Introducing Claude Opus 4.8: it builds on Opus 4.7 with sharper judgment, more honesty about its own progress, and the ability to work independently for longer than its predecessors. Available today at the same price.

We’ve agreed to a partnership with @SpaceX that will substantially increase our compute capacity. This, along with our other recent compute deals, means that we’ve been able to increase our usage limits for Claude Code and the Claude API.

Sushant, listen up and pay attention, I’ll try to do it slowly so you can keep up. Below is the Baudhāyana Śulba Sūtra 1.9, (sometimes numbered 1.12): dīrghasyākṣaṇayā rajjuḥ pārśvamānī tiryaṅmānī ca yat pṛthagbhūte kurutastadubhayāṅ karoti. Literally: “The rope [stretched] along the diagonal of an oblong produces [an area] which the lateral side and the horizontal side make together.” In even more plain terms: the square on the diagonal equals the sum of the squares on the two sides. That’s called the Pythagorean theorem today. A generalized declaration, not empirical observation of triplets in the wild. Before Christ. A late addendum to the Vedas. And to say that’s the most profound mathematical insight would make the incredibly stupid. The Śulba Sūtras are a drop in the ocean. But even just that talks about Pythagorean triples (3,4,5), (5,12,13), (8,15,17), (7,24,25), (12,35,37); √2 ≈ 1 1/3 1/(3·4) − 1/(3·4·34) accurate to 5 decimals, explicitly marked saviśeṣa (“with remainder”) implying incommensurability; area-preserving transformations between square, rectangle, and circle (early squaring-the-circle); similarity and quadratic area-scaling via shape-preserving altar enlargements; and a working geometric toolkit :all encoded as terse cord-and-stake construction recipes for Vedic fire altars.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ For my ancestors, the qualified entity you falsely imply to be science wasn’t the end, it was simply “a” means of manipulating material reality in search of the end, which was the divine. Something they used and developed everyday, but never confused that it was a tool to be used in service of God and Humanity, not to be used as a propaganda cudgel to beat my political opponents with. You, Sushant, would sell your parents (and the pathetic excuse you call a soul) out for paid trip to a INC Safehouse in Istanbul, don’t deign to think you know anything about math or my faith to be commenting about it. We aren’t blue haired Yale students, and definitely don’t tell @thecaravanindia how to design the best front page illustrations that make Modi aura-maxx-mogg(did I use it right my young frens?) more than anything we can make online? Stay in your lane.

Watching now.

GROK 4.1 OUTPERFORMS EVERY MODEL IN THE FIELD Elon just dropped Grok 4.1 with no countdown, no teaser, and no press blitz. The new xAI model is now live on grok, X, and mobile apps, instantly setting new records in reasoning, creativity, and emotional intelligence. Grok 4.1 leads the Text Arena leaderboard and tops EQ-Bench, ranking first in human preference tests. It’s faster, more emotionally aware, and dramatically less prone to hallucinations. Grok 4.1 isn’t just smarter, it feels alive, and it’s already ahead of everyone else. Source: 36KR

Wow! Grok analyzed the 1890 Thomas Edison lightbulb patent. Determined a better filament design and lit up the light. This emergent intelligence is found in no other AI model. It is fascinating and portends to the ability to not only change education but allow robots to build!