20260423 - Claude Code rate limits: Anthropic AI squeezes customers

April 23 · 8 min · 7.9 MB

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what are they going to do? learn to code?

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Four Horsemen of the AIpocalypse https://www.wheresyoured.at/four-horsemen-of-the-aipocalypse/
DECLARATION OF KRISHNA RAO (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.465515/gov.uscourts.cand.465515.6.5.pdf
PSA: Claude Pro no longer lists Claude Code as an included feature https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1srzhd7/psa_claude_pro_no_longer_lists_claude_code_as_an/
For clarity, we're running a small test on ~2% of new prosumer signups https://x.com/TheAmolAvasare/status/2046724659039932830
Since then, we bundled Claude Code into Max and it took off after Opus 4 https://x.com/TheAmolAvasare/status/2046725030126751979
Anthropic Changes Pricing to Bill Firms Based on AI Use as Demand Jumps https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-changes-pricing-bill-firms-based-ai-use-amid-compute-crunch
Anthropic's Claude Shut Down Firm Without Explanation, Claims CTO And Issues Warning https://www.ndtv.com/feature/anthropics-claude-shut-down-firm-without-explanation-claims-cto-and-issues-warning-11380162
@claudeai you took down our entire organization with 60+ accounts belonging to a legitimate company for no apparent reason https://x.com/patomolina/status/2045254152377323970
Nos restauraron el acceso https://x.com/patomolina/status/2045319260713390191
Exclusive: Microsoft To Shift GitHub Copilot Users To Token-Based Billing, Tighten Rate Limits https://www.wheresyoured.at/news-microsoft-to-shift-github-copilot-users-to-token-based-billing-reduce-rate-limits-2/
Changes to GitHub Copilot plans for individuals https://github.blog/changelog/2026-04-20-changes-to-github-copilot-plans-for-individuals/
Exclusive: Microsoft Moving All GitHub Copilot Subscribers To Token-Based Billing In June https://www.wheresyoured.at/exclusive-microsoft-moving-all-github-copilot-subscribers-to-token-based-billing-in-june/
GHOST IN THE MACHINE (2026) OFFICIAL TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9DAv0D7tnY&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Ghost in the Machine, London showings https://dochouse.org/event/ghost-in-the-machine/

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