Claude Is Officially the Cool Kid in the Room
San Francisco's biggest AI event, HumanX, just wrapped up at the Moscone Center; and one name kept echoing across every panel, every booth, and every hallway conversation. Not ChatGPT. Claude.
Anthropic picked up shoutouts across multiple sessions, and vendors on the expo floor brought the company up without even being asked. One vendor openly told a reporter they felt OpenAI had, in internet terms, "fell off." Ouch.
OpenAI hit back this week by launching a brand new $100/month ChatGPT subscription tier with much heavier access to Codex; its coding tool; in what looks like a clear shot at pulling developers away from Claude Code.
But will it work out? Now here’s the kicker:
Just when you thought the Claude buzz couldn't get wilder, a whole new story dropped.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reportedly summoned bank executives this week and encouraged them to try out Anthropic's new Mythos model. The goal? To help detect security vulnerabilities. Yes, you read that correctly; the U.S. government is officially nudging Wall Street toward an Anthropic product.
While JPMorgan Chase was the only bank listed among Mythos's initial partners, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley are all reportedly running tests on the model too. I mean that's basically the entire Wall Street dream team.
The Spicy Twist: Anthropic announced Mythos this week but is keeping access strictly limited. Why? Because the model turned out to be scarily good at finding security vulnerabilities, even though it wasn't specifically trained for cybersecurity. Some call it a masterclass in enterprise sales hype; others call it a genuine breakthrough.
The Real Irony: Anthropic is currently locked in a legal battle with the administration over the DoD's decision to label the company a "supply-chain risk." So the same administration that’s fighting Anthropic in court is also, apparently, recommending its AI to major banks. Washington, everybody.
Meanwhile, Apple Is Building Smart Glasses, and It's Going All In on Style
In the tech rumor mill: Apple is getting very serious about its first pair of smart glasses.
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is currently testing four distinct frame designs:
A large rectangular frame.
A slimmer rectangular frame (similar to the pair Tim Cook wears).
A large oval/circular frame.
A smaller circular option.
The Colors on the Table: Black, ocean blue, and light brown.
The Specs: These are not sci-fi AR goggles. They are straightforward wearables with built-in cameras, microphones, and sensors. They will handle phone notifications, photo and video capture, music playback, and AI features powered by an upgraded Siri.
The Timeline? The glasses are reportedly on track for an announcement either later this year or in early 2027, with an actual retail release targeting spring or summer 2027.
You can find out more here.
