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3. According to reasonably well-sourced leaks, Anthropic may be about to have their first profitable quarter.

might as well be because of this:

[...] with capacity ramping in May and June 2026 at a reduced fee.

And then, we have

The agreements may be terminated by either party upon 90 days’ notice.

The timing of the "leak" of profitability is just as superb for Anthropic as the timing of the $45b deal is for SpaceX.

I wonder how this partnership looks like on August 1st...

Does the proposal include chat services that are run by corporations only? If so, how will that prevent people from setting up their own chat infrastructure for child-abuse purposes?

Besides that, how about educating people on how to do exactly that: Set up their own chat service.

That would put control in the hands of those people who are not only responsible for protecting children but also have the most leverage to do that: The parents.

I think "blame" is the wrong term here.

No one can be blamed for unintended consequences (most of the time, I guess). However, the fact remains that one is a crucial part of the chain of events that led to the very existence of the consequence.

An absolutely non-finance-guy here.

Why does Twitter owe money to the banks, that was used to actually buy Twitter?

Anyone here who can explain this to me?

I would love to know the magic behind this. The next thing I will do is going to the Porsche dealer, finance a car and happily watch the monthly rate beeing paid from the dealer's account.

Drifting branches seems to be the main argument pro feature flags. I wonder how teams avoid breaking parts sleeping behind feature flags, by the ongoing development of its surroundings.