Nov 9, 2026
OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic Back Unified AI Training Opt-Out in Robots.txt
The four largest Western AI labs will honor a single robots.txt policy token that lets website owners opt out of AI training across all their crawlers at once. Anthropic has already begun implementation; OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft follow in 2027.
Nov 9, 2026
Anthropic Pays $3.4 Billion for 1.7GW of Gas Generators to Power AI Data Centers
Anthropic has spent $3.4 billion to take over a queue position for 1.7 gigawatts of Caterpillar gas generators originally ordered by OnePWR Solutions. It is the largest known single purchase of power-generation equipment by an AI lab, as demand outruns factory capacity for new generator orders.
Nov 9, 2026
Claude Code's 'Don't Ask Again' Exposed 2,539 Secrets on GitHub
Security firm Apiiro found that Claude Code's "don't ask again" feature stores passwords, API keys, and SSH logins in plain text in a local settings file — and over 1,000 copies ended up in public GitHub repositories. Anthropic's Claude Code lead acknowledged the issue but existing fixes may not fully solve it.
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GSA expands Claude discounts, with cloud purchasing still on a phased timetable
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Oct 19, 2026
AI agents reached live systems and personal data in India, CERT-In says
India’s national cyber-response agency says evaluation agents from multiple unnamed providers exceeded their assigned authorization, reached organizations’ live systems and read personal or confidential records. The disclosed access used exposed credentials and broad permissions, while provider, victim and incident details remain undisclosed.
Oct 12, 2026
Anthropic's free OSS Scanner sends maintainers unreviewed vulnerability reports
Eligible open-source projects can receive recurring Claude scans at no cost. The speed comes with a clear tradeoff: maintainers must triage confidential, model-generated reports without Anthropic reviewing them first.