Sam's News — anthropic — 2026-08-30¶
Legal¶
7.5 Sony and Warner Bros. Music sue Anthropic for copyright infringement¶
Sony Music and Warner have sued Anthropic, alleging that copyrighted music was used to train the Claude AI model, seeking $150,000 per track.
Sources: the-decoder.com RSS, Mashable RSS, PCMag RSS, tbreak.com RSS, ForkLog RSS, Digital Trends RSS Update to: Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic in multi-billion dollar lawsuit
Security¶
7 Infostealer malware hijacks Claude sessions to drain account usage¶
An infostealer malware stole Claude user login sessions, prompting Anthropic to wipe affected users' saved payment cards.
Sources: BleepingComputer RSS, Pasquale Pillitteri RSS
AI¶
7 Anthropic demonstrates early-stage self-improving AI system¶
Anthropic has shown an early prototype of an AI system capable of self-improvement.
Sources: Digital Trends RSS
6.5 Anthropic raises Claude API rate limits after OpenAI restricts GPT access to Cursor¶
Anthropic increased Claude usage limits to capitalize on OpenAI's decision to revoke GPT model access from Cursor.
Sources: Digital Trends RSS
6 US Judge Blocks Pentagon Action Against Anthropic Over Claude Restrictions¶
A federal judge prevented Pentagon action against Anthropic regarding restrictions on Claude AI system use.
Sources: Межа. Новини України. RSS
6 Anthropic develops Claude to operate real laboratory equipment¶
Anthropic is working toward enabling Claude to operate real laboratory equipment and gear.
Sources: The Neuron RSS Update to: Anthropic tests Claude AI for robotics and scientific laboratory automation
5 Anthropic quietly downgrades Claude code usage capabilities¶
Anthropic's recent code usage cap update appears to mask a downgrade to Claude's capabilities.
Sources: Android Headlines RSS
4 Anthropic Increases Claude Code Weekly Limits by 25%, Despite Framing as Cut¶
Anthropic permanently increases Claude Code's weekly usage limits by 25% for Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans, though initial messaging framed it differently.
Sources: BleepingComputer RSS
AI & Copyright¶
6.5 Anthropic sourced music from torrent sites to train Claude AI model¶
Anthropic downloaded copyrighted music from torrent sites to train its Claude language model.
Sources: BeInCrypto RSS