Claude Ultra is a $200-per-month subscription for individual users, replacing the former Max 20x plan without changing its price. It provides ten times the Pro plan’s usage each week, priority access to new models and features, Claude Code access under the same subscription, and monthly Claude API credits. It also supports longer, multi-step work, such as producing reports, spreadsheets, and presentations in the background. The plan is currently monthly only; mobile pricing may differ from web pricing.
Ultra is not unlimited: a weekly usage limit applies across models, with a separate weekly limit for Fable, and Anthropic may impose additional limits to manage capacity. Verified accounts can use their weekly allowance without a five-hour session cap. Accounts that have not yet been verified face a temporary cap until automatic verification, based on account and payment history; phone verification at checkout does not remove it. Users can check verification status under Settings > Usage. When upgrading from annual Pro, eligible remaining value may be credited toward future charges if the billing address matches. Google Play upgrades instead convert unused plan value into extra days on Ultra, delaying the next renewal.
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China’s STAR 50 technology index has fallen 40% since June, wiping trillions from the country’s stock markets as investor anxiety grows over AI. Weak profits and Western threats are raising doubts about the sustainability of Beijing’s push to compete with the US for AI dominance. (theguardian.com)
Software engineer and consultant Eric Elliott says his mentoring and consulting business collapsed as generative AI reshaped demand, leaving him homeless despite decades of experience and AI expertise. He argues that learning AI alone cannot protect workers from displacement and warns of broader economic fallout. (medium.com)
A Brazilian labor court fined two law firms about $16,000 after lawyers hid instructions in a filing to manipulate an AI system reviewing the case. The ruling treated the prompt injection as a breach of legal duties of good faith and fair dealing. (jetstream.security)
The spread of corporate AI is pushing more tech workers to reconsider their long-standing resistance to unions. They are turning to collective bargaining to challenge how companies deploy AI and protect workers’ interests. (theguardian.com)
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A satirical “honest government” ad focuses on AI data centres. The supplied page provides no details about the video’s specific claims. (youtube.com)
Ed Zitron’s predictions were wrong in 25 of 27 cases reviewed by the author. The proposed “Inverse Zitron” strategy is to invest against his calls. (chalmovsky.com)
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