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Deep Research

Can Anthropic Scale Like OpenAI—and Still Claim the Moral High Ground?

By The Information Staff · Feb 5, 2026 11:42am PST
Anthropic is facing growing pressure to compete more aggressively with rivals like OpenAI and Microsoft while preserving the safety-first identity that has defined it since its founding. Surging revenue forecasts and the launch of its Cowork agent suggest a company pushing harder into enterprise markets, even as it continues to emphasize ethical... Anthropic is facing growing pressure to compete more aggressively with rivals like OpenAI and...
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The Weekend

Weekend: Moltbook, Clawdbot and Their AI Hijinks—A Quick Explainer

By Abram Brown · Jan 31, 2026 7:14am PST
Welcome, Weekenders! Firstly, I want to tell you about an exciting addition to The Information’s Weekend section: reporter Eli Rosenberg, an alum of The New York Times, The Washington Post and the San Francisco Chronicle. He’ll cover tech wealth and culture—just as a slate of potential mega-IPOs from the likes of SpaceX, OpenAI and... Welcome, Weekenders! Firstly, I want to tell you about an exciting addition to The...
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Artificial Intelligence

In Silicon Valley, A Priest and the Thinking Machines

By Abram Brown · Jan 31, 2026 6:50am PST · 4 comments
Reaching for a metaphor to describe AI and today’s moment of technological upheaval, the Rev. Brendan McGuire picked out a whopper. “When fire was first discovered, it changed humanity: We learned how to reward ourselves,” hunting and then cooking over the flames, said McGuire, pastor of St. Simon Catholic Parish in Los Altos, Calif. “And it... Reaching for a metaphor to describe AI and today’s moment of technological upheaval, the Rev....