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Anthropic Raises Fees for Claude Code Users of OpenClaw and Other Third‑Party Tools

Anthropic Raises Fees for Claude Code Users of OpenClaw and Other Third‑Party Tools TechCrunch
Anthropic announced that, beginning noon Pacific on April 4, subscribers to its Claude Code service will lose the ability to apply their subscription limits when using third‑party harnesses such as OpenClaw. Instead, users must switch to a pay‑as‑you‑go model billed separately. The change, explained by Claude Code head Boris Cherny, reflects the company’s need to align pricing with the heavy usage patterns of these tools and to sustain growth. The move follows OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger’s shift to OpenAI and comes as Anthropic offers refunds to affected customers. Read more →

Anthropic’s Claude Code Leak Reveals Hidden ‘Kairos’ Daemon and ‘AutoDream’ Memory System

Anthropic’s Claude Code Leak Reveals Hidden ‘Kairos’ Daemon and ‘AutoDream’ Memory System Ars Technica2
The recent leak of Anthropic’s Claude Code source exposed more than half a million lines of code and uncovered dormant features that hint at the company’s roadmap. Analysts identified a disabled “Kairos” daemon designed to run in the background, using periodic prompts and a “PROACTIVE” flag to surface information without user request. The code also references an “AutoDream” system that would consolidate and prune memory files during idle periods, creating a persistent, organized knowledge base across sessions. These findings suggest Anthropic is experimenting with continuous‑state AI and automated memory management. Read more →

Anthropic’s Claude Code Leak Reveals Unreleased Features and Raises Security Concerns

Anthropic’s Claude Code Leak Reveals Unreleased Features and Raises Security Concerns The Verge
A recent packaging error released more than 512,000 lines of Claude Code’s source code, exposing unreleased features such as a Tamagotchi‑style coding pet and an always‑on background agent called KAIROS. Anthropic clarified that no customer data was compromised and called the incident a human‑error mistake, while analysts warned that the leak could aid bad actors and highlight the need for stronger operational safeguards. Read more →

Sycamore Secures $65 Million Seed Round to Build Enterprise AI Agent Platform

Sycamore Secures $65 Million Seed Round to Build Enterprise AI Agent Platform TechCrunch
Sycamore, founded by former Coatue investor Sri Viswanath, announced a $65 million seed round led by Coatue and Lightspeed. The funding, which also includes a roster of high‑profile angels, backs the company’s ambition to create a comprehensive AI‑agent orchestration layer for enterprises. Viswanath brings more than two decades of experience building large‑scale enterprise platforms at Sun Microsystems, VMware, Groupon, and Atlassian. While Sycamore has already attracted unnamed enterprise customers, it enters a crowded market where startups, major AI labs, and cloud providers are all racing to own the enterprise agent space. Read more →

OpenAI Pulls Plug on Sora Video AI Amid Cost Concerns

OpenAI Pulls Plug on Sora Video AI Amid Cost Concerns TechCrunch
OpenAI discontinued its AI video‑generation tool Sora just six months after launch. The service peaked at roughly one million users before falling below half a million, while burning about $1 million daily in compute costs. Facing a costly, under‑utilized product and competition from Anthropic’s Claude Code, CEO Sam Altman decided to shut Sora down, freeing resources for other projects. A planned $1 billion partnership with Disney also collapsed when the shutdown was announced. Read more →

Widespread Exposure of API Keys Across Thousands of Websites Revealed

Widespread Exposure of API Keys Across Thousands of Websites Revealed Digital Trends
Researchers who scanned millions of webpages discovered that thousands of sites are unintentionally publishing API credentials for major services such as Amazon Web Services, Stripe and OpenAI. The majority of leaks originate from JavaScript files that are publicly accessible, allowing anyone to misuse the keys. The study uncovered 1,748 distinct credentials across nearly 10,000 pages, with some keys remaining exposed for up to a year or longer. Experts say the problem stems from developers embedding private keys in front‑end code, and they recommend live‑site scanning, stricter tool controls and better detection by service providers. Read more →