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Claude outage today: Anthropic fixes login outage as Microsoft 365 disruption continues; is Claude AI working again?
Claude code status today: After a major outage affecting Microsoft services, Claude AI reported significant issues with user authentication and access. Users of Claude.ai and Claude Code have experienced disruptions, preventing login and service accessibility. Anthropic has acknowledged ongoing investigation into these authentication problems and has deployed fixes to restore functionality. As Claude's services faced increased user complaints, the company worked to resolve connection issues with Microsoft 365.
Cloudflare Claude Down Reason: Why users are facing issues today amid widespread outages at Microsoft Outlook on November 13 Doomsday
Cloudflare Claude down reason: Cloudflare, Claude and Microsoft Outlook users reported technical issues on November 13, triggering concerns about a wider internet outage. Here's why the services are facing disruptions, what Microsoft has said about the Outlook outage, which platforms are affected and whether the incidents are connected to November 13 Doomsday chatter.
60-year-old takes ChatGPT advice on not paying rent to landlord; AI says losing home is 'legally impossible', now he is homeless and suing OpenAI
A Danish man has sued OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT encouraged him to withhold rent during a dispute with his landlord and later convinced him they were business partners building a billion-dollar venture. He says he was evicted and ended up sleeping behind a rented car with his two dogs before moving into a campsite cabin.
Anthropic IPO to test Wall Street's appetite for AI stocks
Anthropic is preparing for a potential IPO that could value the Claude chatbot maker at up to $1.4 trillion. The proposed $64.4 billion share sale, alongside a separate private placement, could rank among the largest market debuts in history.
Nvidia to Anthropic, OpenAI & Meta: Here are the five biggest tech scandals of 2026 explained in a nutshell
In 2026, significant scandals rocked the technology sector, involving major companies like Nvidia, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta. Jensen Huang resigned from Nvidia amid allegations related to a personal relationship and potential security concerns. Anthropic faced lawsuits over unauthorized use of copyrighted materials for AI training data, raising intellectual property issues. OpenAI and Meta dealt with security failures related to AI agents and Instagram account safety, respectively.
Nvidia leadership crisis puts global AI trade under pressure
Uncertainty over Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s future has sparked investor concerns about the company’s financial backing of the global AI boom. Reports of alleged personal controversies triggered a share sell-off, while competitors gained. Investors fear leadership changes could disrupt Nvidia’s investment strategy, AI infrastructure funding and broader technology market stability.

Investors worry the AI trade needs Nvidia's Huang and its largesse
Nvidia's shares fell 8% following concerns about CEO Jensen Huang's leadership amidst personal controversies. Investors fear his potential ouster may impact the company's support for AI developments and market strategies. Chipmakers across Asia also experienced declines due to funding risks and demand outlook fears. Despite uncertainties, analysts believe Nvidia's core technology will remain central to AI market growth.

Meta India’s Arun Srinivas on CSAM, AI for small businesses and Muse’s India launch timeline
Meta India Managing Director Arun Srinivas discusses how harmful ads linked to child sexual abuse material slipped through Instagram's review process, the safety measures introduced since then and questions around accountability. In an interview with ET, he also talks about Muse AI's India launch timeline, how small businesses are using AI to create advertisements, Instagram's plans for creators and WhatsApp's growing ambitions in digital payments.

US stocks: Five things to know about Anthropic
Founded by former OpenAI researchers, Anthropic has grown into a major AI company backed by Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft and Nvidia. As the Claude developer prepares for a landmark IPO, its safety-focused philosophy, unconventional roots and clash with the Pentagon are drawing renewed scrutiny.

Mark Zuckerberg reveals Meta’s Muse AI models are now available on Google Cloud, here's what Sundar Pichai said
Mark Zuckerberg announced that Muse Ember, Muse Spark 1.3, and Muse Wonder are now available on Google Cloud. The announcement received a positive response from Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who expressed his excitement. Muse Ember is designed for cost-efficient repetitive tasks and handles coding and document processing. Muse Wonder focuses on complex software engineering tasks with multi-step workflow capabilities and advanced reasoning.

Meta unveils India pricing for AI agent Muse ahead of local launch
Meta has announced the pricing details for its AI companion, Muse, in India. The subscription options are set at ₹1,799 for the 'Power' tier and ₹8,999 for the 'Maximum' tier. Users currently outside supported markets can register via a VPN. Muse aims to enhance user experience by integrating with various Meta services, positioning itself against local competitors like Instinct, available worldwide.

Meta expands teen protections, brings AI age checks to more users
Meta uses AI to analyse whether a user is a teenager. This allows the company to identify users who may have lied about their age during registration and place them under Teen Account protections, which will automatically limit who can contact them, the content they see, and the time spent on its apps.

Australia to adopt 'mandatory' AI safeguards
Artificial intelligence companies will have to abide by new "mandatory" safeguards when operating in Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday. With immense renewable energy potential and vast stretches of uninhabited land, Australia has billed itself as a prime location for the data centres needed to power artificial intelligence.

Meta launches Muse Ember, its most efficient AI model to handle repetitive tasks; know what it can do and here's how it works
Meta has said that Muse Ember is significantly cheaper than competitors like Haiku and Luna. Despite being designed as a lightweight execution model, Ember can process different types of information. Meta claims it supports text, images and audio. The objective is to make the AI agents faster and cheaper to operate.

Tech billionaires in Democrats’ crosshairs: Who could face congressional probes? Here’s the hit list
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and other tech leaders could face congressional investigations as Democrats prepare to take control of Congress in 2027. Their scrutiny could focus on ties to Donald Trump, political influence, AI development, data center expansion and the industry's impact on American jobs and communities.

Man found a note in his kitchen. Now he’s suing OpenAI over what ChatGPT allegedly told his wife
A North Carolina man says he found a note that made him fear his wife was planning to poison him. He is suing OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT helped develop and conceal the plan.

'Chernobyl-like' blackout soon: 'Godfather of AI' predicts crisis this year or next; Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton warns of risks to financial markets & power systems
AI could trigger a 'Chernobyl-like' crisis this year or next, Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton has warned, cautioning that the technology could temporarily disrupt financial or power systems. Speaking to The Guardian, the 'godfather of AI' also criticised tech leaders Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman for allegedly putting profits ahead of safety, while saying a catastrophe could still be averted.

AI shopping agents could threaten Amazon and Walmart's ad business
Retail powerhouses Walmart and Amazon are also the world's two largest retail media businesses, dominating the estimated $74.4 billion in US retail media spending with a combined 88% share of that market, according to projections from data firm Emarketer. But digital assistants could soon disrupt that business.

Instinct's WhatsApp scare: Glitch that cried wolf
The incident has also brought attention to Meta’s restrictions on competing AI assistants and the challenges facing companies building personal AI agents. Tanya Pandey explains what happened and why it matters.
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