Anthropic revenue, FTC subpoenas, METR access - October 16, 2026
Anthropic reports $16.8 billion in quarterly revenue as the FTC subpoenas it and OpenAI, METR gets employee-level access, and Meta ships an open model for Macs.
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Anthropic tells investors quarterly revenue up nearly 50% to $16.8bn ahead of IPO
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/15/anthropic-tells-investors/FTC subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic following safety failures
https://www.engadget.com/2288104/ftc-subpoenas-open-ai-and-anthropic-following-safety-failures/Anthropic is letting METR researchers look under the hood with employee-level access
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/anthropic-is-letting-metr-researchers-look-under-the-hood-with-employee-level-access/Meta launches an open-weight AI model that runs on Macs
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/meta-launches-an-open-weight-model-that-runs-on-macs/Stolen AI API keys are paying for hackers' autonomous scans
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/16/stolen-ai-api-keys-autonomous-scans/Android adds AI-powered scam alerts, hangs up on bank impostors
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/16/android-enhanced-built-in-scam-protection/RPKI now protects 70% of internet routes
https://ipinfo.io/blog/rpki-protects-70-internet-routesThe cyber talent shortage? Job postings just hit a four-year low
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/16/cybersecurity-job-postings-talent-shortage/BIPM decides to stop adding leap seconds to UTC
https://www.bipm.org/en/cgpm-2026/resolution-5Tesla reveals SpaceX-powered Roadster that flies and falls with style
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/tesla-reveals-spacex-powered-roadster-that-flies-and-falls-with-style/Sign-off