# Anthropic
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Cloud Giants Poised to Reap Billions as Anthropic Bets Big on External Infrastructure
Anthropic projects at least $80 billion in cloud spending through 2029 and expects revenue‑share payouts to cloud providers to rise steeply, making AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure significant beneficiaries of its commercial roll‑out. The forecast highlights the capital intensity of large models and signals that cloud infrastructure — not just algorithms — will determine who captures AI’s economic value.
Anthropic Faces at Least $80 Billion Cloud Bill by 2029, Underscoring Hyperscalers’ Grip on AI
Anthropic expects to pay at least $80 billion to Amazon, Google and Microsoft by 2029 to host and run its Claude AI on cloud infrastructure. The projection highlights the centrality of hyperscaler compute in the AI economy and carries implications for corporate margins, cloud vendor leverage, chip demand, and regulatory attention.
Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.6 Pushes AI From Chat To Desktop: Faster Web Automation, Better Defences — New Risks
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 4.6, a model that can perform multi-step computer tasks like filling web forms and coordinating across browser tabs, and claims better resistance to prompt injection attacks. The upgrade accelerates practical automation while raising new security and governance challenges as AI agents gain control of interfaces.
OpenAI Recruits OpenClaw’s Architect to Close the ‘Usability Gap’ in Personal Agents
OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, founder of OpenClaw, to lead development of its next‑generation personal agents while converting OpenClaw into an independent non‑profit foundation sponsored by OpenAI. The move aims to close gaps in usability, local execution and multi‑agent coordination that have limited agent adoption, and it escalates competition among major AI players for talent and platform dominance in 2026.
OpenAI Poaches OpenClaw Founder as It Places a Big Bet on Autonomous AI Agents
OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, founder of the open‑source AI agent project OpenClaw, and will place OpenClaw under a foundation supported by OpenAI. The move underscores OpenAI’s bet that multi‑agent, action‑oriented systems are the next major product frontier, while rekindling concerns about whether corporate sponsorship will erode open‑source independence.
OpenAI Recruits Creator of OpenClaw, Vows to Keep Viral Agent Open-Source via New Foundation
OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, creator of the widely adopted agent framework OpenClaw, and pledged to place the project into a foundation that will keep it open-source and independent while receiving funding and support. The move is a tactical win for OpenAI but raises questions about governance, security and the balance between openness and centralization as agent platforms mature.
Chinese Report Says U.S. Military Used Anthropic’s ‘Claude’ in Venezuela Operation — Raising New Questions About AI’s Role in Warfare
A Chinese outlet reported that the U.S. military used Anthropic’s AI model Claude to analyse imagery and intelligence in an alleged January operation to remove Venezuela’s president. The claim is unverified, but highlights tensions between AI firms seeking use-limiting safeguards and defence customers seeking broad access, and raises urgent questions about oversight and the geopolitics of commercial AI in warfare.
US Military Allegedly Used Anthropic’s Claude in Venezuela Operation, Raising Questions About AI’s Role in War
U.S. media report that Anthropic’s AI model Claude was used in the January 3 U.S. operation in Venezuela, routed via a partnership with Palantir. Anthropic has not confirmed the claim and stresses its policy forbidding uses that facilitate violence, but the allegation raises legal, ethical and strategic questions about private AI models in military operations.
AI at the Point of a Gun: Reports Say US Used Anthropic’s Claude in Venezuela Raid, Raising Ethical and Political Alarms
U.S. outlets reported that the Pentagon used Anthropic’s Claude model in a January operation in Venezuela that seized President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. Anthropic says uses must follow its safety policy but declines to confirm specifics, and the episode spotlights the tensions between commercial AI policies, military use, and enforcement.
Anthropic’s $30bn War Chest and OpenAI’s Chip Diversification Signal a New Phase in the AI Arms Race
Anthropic has raised $30 billion at a roughly $380 billion valuation to accelerate research and infrastructure, while OpenAI released GPT‑5.3‑Codex‑Spark on Cerebras hardware to lessen its reliance on Nvidia. The moves underscore a shift toward capital‑heavy model development and strategic chip diversification, with Chinese firms simultaneously open‑sourcing large models and pushing robotics and embodied AI.
Mega‑raise and a chip pivot: Anthropic grabs $30bn as OpenAI tests non‑Nvidia silicon
Anthropic has closed a $30 billion Series G at a roughly $380 billion valuation to fund research and infrastructure, while OpenAI has released GPT‑5.3‑Codex‑Spark built to run on Cerebras chips, signalling a strategic push to diversify away from Nvidia. Simultaneous Chinese moves — open‑sourcing large models and new robotics funding — highlight global competition on models, hardware and deployment.
Hired by an Algorithm, Paid by Nobody: Inside the RentAHuman Experiment
A platform called RentAHuman that promised AI agents could autonomously hire humans for real‑world tasks drew millions of visitors but failed to deliver paid work in a Wired reporter’s test. The service functions more as a marketing engine and a proof‑of‑concept for treating people as callable infrastructure, exposing unresolved questions about payments, liability and the dignity of labour in an AI‑driven economy.