Full Claude Code Guide
A beginner’s practical setup for turning Claude into a real AI worker
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The Next AI Infrastructure Battle Isn’t Identity. It’s Liability.
Amazon blocked Meta’s Muse from completing purchases. The bigger problem isn’t whether agents can act—it’s who stands behind them when they act incorrectly.
Can companies like OpenAI keep getting away with what they are doing? An interview with Fordham law professor Zephyr Teachout
“The most powerful tool is the power to dissolve corporations that engage in repeat lawbreaking.”
Does your work cost less on Opus 5.5 now that its tokens are 20% cheaper? My 3-prompt guide shows which jobs do before you move them.
Anthropic heard the complaints about Opus 5. Opus 5.5 and Sonnet 5.5 are both easier to steer, and both make even complex jobs cheaper to run.
How to set up Claude.
The simplest guide to setting up Claude from a fresh new account:
Give Perfect Memory to Your AI Agent With the Newest AI Models
A simple setup that makes your AI remember your work, preferences, decisions and mistakes
Hot take on a weak White House Accord on “Super Intelligence”
What was signed, and what was not said
BREAKING: OpenAI was warned, months before the Hugging Face incident
They raced ahead, anyway
What are you still paying for that you meant to cancel? I handed mine to an AI assistant: $1,285 a year cancelled so far. The prompt guide for the tedious part of yours.
A canceled subscription is the beginning. Meta’s new assistant points toward a much larger change in who does the work of managing your life—and who gets to sell you things along the way.
AI Agent Incident Toll Reaches Tens of Thousands
Two commentaries report that investigated AI-agent incidents have risen to tens of thousands, warning that the scale of the problem is creating a significant safety and accountability crisis.
From Ancient Claude to Modern Claude: Model Migration Guide
Claude 5 to Claude 5.5 -- Learn to Leave Old Claude Models Behind
BREAKING: Florida seeks injunction against OpenAI
And potentially important news from Nvidia
30 Claude Opus 5.5 Workflows That Make Money While You Sleep
A practical guide to building small Claude systems that keep earning for you
Executive Briefing: You Bought Better Tools and Your Finished Work Still Waits
AI is making some people dramatically more productive. Getting that speed through the rest of the organization is a separate problem, and it isn’t solved by making the fast people teach everyone else.
We Built Grok Bot. Here Are Our 14 Best Bots | Peng Zheng & Lauren Tan
Watch now (45 mins) | The 14 bots Grok Bot’s design and engineering leads use for work and life, from Peng’s design bot to Lauren’s eng lead bot that manages a team of eng bots
OpenAI Security Breaches Prompt Calls for a Shutdown
Two commentaries describe OpenAI-linked cyber incidents, including the hacking of Australian government servers, and argue that the company's delayed disclosures warrant government intervention or a temporary shutdown.
Opus 5.5
Claude is finally back.
