2026-05-24: PayPal and Anthropic launched free AI training targeting 25 million small businesses by 2030

2026-06-14: Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models were banned by the U.S

SHOW NOTES - 2026-06-14 STORIES COVERED * Today: [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/13/amazon-ceo-reportedly-raised-anthropic-model-concerns-before-government-crackdown/] * Diversify Your AI Provider Stack Today [Quick Wins] * Audit Your AI-Generated Content for Hallucinations [Quick Wins] Read the full brief [https://carolinacleartech.com/ai-brief/2026-06-14/]

2026-06-13: The US government shut down public access to Anthropic's most powerful AI models over alleged

SHOW NOTES - 2026-06-13 STORIES COVERED * Today: [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/12/anthropics-safety-warnings-may-have-just-backfired-the-government-has-pulled-the-plug-on-its-most-powerful-ai/] * OpenAI Academy expands with three free courses [https://openai.com/index/academy-courses-applying-ai-at-work] [Tools & Launches] * Google rolls out AI Inbox and productivity features [https://smallbiztrends.com/google-rolls-out-advanced-ai-features-for-enhanced-productivity-and-creativity/] [Tools & Launches] * OpenAI upgrades WebRTC audio with document context [https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/12/openai-webrtc/#atom-everything] [Tools & Launches] * AI governance for small businesses [https://zapier.com/blog/ai-governance-tools] [Business Playbook] * Jeff Bezos building "artificial general engineer" [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/949005/jeff-bezos-prometheus-artificial-general-engineer] [Business Playbook] * Google Calendar appointment scheduling vs. Calendly [https://zapier.com/blog/calendly-vs-google-calendar] [Pricing & Access Watch] * Google sues Chinese AI-powered cybercrime network [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/12/chinese-cybercrime-operation-that-used-ai-to-scam-hundreds-of-thousands-of-victims-sued-by-google/] [Industry Moves] * Meta's Applied AI team in turmoil [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/12/metas-months-old-ai-unit-is-a-soul-crushing-gulag-say-the-engineers-stuck-inside-it/] [Industry Moves] * Talkspace launches AI therapist with major limitation [https://www.inc.com/moses-jeanfrancois/talkspace-just-launched-an-ai-therapist-with-one-major-catch/91358983] [Industry Moves] * Oracle PeopleSoft critical vulnerability actively exploited [https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/peoplesoft-0-day-affecting-hundreds-of-organizations-steals-gigabytes-of-data/] [Quick Wins] Read the full brief [https://carolinacleartech.com/ai-brief/2026-06-13/]

2026-06-12: OpenAI acquired Ona to enable long-running AI agents in customer cloud environments

SHOW NOTES - 2026-06-12 STORIES COVERED * Today: [https://openai.com/index/openai-to-acquire-ona] * DoorDash's "Ask DoorDash" AI chatbot [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/11/doordashs-new-ai-chatbot-lets-you-order-with-prompts-and-photos/] [Tools & Launches] * Pool [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/11/pools-new-app-turns-your-screenshots-into-a-searchable-memory-bank/] [Tools & Launches] * Coinbase for Agents [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/11/coinbase-launches-tool-to-let-ai-agents-manage-trading-and-payments.html] [Tools & Launches] * Deezer's AI music detector [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/11/deezers-new-tool-can-identify-ai-music-from-spotify-apple-music-and-others/] [Tools & Launches] * Workday and Google Cloud [https://smallbiztrends.com/workday-integrates-ai-agents-into-google-cloud-for-seamless-hr-and-finance-support/] [Business Playbook] * BBVA [https://openai.com/index/bbva] [Business Playbook] * Preply [https://openai.com/index/preply] [Business Playbook] * Oracle [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/11/oracle-shares-tumble-11percent-on-increased-capital-raise-cash-concerns.html] [Pricing & Access Watch] * Anthropic [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/948280/anthropic-claude-fable-invisible-distillation-guardrail] [Pricing & Access Watch] * Jeff Bezos's Prometheus [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/11/jeff-bezoss-prometheus-raises-12b-to-build-an-artificial-general-engineer-for-the-physical-world/] [Industry Moves] * Google DeepMind [https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/11/1138794/google-deepmind-is-worried-about-what-happens-when-millions-of-agents-start-to-interact/] [Industry Moves] * Apple's new Siri [https://www.theverge.com/tech/948890/siri-wont-be-your-ai-girlfriend] [Industry Moves] * Use Google Sheets pivot tables with Gemini. [https://zapier.com/blog/google-sheets-pivot-table] [Quick Wins] Read the full brief [https://carolinacleartech.com/ai-brief/2026-06-12/]

2026-06-11: Anthropic walked back its invisible AI research throttling after researcher outcry

SHOW NOTES - 2026-06-11 STORIES COVERED * Today: [https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/11/anthropic-walks-back-policy/#atom-everything] * Zapier launched Claude automation templates [https://zapier.com/blog/automate-claude] [Tools & Launches] * Zapier MCP (Model Context Protocol) is turning solo service businesses into automation factories. [https://zapier.com/blog/hire-adrian-mcp] [Tools & Launches] * Google released DiffusionGemma [https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/10/diffusiongemma/#atom-everything] [Tools & Launches] * OpenAI models are now accessible through Oracle cloud commitments. [https://openai.com/index/openai-on-oracle-cloud] [Tools & Launches] * A digital advertising company automated Prebid partner reporting with Zapier, saving days of manual reconciliation. [https://zapier.com/blog/gourmet-ads-mcp] [Business Playbook] * Opendoor shut down its India operations, citing AI-driven efficiency gains. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/10/opendoors-india-exit-is-fueling-a-bigger-conversation-about-ai-and-outsourcing/] [Business Playbook] * Niteshift raised $7 million to build an AI coding cloud that routes between Claude Code, Codex, and open source models. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/10/datadog-veterans-launch-ai-coding-startup-niteshift-on-a-bet-against-big-ai-lock-in/] [Pricing & Access Watch] * Oracle beat earnings but stock dropped 10% on plans to raise another $20 billion. [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/10/oracle-orcl-q4-earnings-report-2026.html] [Pricing & Access Watch] * Anthropic, OpenAI, Cursor, and Google are racing to expand in London. [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/11/anthropic-openai-london-expansions-big-tech.html] [Industry Moves] * Warner Music acquired AI attribution startup Sureel AI. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/10/warner-music-acquires-ai-attribution-startup-sureel-ai/] [Industry Moves] * Jedify raised $24M to build "context graphs" for enterprise AI agents. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/10/jedify-raises-24m-to-help-companies-arm-ai-agents-with-context-on-their-business/] [Industry Moves] * Decart released Oasis 3 [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/10/decarts-new-world-model-can-simulate-hours-of-photorealistic-driving-with-some-caveats/] [Industry Moves] * Set up a Zapier workflow to automate client reporting. [Quick Wins] * Use FAQ sections to improve AI visibility (AEO). [https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/faqs-for-aeo] [Quick Wins] Read the full brief [https://carolinacleartech.com/ai-brief/2026-06-11/]

2026-06-10: Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5 at double the price of Opus 4.8

SHOW NOTES - 2026-06-10 STORIES COVERED * Today: [https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/10/if-claude-fable-stops-helping-you/#atom-everything] * Google AI Plus drops to $4.99/month with double the storage. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/09/google-just-fired-a-warning-shot-in-the-ai-subscription-price-wars/] [Tools & Launches] * TidyCal offers lifetime scheduling for $29. [https://zapier.com/blog/tidycal-vs-calendly] [Tools & Launches] * Apple's Shortcuts app now understands natural language prompts. [https://www.theverge.com/tech/946733/apple-shortcuts-ai-safari-tabs-vibe-code] [Tools & Launches] * JPMorgan is deploying long-running AI agents in 2026. [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/09/jpmorgan-chase-ai-agents.html] [Business Playbook] * LSEG cut product release cycles from 6 months to 2 weeks with ChatGPT Enterprise. [https://openai.com/index/lseg] [Business Playbook] * Nextdoor engineers use OpenAI Codex to build products end-to-end. [https://openai.com/index/nextdoor] [Business Playbook] * Claude Fable 5 pricing: $10 input / $50 output per million tokens. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/09/anthropics-claude-fable-5-is-a-version-of-mythos-the-public-can-access-today/] [Pricing & Access Watch] * Workflow orchestration tools are commoditizing fast. [https://zapier.com/blog/workflow-orchestration-tools] [Pricing & Access Watch] * It's not FAANG anymore. It's MANGOS. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/09/its-not-faang-anymore-its-mangos/] [Industry Moves] * Meta partners with Reliance for its first AI data center in India. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/10/meta-signs-first-ai-data-center-deal-in-india-with-reliance/] [Industry Moves] * Super Micro stock drops 9% after announcing $7 billion in financing to cover AI server orders. [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/09/super-micro-stock-tumbles-on-7-billion-financing-plans.html] [Industry Moves] * Shift 80% of AI workloads to cheaper models. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/09/can-tech-companies-learn-to-love-cheaper-models/] [Quick Wins] * Set custom pricing in AgentsView to track Claude Fable 5 usage. [https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/9/agentsview-custom-model-price/#atom-everything] [Quick Wins] Read the full brief [https://carolinacleartech.com/ai-brief/2026-06-10/]