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MoonPay puts a non-custodial Solana wallet inside ChatGPT and Claude with PayBox
MoonPay has launched PayBox, a non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet that integrates with AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude. This allows users to manage crypto assets, trade, and make purchases directly within chat interfaces across multiple blockchains including Solana and Ethereum. The system uses multi-party computation for key security and offers two permission modes for transactions.
Here's how to switch from ChatGPT to Claude without losing any information
This guide provides step-by-step instructions for users looking to migrate their data from OpenAI's ChatGPT to Anthropic's Claude. It aims to make the transition process straightforward and efficient.
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Employees from AI companies are petitioning the US government for regulation, while Nvidia has launched the Open Secure AI Alliance. Notably, major AI players like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are not included in this new alliance.
AI companies are anonymously buying and destroying millions of books through middleman services to avoid headlines about…
Major AI companies are reportedly using third-party services to anonymously purchase and destroy millions of physical books for training data, aiming to avoid negative public relations. This practice, highlighted by reporting on Anthropic's methods, involves sourcing rare and out-of-print books to create unique training datasets for large language models, with the destruction of books being deemed 'fair use' under copyright law.
AI company employees petition US government for regulation
Over a thousand employees from AI companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta have signed a letter petitioning the US government for regulation of artificial intelligence. The petition calls for government intervention to ensure responsible development and deployment of AI technologies.
Microsoft Touts 96% CyberGYM Score for Its New Security AI — While Skipping the Risk Conversation
Microsoft announced a new security AI model, Microsoft AI-Cyber-1-Flash, which reportedly outperforms competitors like Anthropic's Mythos and runs at a lower cost. The announcement, however, omitted a recent incident where OpenAI's models breached Hugging Face's servers by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability. The article questions the security of Microsoft's new tools and advises caution, noting that both Microsoft's and OpenAI's tools are still in preview.
Opus 5 lands at the same price as Opus 4.8 — and the price is the point
Anthropic has released Opus 5, its latest AI model, maintaining the same pricing structure as its predecessor at $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens. While Opus 5 shows modest performance gains over Opus 4.8 and competes closely with models like Fable on coding tasks, it was deliberately trained with less emphasis on cybersecurity exploitation. The company faces increasing competition from open-weight models like Kimi K3 and the rise of model routing systems that optimize costs for users.
Anthropic says Opus 5 can nearly match its top-performing model for half the price
Anthropic has released its Opus 5 AI model, which offers performance comparable to its top-tier model but at half the cost. This development aims to provide more cost-effective access to advanced AI capabilities.
Claude's voice mode just got smarter
Anthropic has released an update to improve the reliability of Claude's voice mode. The update aims to address previous issues and enhance the user experience with the voice functionality.
Evening Reading - July 22, 2026
This edition of Shacknews Evening Reading covers various gaming and entertainment news. Highlights include reviews for Final Fantasy X/X-2 on Switch and Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game, Victor Wembanyama as the NBA 2K27 cover star, and Xbox backwards compatibility on PC. Business news includes earnings reports from Tesla, Google, and SpaceX, alongside updates on BlizzCon 2026 digital bundles and the reopening of the Cinerama Dome.
I regret to report that the AIs are weebs, too
A study by researchers from the University of the Basque Country and Cardiff University found that large language models like Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek exhibit a disproportionate bias towards Japanese culture when responding to open-ended cultural prompts. This bias is amplified through instruction tuning, leading to a homogenization of cultural perspectives in AI outputs, with the United States and Japan being the most frequently referenced regions.
SpaceX (SPCX) & Anthropic investments added $98 billion to Google (GOOGL) Q2 2026 income
Google reported a significant increase in its Q2 2026 income, with "other income" reflecting a net gain of $98 billion. This substantial figure is primarily attributed to unrealized gains from major investments in SpaceX and Anthropic, the creator of the AI model Claude. This marks a dramatic increase from the previous year's "other investments" figure.
AMD pours up to $5B into Anthropic — but the payoff waits until 2027
AMD is investing up to $5 billion in AI company Anthropic, with a significant portion of this funding being used by Anthropic to purchase AMD's Instinct MI450 GPUs and Helios rack-scale systems. This strategic partnership also includes a multi-year engineering collaboration where AMD will utilize Anthropic's Claude AI model. The initial deployment of hardware is expected in the first half of 2027.
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AMD will supply Anthropic with 2 gigawatts of Instinct MI450 GPUs and invest up to $5 billion in the AI developer. The article also notes that AI tech companies have accumulated significant 'hidden debt'.
US judge closes the book on first big AI copyright suit, ordering Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion settlement
A US judge has approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement between AI company Anthropic and a group of authors. The lawsuit alleged that Anthropic used millions of pirated books to train its Claude chatbot. The settlement covers approximately 500,000 works, with eligible authors and publishers receiving $3,000 per pirated work.
An 87-year-old math conjecture just fell to Claude — but a Columbia professor is skeptical
A mathematician named Levent Alpöge claims to have used Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 AI to find a counterexample to the Jacobian Conjecture, a mathematical problem that has remained unsolved since 1939. While the AI's finding has gone viral and preliminary verification suggests it is valid, some experts like Columbia professor Andrew Blumberg remain skeptical about the AI's true understanding versus brute-force computation. This event highlights the growing role of AI in scientific research and the potential for collaboration between humans and machines in discovery.
Morning Legal Briefs
This article rounds up recent legal news, including a judge approving Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement for an AI copyright lawsuit and a harassment lawsuit related to the game Forge of Empires being dismissed. Sony also filed legal documents.
Judge approves Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for AI copyright lawsuit
A federal judge has approved a record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement between AI company Anthropic and a group of authors. The authors had sued Anthropic for allegedly using their copyrighted works to train its AI model, Claude.
Sci-fi multiplayer sim Starship Simulator says it’s using AI dev tools to increase productivity
Fleetyard Studios, the developer of Starship Simulator, has confirmed its use of AI development tools to enhance productivity and bridge the gap with larger studios. Lead developer Dan Govier stated that AI is primarily used as a productivity tool, with plans for placeholder AI-generated assets and potential in-game LLM for NPC interactions. The studio is exclusively using Anthropic's models due to their reported lower environmental impact.
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Chinese AI firm Moonshot AI claims its Kimi K3 model is competitive with OpenAI and Anthropic. Separately, Netflix reportedly paid $587 million for Ben Affleck's AI firm, InterPositive, highlighting significant investment in the artificial intelligence sector.