WSJ Tech News Briefing TNB Tech Minute: Anthropic Rushes to Contain Claude Code Leak
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Apr 1, 2026 Coverage of an AI company rushing to remove leaked model code and the mechanics of how those copies were handled. A major asset manager moving to buy a crypto spinoff and expand institutional digital offerings. A research forecast predicting up to half a million robotaxis in China by 2030 and what that could mean for unit economics.
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Anthropic's Internal Instructions Were Publicly Accessible
- Anthropic accidentally exposed the underlying instructions for its Claude Code AI agent when updating the tool so outsiders could download and interpret them.
- The company used copyright takedown requests to remove over 8,000 copies and says the leak was human error, not a security breach, with no customer data exposed.
Company Relies On Takedowns To Limit Spread
- Anthropic forced removal of more than 8,000 copies and adaptations via copyright takedown after the disclosure.
- The company attributes the incident to human error and asserts no customer information was leaked.
Franklin Templeton To Buy CoinFund Spinoff
- Franklin Templeton plans to buy CoinFund spinoff 250 Digital and rename it Franklin Crypto to expand institutional crypto offerings.
- The move targets pensions and sovereign wealth funds; terms of the deal weren't disclosed.