Wrote up my initial impressions of Claude Fable 5 - it has a big model smell: slow, expensive and capable of crunching through pretty much everything I threw at it simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/9/cla…↗
BREAKING: Anthropic just dropped Claude Fable 5—this is Mythos, made safe for public release. It is the best coding model in the world. We've been testing it internally @every for the last week or so across coding, writing, marketing, editing, and more—here's our vibe check: -…↗
Given the recent burst of activity around enterprise pricing and contracts, I think April 2026 was the month when both OpenAI and Anthropic found product-market fit simonwillison.net/2026/May/27/pr…↗
Why is the creator of OpenCode pretty skeptical about AI productivity gains, and the hype around AI? A very conversation @thdxr (and lots of truth bombs:) Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 07:03 Dax’s path into tech 09:04 Early startup experience 13:16 Getting involved with open source 1…↗
We've raised $65 billion in Series H funding at a $965 billion post-money valuation, led by @AltimeterCap, Dragoneer, @Greenoaks, and @sequoia. This investment will help us advance our research and expand our capacity to meet growing demand for Claude.↗
Notes on Claude Opus 4.8, plus pelicans riding bicycles for each of the five different thinking efforts simonwillison.net/2026/May/28/cl…↗
I smell a takedown in 3...2...1 clawd.rip↗
Anthropic has confidentially submitted a draft S-1 registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pending completion of SEC review, this gives us the option to pursue an initial public offering. Read more: anthropic.com/news/confident…↗
Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah was invited to speak at today's presentation of Pope Leo XIV's encyclical "Magnifica humanitas." Read the full text of his remarks: anthropic.com/news/chris-ola…↗
This is my sixth conversation with @GavinSBaker. As always with Gavin, the conversation covers a lot of ground, but we spend the most time on watts and wafers. We discuss: - Why the wafer shortage may prevent an AI bubble - Data centers in space (reframed) - Elon's Terafab and…↗
Anthropic is acquiring @stainlessapi, an SDK and MCP server platform that has powered every Anthropic SDK since the earliest days of our API. Read more: anthropic.com/news/anthropic…↗
SCOOP: Anthropic has signed a term sheet with Greenoaks, Sequoia, Altimeter and Dragoneer for a $30bn round at $900bn pre-money. Each expected to put in ~$2bn-plus. I'm old enough to remember the last time Anthropic raised $30bn... ft.com/content/9deae3…↗
Been thinking about this announcement. I think this connects directly to something I've been thinking about since listening to the @dylan522p episode on the @dwarkesh_sp podcast back in March. Their core thesis: we are going into a semiconductor shortage till ~2030. It's not j…↗






