Why Anthropic Ditched This $200M Contract (Ep. 52)

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Anthropic reportedly walked away from a $200M government AI contract… and OpenAI stepped in to take the deal.

 

In this episode, Tim and Tas break down why Anthropic might have rejected the contract and what it signals about AI companies working with governments. They also cover the week’s B2B internet chaos: layoffs tied to AI productivity, the rise of low-effort AI thought leadership (AIDR), the “vibe coding” debate, and a marketing event invite that turned into an awkward un-invite.

 

Plus the usual LinkedIn madness from “hot people only” connection requests and posts affecting your credit score to the newest way to start chaos: calling someone’s entire job a Claude skill.

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