News
Updates from Anthropic and the wider AI world, summarised for busy readers
Claude Code adds a new "Concise" output style that leads with the result
Claude Code adds a new output style called Concise, which leads with the result and keeps responses short, while still giving full detail when you ask. Turn it on via /config or settings.json.
Anthropic extends the 50% Claude Code weekly limit boost to 31 August, the third time it has moved
Anthropic has pushed the promotion that raises Claude Code weekly limits by 50% out to 31 August. It says it hopes to make the change permanent, but warns that strong demand may leave capacity tight.
Claude Code gets a new /design skill that hands you artboards before it writes any code
Claude Code adds a /design skill in research preview, bringing Claude Design artboards into the CLI and Desktop. One command gives you several editable design options, then Claude implements the one you pick.
Claude Code desktop adds an auto-continue checkbox for when your usage limit resets
Claude Code desktop now has an Auto-continue when limits reset checkbox. Turn it on and work resumes on its own once your usage limit resets.
Claude in Chrome sessions now sync across devices, with a prompt injection warning attached
Claude in Chrome sessions now sync to your account instead of your device, carrying over to desktop and mobile, with a fresh warning about prompt injection risk.
Claude starts invisibly watermarking everything it generates
Anthropic is embedding invisible watermarks in Claude-generated content to comply with the EU AI Act, rolled out worldwide. There is no self-check tool yet.
Claude Sonnet 5 keeps its launch price permanently, scraps the planned increase
Anthropic is keeping Sonnet 5 at $2/$10 per million tokens for good, cancelling the jump to $3/$15 planned for after 31 August.
Claude Code makes Auto Mode the default, ending the approve-every-command habit
From 14 August, Claude Code switches to Auto Mode by default for Pro, Max and Team plans. Anthropic's research shows it is meaningfully safer than manual approval.