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Anthropic has released Claude Opus 5, the latest AI model touted as the best-performing and most cost-effective for knowledge work and coding. It undercuts previous models on price, at $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens, while acknowledging it is not the top option for high-risk, dual-use capabilities. The rollout follows a series of recent AI model updates and industry pressure to balance performance with cost.
A wave of hiring shifts is underway as firms move from AI-only screening to in-person assessments to validate candidates’ skills. Studies and industry leaders say AI tools are here to stay, but many employers are insisting on hands-on verification to combat fraud and ensure real capability.
Naïve has raised $28.5 million in a Series A led by Nexus Venture Partners after claiming rapid growth to a low double-digit million annual run rate. The platform automates most back-end business setup tasks via AI agents, offering templates and a governance layer, while investors push cost-cutting through a new model router, memory system, and serverless runtime to reduce inference costs.
Investors are watching SpaceX as lockup expirations open more shares for trading. After a volatile period since the IPO, insiders may sell, weighing on the stock while ongoing AI and capex plans shape the path forward.
OpenAI's ChatGPT Work enables non-engineers to manage multistep projects with AI agents integrated into daily workflows. The rollout expands beyond coding teams to finance, law, and other professional roles, while workers report mixed experiences and concerns about AI-driven changes in accountability and productivity.
OpenAI has announced it is ending Cursor’s access to its models after SpaceX’s acquisition of Cursor, citing concerns over compliance with terms of service. The move follows long-running tensions between Elon Musk and OpenAI’s leadership, with a Nov. 12 shutdown window proposed for Cursor’s use of OpenAI technology. Anthropic says it will increase compute for Claude models in Cursor as a response to the change.