Our 247th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!Recorded on 06/03/2026Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie HarrisFeel free to email us your questions and feedback at [email protected] and/or [email protected] out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/In this episode:Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.8 with improved benchmark scores, discussed eval-awareness findings and welfare/corrigibility themes from its system card, and introduced Dynamic Workflows for long-running multi-agent tasks.Microsoft unveiled the always-on Microsoft Scout assistant built on OpenClaw plus new in-house MAI models (including MAI Thinking 1) and “frontier tuning,” emphasizing enterprise security architecture and model-from-scratch capability.Major business moves included Anthropic’s $65B Series H at a $965B valuation alongside an IPO filing, a JPMorgan analysis arguing OpenAI needs major revenue growth to justify infrastructure spend, and Cognition raising $1B at a $25B valuation.Policy and security highlights covered Trump’s voluntary pre-release government testing framework for powerful AI, Meta AI support being exploited to hijack Instagram accounts, tightened US Nvidia export controls and China’s travel approvals for AI experts, plus expanded Glasswing/Mythos-style cyber and biodefense initiatives.A thank you to our current sponsors:Box - visit Box.com/AI to learn moreNotion - go notion.com/lwai to try Notion’s Developer Platform today.ODSC AI - go to odsc.ai/east and use promo code LWAI for an additional 15% off your pass to ODSC AI East 2026.Factor - head to factormeals.com/lwai50off and use code lwai50off to get 50 percent off and free breakfast for a yearTimestamps:

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Anthropic releases Opus 4.8 with new 'dynamic workflow' tool | TechCrunch

Microsoft Scout is a new AI personal assistant built on OpenClaw | The Verge

Microsoft launches new MAI family of AI models at Microsoft Build | Mashable

Robinhood now lets your AI agents trade stocks | TechCrunch

OpenAI launches new Codex tools for white-collar work | TechCrunch

ElevenLabs' new music-generation model can switch genres mid-track | TechCrunchApplications & Business

Anthropic Hits $965 Billion Valuation, Surpassing OpenAI - WSJ

Anthropic Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O. - The New York Times

China’s ByteDance Developing New AI Chips Like Those from Nvidia Partner Groq

Anthropic expands Mythos to 150 additional organizations

OpenAI needs a 26x revenue increase to justify its buildout

AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation | TechCrunchProjects & Open Source

MiniMax-M3 debuts, eclipsing GPT-5.5 and Gemini 3.1 Pro on key benchmark performance for just 5-10% of the cost | VentureBeatPolicy & Safety

Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking Oversight of A.I. Models - The New York Times

Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked

Chinese AI experts in private firms now required to secure approval before international travel — Beijing enforces policy to secure top-tier talent, expands measures beyond government

U.S. Tightens Controls on Nvidia AI Chip Exports | Let's Data Science

OpenAI launches Rosalind Biodefense, offers federal agencies early access to its life-sciences model

Using LLMs to secure source code

Project Glasswing: An initial update

White House Approves $9 Billion for Spy Agencies to Catch Up on A.I.

US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred GrowsSynthetic Media & Art

YouTube will now automatically label AI videos | TechCrunchResearch & Advancements

Why Larger Models Learn More: Effects of Capacity, Interference, and Rare-Task Retention