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On 2026-10-13, Reuters reported that Anthropic and OpenAI have pushed for substantial oversight of what outside safety evaluators can publish, according to sources. Both companies had earlier pledged public support for editorial independence for third-party reviewers. Contract terms and negotiations show the firms sought to restrict disclosures to prevent leaks of proprietary intellectual property and trade secrets.

On 2026-10-19, a cybersecurity researcher said a Chinese-speaking hacker used AI agents, software that can carry out tasks with limited human direction, to target more than 1,200 websites and break into over 100 organizations, including Deere. The reported cost is notable because it suggests broad intrusion efforts may require little money. On 2026-10-20, Reuters reported that Anthropic is struggling to secure enough cloud computing capacity from Amazon Web Services, Google and Microsoft, which increasingly view the Claude maker as a competitor rather than just a customer. Even that spending is reportedly not enough. The company is leasing its own data centers and working with third-party data center operators.

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