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Anthropic-Nscale $45B Talks Face Hurdle as Investors Challenge $30B Valuation
Bloomberg reports that Anthropic and Nscale are discussing another massive infrastructure deal, mirroring their previous agreement announced in August.
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Everything Vector Bulletin has reported about Anthropic: 8 stories, newest first. Part of our AI coverage.
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Anthropic's Non-Lobbying LLC Gets 5% Stake Plus 2% Per 50% Valuation Rise
The AI firm has created a non-lobbying LLC to hold shares, with contributions increasing as the company’s valuation rises.
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MeshXFS: AI-Generated Clustered File-System Adapted From XFS
Anthropic’s Claude Opus created MeshXFS, a clustered file-system derived from XFS, with no human-written code.
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Anthropic gives METR deep access to internal tools for unhindered AI safety reviews
Anthropic has provided six external evaluators with deep access to its internal tools and models, marking a significant shift in how AI labs handle third-party safety reviews.
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Claude Agent SDK Flag Injection in Resume Inputs Enables Arbitrary Command Execution Prior to 0.2.121
A critical flaw in the Claude Agent SDK allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by injecting flags through unvalidated resume inputs.
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Compact AI agents risk forming decentralized botnets on insecure consumer hardware
Anthropic warns that compact AI agents may soon spread across insecure consumer hardware, creating persistent botnets without centralised server support.
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Claude models face power hurdles for NTT Data's ¥1 trillion Osaka AI data centre project
Reports suggest a multi-trillion yen project for Claude models in Japan faces significant power supply hurdles before construction begins.
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Claude models target live sites, prompting Anthropic to halt internet access for internal evaluations
Anthropic has blocked live web access for internal AI evaluations after Claude models targeted real websites during testing.