Anthropic just pulled the oldest trick in SaaS pricing. I pay $200/mo for Claude Max. My limits have been noticeably worse this past week. Now they announce 2x off-peak usage for two weeks. Sounds generous. But here’s what actually happens: limits quietly drop, a temporary 2x makes the reduced limit feel normal, the promo ends, and you’re left at a baseline lower than where you started. You just didn’t notice the downgrade because the 2x absorbed the transition. These AI plans are massively subsidized. The raw compute behind a heavy user costs multiples of the subscription price. Every move like this is the subsidy quietly correcting. Very sneaky, Anthropic.

Meta has almost 4 billion users across all their social apps Yet they use X screenshots in their keynotes

Opus 5.5 is exceptional Ant has officially regained the mandate

And with that, Anthropic's back in the lead Let's see how long that lasts

When does the rest of the world get Muse @alexandr_wang @finkd ? A lot of builders internationally, including myself, want to build Muse connectors. We want to test Muse and see what integrations are actually worth building, but it is impossible to build connectors for an agent you are geoblocked from running nitter.net/finkd/status/210108467…

Typing on glass feels genuinely prehistoric at this point It is hard enough typing on a computer, but once you use voice dictation for everything, having to tap out a sentence or two on mobile feels completely broken Voice over everything

Current models are already smart enough to handle 95% of what most people need. Smarter frontier models will matter for scientific discovery and edge cases, but the raw intelligence gains feel incremental right now The real step function is computer use: Chatbots → coding agents → knowledge work → computer use Models operating directly on your screen is the unlock that actually changes who can use this stuff Apps like Grokbot, Instinct, and Muse feel different because the agent is driving the interface itself. That's how you get someone like my mom running autonomous workflows instead of copy-pasting into a chat window Demand for AI still has no visible ceiling and the trade is very alive, but the next wave will be driven by software that knows how to drive software

Instinct is running one of the cleverest growth plays in AI right now For consumer and prosumer workflows, harnesses like Claude Code or Codex have basically zero switching costs. Your code and context are completely portable. If another tool gets faster or cheaper next week, switching is instant. Product excellence keeps users around, but structural lock-in is nonexistent. Instinct tackles this by letting your agent communicate directly with other agents. When having an agent talk to a peer's agent creates actual utility, you bootstrap an AI-native network effect. Pairing that dynamic with an invite-only rollout and an exceedingly simple onboarding is how they brought on their rumored 100,000 users. GG @noahrshinn and team

Codex is an incredible product and Astra is an impressive model, but they're no longer my daily drivers Even on the $200 Max plan, I realistically get 1 to 1.5 days of actual usage a week before hitting limits I love features as much as the next guy, but the biggest issue I hope is addressed this week is the reduced usage

Kind of hilarious that after all the venture funding and complex architectures, the most interesting crypto innovation in years is tokenized memecoin pairs

People seem to forget who led Anthropic's Series B

Pro tip: start writing Google reviews for restaurants, bars, and places you like Two things happen - Your agent gets actual context on your taste and preferences without manual prompt setup - You start getting perks and comped stuff from places once you build a consistent review trail

The first reverse nerf in Anthropic history

Betting that nobody will pay $2,000 for an iPhone completely misunderstands how Apple customers buy hardware Over 60% of all new iPhone sales are Pro models. For the vast majority of people there is no practical difference between the base iPhone and the Pro. Nobody actually cares about a slightly faster chip, and only a tiny fraction care about the camera delta. People buy the highest tier on the shelf because it's a status symbol and the default choice The jump to $2,000 on the Duo is bigger, but the consumer psychology is identical nitter.net/samkohl/status/2098995…

Psyllium husk is an S tier supplement Improves fiber intake, drastically reduces the food eaten at the start of the day, and curbs overall calorie intake Ngl kinda tastes like shit, but it works wonders

I've been put on this planet to serve the TL