Anthropic’s newest AI model, Claude Mythos Preview, is being pitched as a cyber‑security tool that can spot vulnerabilities in major software platforms. The rollout follows months of acrimonious exchanges with the Trump administration, which branded the company a “radical left, woke” threat to national security. With Apple, Nvidia and JPMorgan Chase already on board, and senior officials reportedly briefed on the model’s capabilities, Anthropic appears to be rebuilding bridges with the Pentagon, the White House and other agencies. Read more →

Venture capital firms have been circling Anthropic with offers that could value the AI startup at more than $800 billion, but the company has so far declined to engage. The offers come after Anthropic raised $30 billion in a February round that set its valuation at $380 billion, and they rival OpenAI’s recent $852 billion post‑money valuation. With $50 billion earmarked for its own data‑center build‑out, $30 billion committed to Microsoft’s cloud, and billions spent on AWS, Anthropic appears intent on funding growth internally rather than seeking fresh equity. Read more →