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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

OpenAI announced a new $100-per-month Pro subscription aimed at developers who need higher limits for its Codex coding tool. The tier sits between the existing $20 Plus plan and a $200 tier that remains available but unlisted. OpenAI says the new plan offers five times the Codex capacity of Plus, positioning it as a direct challenge to Anthropic’s $100 Claude offering. Read more

Anthropic is adding a Memory feature to its Claude AI chatbot, now available to paid Pro and Max users. The tool lets Claude retain information from past conversations, creating a more personalized and efficient experience. Users can view, edit, and delete stored memories, and even import data from other AI platforms such as ChatGPT and Gemini. Distinct memory spaces allow separate projects to stay organized, while granular controls let users toggle memory on or off. The rollout follows recent enhancements like real‑time web search, Voice Mode, and integrations with Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Canva, and Figma. Read more

Perplexity is teaming with Samsung to bring its AI search engine to Samsung smart TVs. The new app is instantly available on 2025‑model sets and will roll out to 2024 and 2023 models later via an OTA update. Users can type or speak queries, and a free 12‑month Pro plan subscription can be claimed through an in‑app QR code. While the partnership expands Perplexity’s reach, the startup has faced criticism and legal challenges over alleged data scraping and copyright infringement. Read more

Anthropic has introduced a web‑based version of its AI coding assistant, Claude Code, extending the tool beyond its terminal interface. The new web app is rolling out to subscribers of Anthropic’s Pro and Max plans, letting users access Claude Code via the Claude website or iOS app. The move aims to let developers spin up AI coding agents wherever they work, positioning Anthropic against rivals such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Google and OpenAI. The product, which has seen rapid user growth and now generates significant revenue, continues to rely heavily on Anthropic’s own AI models, with most of its code written by the models themselves. Read more

Anthropic has launched a new capability called Skills for Claude AI users across its Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans. Skills are pre‑configured folders that embed instructions, brand guidelines, legal clauses and other reference material directly into Claude projects, allowing the model to produce consistent, on‑brand output without repeated prompting. The feature is integrated throughout Claude’s ecosystem, including its apps, Claude Code, the Developer Platform and the Agent SDK. At the same time, Anthropic announced the Haiku 4.5 model, a faster and more efficient version of Claude that retains the coding strengths of the earlier Sonnet release. Read more

OpenAI has launched Pulse, a new ChatGPT feature that creates personalized reports while users sleep. Offering five to ten concise briefs each morning, Pulse aims to make ChatGPT the first app people check at the start of their day. Initially available to Pro plan subscribers, the service provides news roundups, customized itineraries, and other tailored content displayed as AI‑generated cards. Integrated with Connectors like Google Calendar and Gmail, Pulse can parse emails and calendar events overnight, surfacing key messages and agendas. OpenAI plans to expand Pulse to all users, with future ambitions for more agentic capabilities. Read more