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8 Sony Music and Warner Chappell Music sue Anthropic over unauthorized music in AI training

Sony Music and Warner Chappell Music have filed lawsuits against Anthropic, alleging the company used copyrighted music to train its AI models without permission.

Sources: Far Out Magazine RSS, The Times of India RSS, trendingtopics.eu RSS, PCMag Middle East RSS, Digital Music News RSS, Mexico Business News RSS Update to: Sony and Warner Bros. Music sue Anthropic for copyright infringement

AI

7.5 Claude AI Achieves 15,000x Efficiency Boost via 48-Hour Intensive Self-Alignment Training on Single GPU

A new training method enables Claude to complete self-alignment on a single GPU in 48 hours with a 15,000x efficiency improvement.

Sources: 36ๆฐช RSS

7 Anthropic's Model Hardware Standard for AI Agent Control

Anthropic has introduced a Model Hardware Standard that could enable AI agents to interface with and control real-world machines.

Sources: Fortune India RSS

7 Anthropic's Claude AI Closes 85% of Safety Gap in Automated Research Test

Anthropic reports that Claude AI has closed 85% of an automated safety research benchmark gap.

Sources: Gadgets 360 RSS Update to: Anthropic reports Claude reduced alignment failures in automated tests

7 Anthropic Launches Browser-Operating AI to General Availability

Anthropic releases its browser-operating AI agent to general availability, with commitment to autonomous web task execution without requiring human approval.

Sources: finance.biggo.com RSS

6.5 Claudeforce: Dynamic Interface Integrating Claude into Salesforce

Anthropic launches Claudeforce, described as a dynamic interface that enables Claude AI to think, reason, and act within Salesforce workflows.

Sources: IT Pro RSS, Memeburn RSS

Security

7.5 Infostealer malware hijacks Claude accounts by stealing session cookies and bypassing two-factor authentication

Threat actors are using malware to steal session credentials from Anthropic Claude users.

Sources: cyberpress.org RSS, Mezha RSS, PYMNTS.com RSS

7.5 Anthropic shuts down hijacked accounts mining AI tokens with stolen credentials

Anthropic shut down a credential-theft campaign that used commodity infostealer malware to hijack user accounts and exploit their paid Claude API token usage. The attackers stole authenticated sessions and cookies to bypass multi-factor authentication, but the malware itself is unrelated to Claude.

  • Infostealer malware targeted Claude users' credentials and session cookies
  • Attackers exploited victims' paid token quotas without authorization
  • Anthropic logged affected users out and removed saved payment methods
  • Malware is commodity tool, not Claude-specific threat

Sources: The Register AI Web Searched, finance.biggo.com RSS

Policy

7 Judge Rules Pentagon Illegally Blacklisted Anthropic Over AI Safety Requirements

A judge ruled that the Pentagon illegally blacklisted Anthropic in response to the company's AI safety requirements.

Sources: ColombiaOne.com RSS Update to: US Judge Blocks Pentagon Action Against Anthropic Over Claude Restrictions

Product

6.5 Anthropic adds built-in browser to Claude, eliminating extension dependency

Anthropic has given Claude its own browser tool to enable web-based task automation and information retrieval capabilities.

Sources: varindia.com RSS, eWeek RSS Update to: Anthropic integrates native browser into Claude to reduce dependence on Google Search