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Monday, October 19, 2026

  1. MIT Technology ReviewIndependent reporting

    AI researchers stranded Claude on a virtual desert island. It started to “play.”

  2. TechCrunch AIIndependent reporting

    Anthropic says it’s committing 5% of its shares to a ‘public benefit fund’

  3. The Verge AIIndependent reporting

    A woman was arrested in Philly for blocking a delivery robot

  4. TechCrunch AIIndependent reporting

    Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce

  5. AnthropicFirst-party source

    Oct 18, 2026 Announcements Investing in the public benefit

  6. Simon WillisonCommentary

    llm-tools-datasette 0.1.1

  7. Simon WillisonCommentary

    llm-echo 0.5