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Anthropic and Microsoft clash over slowdown metrics, Claude Code introduces dynamic agent orchestration, unsealed emails detail scraping concerns, Google debuts a shared family agent, and Crusoe secures major funding.
- Microsoft and Anthropic Clash Over AI Slowdown Metrics — Anthropic proposed three concrete metrics to trigger coordinated AI development slowdowns. Microsoft openly criticized the framework, highlighting deep industry divisions over safety and governance.
- Anthropic Relaunches Claude Code Projects for Agent Orchestration — Claude can now split complex software tasks across parallel cloud threads that share memory and goals. The update pushes the system further into autonomous engineering workflows.
- Unsealed Emails Reveal Microsoft Executive Called Data Scraping Theft — Newly unredacted court documents show Microsoft executives privately acknowledged scraping paywalled content could severely damage the publishing industry. The admissions complicate the public fair use defense.
- Google Launches Shared Household AI Agent for Families — Google introduced an experimental collaborative assistant named CC that manages shared household logistics. Up to six family members can access the agent to coordinate tasks and schedules.
- Data Center Operator Crusoe Secures $3.9 Billion in Funding — Crusoe raised $3.9 billion to build new data centers and modular AI factories. The funding round brings the company's total valuation to $30.9 billion.
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