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The AI Coding Arms Race: Anthropic and OpenAI Trade Releases Minutes Apart

By Maria Konash Feb 6, 2026

Anthropic released Opus 4.6 with new agent team capabilities, while OpenAI quickly followed with a more advanced Codex model, underscoring intensifying competition in AI-powered software development.

AI & Machine Learning, Consumer Tech, News

OpenAI CEO Faces Backlash Over Super Bowl AI Ad Feud

By Maria Konash Feb 5, 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticized rival Anthropic for its Super Bowl ads mocking ChatGPT, prompting widespread social media ridicule and debate over AI advertising practices.

AI & Machine Learning, Consumer Tech, News

Anthropic Confirms Claude AI Will Remain Ad-Free

By Maria Konash Feb 4, 2026

Claude AI will remain ad-free, Anthropic says, ensuring conversations are unbiased and focused on productivity, while revenue comes from subscriptions and enterprise contracts.

AI & Machine Learning, News, Startups & Investment

Lotus Health AI Raises $35M for AI-Powered Free Primary Care

By Maria Konash Feb 4, 2026

Lotus Health AI raised $35 million to expand its AI-powered primary care platform, which combines large language models with licensed physicians to deliver medical care nationwide.

AI & Machine Learning, News, Research & Innovation

Anthropic Teams Up With HHMI and Allen Institute to Apply Claude to Scientific Discovery

By Maria Konash Feb 2, 2026

Anthropic is collaborating with Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Allen Institute to apply its Claude AI model to accelerate biological research and scientific discovery.

AI & Machine Learning, News, Space & Future Tech

NASA Tests Anthropic’s Claude to Plan Mars Rover Routes for the First Time

By Maria Konash Feb 2, 2026

NASA has used an AI model from Anthropic to help plan driving routes for its Perseverance rover on Mars, marking the first time AI-generated commands guided a planetary rover.

AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Tech, News, Startups & Investment

Perplexity Signs $750M Deal With Microsoft for AI Models

By Maria Konash Jan 30, 2026

Perplexity has agreed to a $750 million, three-year deal with Microsoft to use Azure and access frontier AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI, Bloomberg reported.

AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Tech, News

ServiceNow Chooses Claude to Power Enterprise AI Workflows

By Maria Konash Jan 30, 2026

ServiceNow has selected Anthropic’s Claude as its default AI model for Build Agent and across its AI platform, aiming to automate workflows, accelerate app development, and boost internal productivity.

AI & Machine Learning, Cloud & Infrastructure, Enterprise Tech, News, Startups & Investment

Amazon in Talks for Up to $50 Billion OpenAI Investment

By Maria Konash Jan 30, 2026

Amazon is in early discussions to invest tens of billions of dollars in OpenAI, a move that could deepen its position in the global AI race and make it the startup’s largest new backer.

AI & Machine Learning, News, Regulation & Policy

Music Publishers Sue Anthropic Over Alleged AI Training Piracy

By Maria Konash Jan 29, 2026

Major music publishers have filed a new lawsuit accusing Anthropic of illegally downloading more than 20,000 copyrighted songs to train its AI models. The plaintiffs say damages could exceed $3 billion.

AI & Machine Learning, News, Startups & Investment

Anthropic Reportedly Doubles Funding Target to $20 Billion

By Maria Konash Jan 28, 2026

Anthropic raises its funding target to $20 billion, with investors including Sequoia, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, and Coatue, boosting its valuation to $350 billion.

AI & Machine Learning, News

Apple’s Tim Cook Joins OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs in Speaking Out After Minneapolis ICE Shootings

By Maria Konash Jan 28, 2026

Apple CEO Tim Cook emailed staff expressing heartbreak over ICE violence in Minneapolis, joining other tech leaders in condemning the deaths of two U.S. citizens.