, with run-rate revenue of $14 billion and 500+ customers spending over $1 million annually.
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MiniMax M2.5 released: 80.2% in SWE-bench Verified
MiniMax M2.5: Built for Real-World Productivity.
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Covering electricity price increases from our data centers
Anthropic commits to covering consumer electricity price increases caused by its data centers, including grid upgrades and new power generation.
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Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?" (2023)
One of the hottest commodities in the military, or even for civilian contractors, is having a vehicle down range when you are deployed in the Middle East. Anyone who is someone has their own Ford