Anthropic caused a stir on Monday when new subscribers to its $20‑per‑month Pro plan could not access Claude Code, the company’s agentic development tool. The move, later clarified as a test on roughly 2% of new sign‑ups, prompted backlash on Reddit and X. Anthropic’s head of growth, Amol Avasare, said the experiment reflected shifting usage patterns and that the feature would soon return to the Pro tier. Read more →