Department № 07

Analysis

Data-driven takes and editorial commentary on AI trends, benchmarks, and what they mean.


Claude Opus 5.5 Review: Lower Costs, Stronger Agents, Migration Gotchas
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Claude Opus 5.5 Review: Lower Costs, Stronger Agents, Migration Gotchas

Opus 5.5 cuts token prices and improves reported agent performance. Our release review explains the 40% cost claim, benchmark caveats, and API migration changes.

4 minSep 22
The Jassy Memo: Did Amazon Lobbying Trigger the Federal Ban on Claude Fable 5?
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The Jassy Memo: Did Amazon Lobbying Trigger the Federal Ban on Claude Fable 5?

Rumors swirl as reports suggest Amazon CEO Andy Jassy directly warned the White House about Fable 5's security flaws—raising sharp questions about AI safety, corporate rivalry, and the federal export control mechanism.

2 minJun 14
Policy on the AI Exponential: Anthropic CEO Proposes FAA-Style AI Agency
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Policy on the AI Exponential: Anthropic CEO Proposes FAA-Style AI Agency

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has proposed a new 'FAA-style' regulatory agency and mandatory safety gates to manage the exponential capability growth of frontier AI models.

2 minJun 14
Anthropic's Dual Strategy: Building the Most Capable AI While Questioning Its Safety
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Anthropic's Dual Strategy: Building the Most Capable AI While Questioning Its Safety

Anthropic walks a careful line: pushing Claude's capabilities to the limit while publicly warning about AI risks. What's behind this contradiction—and is it sustainable?

3 minMay 27
Anthropic Is Selling Claude's Power While Warning About Its Dangers
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Anthropic Is Selling Claude's Power While Warning About Its Dangers

Anthropic is pulling off an unusual act: building products developers love while warning governments the technology could be dangerous. But can it sustain both?

3 minMay 27
Why Claude Outsmarts Competitors on Ethics: Philosophy Bench Benchmark Results
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Why Claude Outsmarts Competitors on Ethics: Philosophy Bench Benchmark Results

Philosophy Bench tested Claude, GPT-4, Grok, and others on ethical reasoning. Here's what the benchmark reveals about how different AI models handle moral dilemmas.

3 minMay 3
Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters
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Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters

Anthropic just appointed Vas Narasimhan (ex-Novartis CEO) to its Long-Term Benefit Trust board. Most coverage missed the real...

3 minMay 2
Anthropic Grew Revenue 10,000% in 15 Months. What That Tells CEOs About the AI Market They're Competing In.
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Anthropic Grew Revenue 10,000% in 15 Months. What That Tells CEOs About the AI Market They're Competing In.

Axios published a deep-dive on Monday asking a simple question: has any company in American history ever scaled organic revenue as fast as...

3 minApr 25
Claude vs OpenAI vs Google Agents: A CEO's Guide to Choosing the Right Enterprise AI Platform
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Claude vs OpenAI vs Google Agents: A CEO's Guide to Choosing the Right Enterprise AI Platform

Three of the biggest names in AI all launched managed agent platforms this spring. Anthropic rolled out Claude Managed Agents in public...

7 minApr 25
Project Glasswing Deep Dive: How Anthropic's Elite Cybersecurity Consortium Actually Works
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Project Glasswing Deep Dive: How Anthropic's Elite Cybersecurity Consortium Actually Works

Project Glasswing deploys Claude Mythos Preview to find zero-days before attackers do. Here's how it works.

5 minApr 20
Project Glasswing: How Anthropic Plans to Secure the World Using Mythos
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Project Glasswing: How Anthropic Plans to Secure the World Using Mythos

Project Glasswing is Anthropic's answer to the question everyone's been asking: what do you actually do with an AI model that can hack...

4 minApr 19
Claude vs ChatGPT in 2026: An Honest Comparison for People Who Actually Use Both
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Claude vs ChatGPT in 2026: An Honest Comparison for People Who Actually Use Both

We compared Claude and ChatGPT across writing, coding, reasoning, and agentic tasks in 2026. Here's where each model actually wins — no hype.

4 minApr 18
Anthropic Published an 80-Page Constitution for Claude. Here's What's in It.
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Anthropic Published an 80-Page Constitution for Claude. Here's What's in It.

On January 22, 2026, Anthropic released a sweeping new constitution for Claude under a public domain license. It's not a list of rules — it's a 80-page reasoning document written directly to the model. Here's what it says and why it matters.

4 minApr 12
Why Claude Will Never Show You Ads — And What That Means for AI
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Why Claude Will Never Show You Ads — And What That Means for AI

Anthropic has publicly committed to keeping Claude ad-free — a stance that sets it apart from every major tech platform. Here's why that matters and whether it's actually sustainable.

7 minApr 12
Anthropic Won the Court Battle. The War With Washington Isn't Over.
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Anthropic Won the Court Battle. The War With Washington Isn't Over.

A federal judge handed Anthropic a preliminary injunction against the Pentagon's supply-chain ban — but lawyers, lobbyists, and legal experts say the victory is fragile. Here's what comes next for the AI company's most consequential fight.

6 minApr 12
Claude Code vs Codex CLI in 2026: Which AI Coding Agent Should You Use?
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Claude Code vs Codex CLI in 2026: Which AI Coding Agent Should You Use?

Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex CLI are the two dominant AI coding agents in 2026. We compare them on code quality, context handling, pricing, and real-world dev workflows.

4 minApr 12
Anthropic's March 2026 in Review: 14 Launches, 5 Outages, and One Very Accidental Leak
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Anthropic's March 2026 in Review: 14 Launches, 5 Outages, and One Very Accidental Leak

March 2026 was Anthropic's busiest month yet — 14 product launches, 5 service outages, and an accidental source code leak. We break down everything that happened and what it signals.

5 minApr 12
How People Are Actually Using Claude: Anthropic's Economic Index Reveals Surprising Shifts
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How People Are Actually Using Claude: Anthropic's Economic Index Reveals Surprising Shifts

Anthropic has published its March 2026 Economic Index report, and the data paints a nuanced picture of how Claude is actually being used in the real world — one that's quite different from the 'AI replacing knowledge…

3 minApr 12
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