Anthropic Moves Claude Opus 5.5 Fast Mode Out of Research Preview
According to Anthropic, Claude Opus 5.5 fast mode delivers up to 2.5x output tokens per second at premium pricing, and no longer needs an access request.
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According to Anthropic, Claude Opus 5.5 fast mode delivers up to 2.5x output tokens per second at premium pricing, and no longer needs an access request.
The five AI stories that mattered from October 12 to 14: Gemini 4 Argon, The X Subscription, Grok Bot 0.70.2, Muse Wonder and small-model self-replication, with prices and availability.
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At the Science: A New Golden Age event in Washington, NVIDIA announced commitments valued at $1 billion over five years for US research in quantum computing, healthcare and energy security. Anthropic pledged $150 million over three years to the federal Genesis Mission, bringing Claude to more than 15 agencies including NASA and the NIH.
Anthropic has launched the Anthropic Cyber Mission, a long-term effort to help defenders secure critical systems. It starts with OSS Scanner, a free, opt-in service that scans open-source projects and sends reports with suggested fixes, and a Critical Infrastructure Defense Program with partners including CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks and Accenture.
Anthropic has launched two beta tools: Claude Dashboards, which builds live dashboards from your company data, and Claude Motion, which turns a report or idea into a short animated explainer you can download as an MP4. Docs, Slides and Design are now out of beta and available on every Claude plan, including Free.