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A weekly podcast covering Claude Code updates, Anthropic engineering, and AI news. About 6 minutes, every Monday. Hosted by Shannon.

  1. Live Artifacts, Auto Mode Guardrails, and a Jumper Hire

    4d ago

    Live Artifacts, Auto Mode Guardrails, and a Jumper Hire

    Claude Code now previews in-progress work as live, interactive artifacts you can share with teammates. Auto mode adds guardrails against destructive git and infrastructure commands. And John Jumper is leaving Google DeepMind for Anthropic. In this episode: (00:00) Introduction (00:45) Claude Code Updates (03:03) Under the Hood (04:09) In the News Further reading: - Claude Code now supports artifacts (Anthropic Engineering): https://claude.com/blog/artifacts-in-claude-code - Steering Claude Code: CLAUDE.md files, skills, hooks, rules, subagents and more (Anthropic Engineering): https://claude.com/blog/steering-claude-code-skills-hooks-rules-subagents-and-more - Anthropic, Trump Officials Seek Deal on Restoring Powerful Model Access (Wall Street Journal): https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-trump-officials-seek-deal-on-restoring-powerful-model-access-d9c4ffee - The White House Wants Anthropic to Block All Jailbreaks. That May Not Be Possible (Wired): https://www.wired.com/story/the-white-house-wants-anthropic-to-block-all-jailbreaks-that-may-not-be-possible/ - John Jumper to leave Google DeepMind for Anthropic (CNBC): https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/19/john-jumper-to-leave-google-deepmind-for-anthropic.html - Anthropic Sued Over Limits on Its $200-a-Month AI Plans (Wall Street Journal): https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-sued-over-limits-on-its-200-a-month-ai-plans-e2a109e4 Claude Notes Brief is a weekly podcast covering Claude Code updates and Anthropic news. Subscribe at claudenotes.co.

    6 min
  2. Fable 5 Lands and Then Gets Pulled, Plus Deeper Sub-Agent Trees

    Jun 15

    Fable 5 Lands and Then Gets Pulled, Plus Deeper Sub-Agent Trees

    Claude Fable 5 was available for three days before a US export directive forced Anthropic to suspend access. Sub-agents can now nest five levels deep, a new safe mode flag helps isolate config problems, and the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Axios all cover the export story from different angles. In this episode: (00:00) Introduction (00:45) Claude Code Updates (03:22) Under the Hood (04:25) In the News Further reading: - Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 (Anthropic News): https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-fable-5-mythos-5 - Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 (Anthropic News): https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access - Classifier fallback cookbook (Anthropic Cookbooks): https://github.com/anthropics/claude-cookbooks/blob/main/fable_5_fallback_billing/guide.ipynb - U.S. Bars Foreigners From Using Anthropic's Most Advanced A.I. Models (New York Times): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/technology/anthropic-mythos-fable5-blocked.html - Amazon CEO's Talks With U.S. Officials Triggered Crackdown on Anthropic Models (Wall Street Journal): https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/amazon-ceos-talks-with-u-s-officials-triggered-crackdown-on-anthropic-models-dcc90578 - The AI Price War Is Here, Piling Pressure on OpenAI and Anthropic (Wall Street Journal): https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-ai-price-war-is-here-piling-pressure-on-openai-and-anthropic-86e1d21b - Anthropic Says Mythos can turn software patches into exploits in minutes (Axios): https://www.axios.com/2026/06/08/exclusive-anthropics-mythos-can-exploit-new-flaws-in-hours Claude Notes Brief is a weekly podcast covering Claude Code updates and Anthropic news. Subscribe at claudenotes.co.

    6 min
  3. Fallback Model Chains, IPO Filing, and a Call to Pause

    Jun 8

    Fallback Model Chains, IPO Filing, and a Call to Pause

    Claude Code now lets you configure a chain of up to three fallback models, and sensitive config writes get new prompts. In the news, Anthropic confidentially filed for an IPO, called for a coordinated pause on self-improving AI, and drew pricing criticism from Microsoft. In this episode: (00:00) Introduction (00:45) Claude Code Updates (02:59) Under the Hood (04:30) In the News Further reading: - A harness for every task: dynamic workflows in Claude Code (Anthropic Engineering): https://claude.com/blog/a-harness-for-every-task-dynamic-workflows-in-claude-code - Lessons from building Claude Code: How we use skills (Anthropic Engineering): https://claude.com/blog/lessons-from-building-claude-code-how-we-use-skills - Anthropic Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O. (New York Times): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/technology/anthropic-ipo.html - Anthropic Urges Global Pause in AI Development, Flags 'Self-Improvement' Risk (Wall Street Journal): https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-urges-global-pause-in-ai-development-flags-self-improvement-risk-99cefb73 - Microsoft's AI Chief Says Anthropic Models Are Too Expensive (Bloomberg): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-06-04/microsoft-says-anthropic-models-are-too-expensive - Microsoft and Google are late to AI coding, but 'absolutely critical' they compete for growth (CNBC): https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/microsoft-and-google-take-on-anthropic-and-openai-in-ai-coding-models.html Claude Notes Brief is a weekly podcast covering Claude Code updates and Anthropic news. Subscribe at claudenotes.co.

    7 min
  4. Opus 4.8 Becomes Default, Plus Anthropic Hits $965B

    Jun 1

    Opus 4.8 Becomes Default, Plus Anthropic Hits $965B

    Claude Opus 4.8 is now the default model with high effort enabled and a faster, cheaper fast mode. Dynamic workflows can orchestrate hundreds of background agents. And Anthropic closed a funding round that vaulted its valuation past OpenAI. In this episode: (00:00) Introduction (00:45) Claude Code Updates (02:29) Under the Hood (03:32) In the News Further reading: - Introducing Claude Opus 4.8 (Anthropic News): https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-8 - Introducing dynamic workflows in Claude Code (Claude Blog): https://claude.com/blog/introducing-dynamic-workflows-in-claude-code - Using LLMs to secure source code (Claude Blog): https://claude.com/blog/using-llms-to-secure-source-code - Anthropic Rockets to $965 Billion Valuation, Topping OpenAI in AI Showdown (Wall Street Journal): https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-valuation-openai-80bf2c0a - Anthropic Unveils Claude Opus 4.8, a New, More Powerful Model (New York Times): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/technology/anthropic-claude-opus-48.html - Apollo Shops $36 Billion Debt Deal to Buy Google Chips for Anthropic (Bloomberg): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-28/apollo-shops-36-billion-debt-deal-to-buy-google-chips-for-anthropic - Anthropic Plans Wide Release of Mythos-Level AI Models in Weeks (Bloomberg): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-28/anthropic-unveils-new-flagship-ai-model-that-s-better-at-coding Claude Notes Brief is a weekly podcast covering Claude Code updates and Anthropic news. Subscribe at claudenotes.co.

    5 min
  5. Code Review Replaces Simplify, Plus Anthropic's First Profitable Quarter

    May 25

    Code Review Replaces Simplify, Plus Anthropic's First Profitable Quarter

    The simplify command becomes code-review with effort levels and inline PR comments. Usage now itemizes consumption by skills, subagents, plugins, and MCP servers. And Anthropic is reportedly tracking toward its first profitable quarter on roughly eleven billion dollars in Q2 revenue. In this episode: (00:00) Introduction (00:45) Claude Code Updates (02:46) Under the Hood (03:54) In the News Further reading: - Using Claude Code: The unreasonable effectiveness of HTML (Anthropic Engineering): https://claude.com/blog/using-claude-code-the-unreasonable-effectiveness-of-html - New in Claude Managed Agents: self-hosted sandboxes and MCP tunnels (Anthropic Engineering): https://claude.com/blog/claude-managed-agents-updates - Anthropic on Pace for First Profitable Quarter as Revenue Surges (Bloomberg): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-20/anthropic-on-pace-for-first-profitable-quarter-as-revenue-surges - SpaceX IPO Filing Reveals Anthropic Is Paying $15 Billion a Year to Access Its Data Centers (Wired): https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-ipo-anthropic-compute-finances-risks/ - Andrej Karpathy, Tesla Alum and OpenAI Co-Founder, Joins Anthropic (Wall Street Journal): https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/andrej-karpathy-tesla-alum-and-openai-co-founder-joins-anthropic-c665f51f - Anthropic has acquired the dev tools startup used by OpenAI, Google, and Cloudflare (TechCrunch): https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/18/anthropic-has-acquired-the-dev-tools-startup-used-by-openai-google-and-cloudflare/ Claude Notes Brief is a weekly podcast covering Claude Code updates and Anthropic news. Subscribe at claudenotes.co.

    6 min
  6. Agent View Lands, Anthropic Hits 900 Billion

    May 18

    Agent View Lands, Anthropic Hits 900 Billion

    Claude Code's new agent dashboard lets you see every session in one place, and fast mode quietly upgrades to Opus 4.7. Plus, Anthropic closes a thirty billion dollar round at a nine hundred billion dollar valuation, and Microsoft reportedly pulls internal Claude Code licenses. In this episode: (00:00) Introduction (00:45) Claude Code Updates (02:51) Under the Hood (04:08) In the News Further reading: - Agent view in Claude Code (Anthropic Engineering): https://claude.com/blog/agent-view-in-claude-code - How Claude Code works in large codebases: Best practices and where to start (Anthropic Engineering): https://claude.com/blog/how-claude-code-works-in-large-codebases-best-practices-and-where-to-start - Anthropic agrees terms of $30bn funding deal at $900bn valuation (Financial Times): https://www.ft.com/content/9deae3c6-716d-4f4d-8b09-434d8519f847 - Anthropic Was Behind. Now It's the AI Boom's Front-Runner. (Wall Street Journal): https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-was-behind-now-its-the-ai-booms-front-runner-5020f621 - Anthropic Flexes Pricing Power as Its Customers Willingly Eat the Cost (The Information): https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-flexes-pricing-power-customers-willingly-eat-cost - Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses (The Verge): https://www.theverge.com/tech/930447/microsoft-claude-code-discontinued-notepad Claude Notes Brief is a weekly podcast covering Claude Code updates and Anthropic news. Subscribe at claudenotes.co.

    6 min
  7. Worktree Base Refs, Effort-Aware Hooks, and a String of Compute Deals

    May 11

    Worktree Base Refs, Effort-Aware Hooks, and a String of Compute Deals

    Claude Code makes worktree base branches configurable and exposes effort levels to hooks and Bash commands. Plus Anthropic raises usage limits and signs compute deals with SpaceX and Akamai. In this episode: (00:00) Introduction (00:45) Claude Code Updates (02:56) Under the Hood (04:02) In the News Further reading: - New in Claude Managed Agents: dreaming, outcomes, and multiagent orchestration (Anthropic Engineering): https://claude.com/blog/new-in-claude-managed-agents - Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX (Anthropic News): https://www.anthropic.com/news/higher-limits-spacex - Anthropic Signs Computing Deal With SpaceX to Meet AI Demand (Bloomberg): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-06/anthropic-inks-computing-deal-with-spacex-to-meet-ai-demand - Anthropic's C.E.O. Says It Could Grow by 80 Times This Year (New York Times): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/technology/anthropic-ceo-ai-growth.html - Anthropic Inks $1.8 Billion Computing Deal With Akamai (Bloomberg): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-08/anthropic-inks-1-8-billion-computing-deal-with-akamai - Anthropic and Wall Street Giants Join Forces to Create New A.I. Firm (New York Times): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/business/anthropic-blackstone-goldman-sachs-artificial-intelligence-firm.html Claude Notes Brief is a weekly podcast covering Claude Code updates and Anthropic news. Subscribe at claudenotes.co.

    7 min
  8. Project Purge, Gateway Models, and a $900B Valuation

    May 4

    Project Purge, Gateway Models, and a $900B Valuation

    A new project purge command wipes per-project state, the model picker now reads from your gateway, and OAuth login finally works in WSL2 and SSH. Plus Pentagon AI deals without Anthropic, Mythos scrutiny, and a $900 billion valuation in the works. In this episode: (00:00) Introduction (00:45) Claude Code Updates (02:59) Under the Hood (04:28) In the News Further reading: - Lessons from building Claude Code: Prompt caching is everything (Anthropic Engineering): https://claude.com/blog/lessons-from-building-claude-code-prompt-caching-is-everything - Onboarding Claude Code like a new developer: Lessons from 17 years of development (Anthropic Engineering): https://claude.com/blog/onboarding-claude-code-like-a-new-developer-lessons-from-17-years-of-development - Pentagon Makes Deals With A.I. Companies to Expand Classified Work (New York Times): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/us/politics/pentagon-ai-companies-deals.html - Why Anthropic's Mythos Is Sparking Global Alarm (Bloomberg): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-30/mythos-why-anthropic-s-ai-model-is-sparking-global-alarm - Anthropic Weighs Funding Offers at Over $900 Billion Valuation (Bloomberg): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/anthropic-considering-funding-offers-at-over-900-billion-value - Claude-powered AI agent's confession after deleting a firm's entire database (The Guardian): https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/claude-ai-deletes-firm-database Claude Notes Brief is a weekly podcast covering Claude Code updates and Anthropic news. Subscribe at claudenotes.co.

    7 min
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