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Anthropic announced a $100 million investment in the Claude Partner Network, a program that offers training, technical support, joint go‑to‑market initiatives and certification to consulting firms such as Accenture, Deloitte, Cognizant and Infosys. The network, launched in March 2026, aims to embed Claude, Anthropic’s flagship AI model, across large enterprises while the company fights a Pentagon‑led legal dispute over national‑security designations. Cloud providers including AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft will continue to host Claude for non‑defense workloads, positioning the partner program as the core of Anthropic’s commercial strategy. Ler mais

Anthropic partnered with Mozilla to run its Claude Opus 4.6 AI on Firefox’s codebase for two weeks. The effort uncovered 22 separate vulnerabilities, including 14 classified as high‑severity. Most bugs were patched in Firefox 148, while a few remain for the next release. The AI proved better at identifying flaws than creating exploit code, with only two proof‑of‑concept exploits produced after spending $4,000 in API credits. The findings highlight the power of AI tools for open‑source security reviews, even as they generate a mix of useful and noisy contributions. Ler mais

OpenAI announced an ownership stake in Thrive Holdings, a private‑equity‑style firm backed by Thrive Capital that aggregates AI‑focused companies. While the deal’s financial terms remain confidential, OpenAI will embed its engineering, research, and product teams within Thrive’s portfolio to accelerate AI adoption. The partnership follows OpenAI’s recent circular investments in infrastructure firms such as Advanced Micro Devices and CoreWeave, underscoring a broader strategy of aligning with companies that can embed its technology. Analysts say the move will be closely watched to gauge whether the combined entities can generate sustainable growth or simply inflate valuations. Ler mais

Apple has created an internal application, dubbed Veritas, that mirrors ChatGPT to evaluate upcoming Siri capabilities. The tool lets employees search personal data on devices and perform actions in apps, providing a rapid feedback loop on the value of a chatbot interface. Bloomberg reports the effort reflects a more advanced stage for Apple’s promised Siri upgrade, originally announced at WWDC 2024, and signals the company’s continued exploration of both its own AI models and potential third‑party partnerships for future releases. Ler mais