TechCrunch Industry News · July 23 · 8 min

The Anthropic-Physical Intelligence rumor roiling AI Twitter; plus, if you pay a hacker’s ransom, they’ll come back for more

Anthropic and OpenAI's aggressive 2026 acquisition sprees set the stage for a weekend rumor. Also, the latest research reaffirmed that hackers often demanded more money if a victim paid the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Anthropic and OpenAI's aggressive 2026 acquisition sprees set the stage for a weekend rumor.

Also, the latest research reaffirmed that hackers often demanded more money if a victim paid the first time.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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