Vol. I · No. 18THU, MAY 7, 2026
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Can't subscribe to Pro for a week, payment fails, support is a bot loop, and I'm owed €68 I can't use

Hey everyone, For over a week now, I've been trying to re-subscribe to the Pro plan from a free account, and I keep hitting the same wall: "*Payment failed. Please try again later. If the problem persists, contact support at https://support.anthropic.com/*" Here's the fun part: that link redirects you straight to Fin, their AI support chatbot. After 11 emails, the bot's only suggestion is… to go back to that same link. I've attached a screenshot of the last mail. I've already tried multiple devices, browsers, and network connections, double and triple-checking my billing info. I'm based i...

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Anthropic's Claude remote uses GLM-4.7

Reddit user reports Anthropic Claude remote environment defaults to GLM-4.7 instead of Claude models, raising questions about model sourcing.

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Anthropic refusing statutory refund (France) — automated bot only, no human review

Subscribed to Claude 20 Max two days ago (more than 200 euros/month...). Service was more than underwhelming, so I immediately requested refund after one day and a half and therefore within the 14-day withdrawal period guaranteed by Article L221-18 of the French Code de la consommation (EU Consumer Rights Directive). I wanted to terminate it right away because I am truly unhappy with it. Refused by an AI support agent ("Fin AI Agent") on the grounds that a refund had previously been issued on my account (of 20 euros in the past). This limitation does not appear in Anthropic's published Cons...

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PSA: The string "HERMES.md" in your git commit history silently routes Claude Code billing to extra usage — cost me $200

TL;DR: If your git commits mention "HERMES.md" (uppercase), Claude Code quietly stops using your Max plan and starts billing you at API rates. Anthropic's support acknowledged the bug, thanked me for finding it, and refused a refund. Apparently their AI safety principles don't extend to your wallet. **The story** I'm on Max 20x ($200/month). Today Claude Code started throwing: \> "You're out of extra usage. Add more at [claude.ai/settings/usage](http://claude.ai/settings/usage) and keep going." Weird, because my plan dashboard showed 13% weekly usage and 0% current session. 86...

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Anthropic+Google

Google announces it will invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, its largest single AI investment ever. https://x.com/nolimitgains/status/2047709664423420358?s=46

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Anthropic explains Claude Code's recent performance decline after weeks of user backlash

Anthropic, the AI lab valued at $380 billion, has acknowledged that a series of engineering missteps were behind a widely-experienced decline in the performance of its Claude Code tool that sparked a user revolt over the past month. The latest admission, which came after weeks in which Anthropic had initially implied in its communications that nothing was wrong and that users were largely to blame for any performance problems and later said some of the changes had been made for users’ benefit, has done little to calm Anthropic’s customers—some of whom say they have already cancelled their su...

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OpenAI/Anthropic Hiring Trends

OpenAI and Anthropic job listings show unexpectedly high go-to-market hiring relative to engineering and research roles.

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Google Plans to Invest Up to $40 Billion in Anthropic (Gift Link)

Per Bloomberg: > Google will invest $10 billion in Anthropic PBC, with another $30 billion potentially to follow, strengthening the relationship between two companies that are at once partners and rivals in the race to build artificial intelligence. > > Anthropic said that Google is committing to invest $10 billion now in cash at a $350 billion valuation, the same amount it was valued at in a funding round in February, not including the recent money raised. The Alphabet Inc.-owned company will invest another $30 billion if Anthropic hits performance targets, the startup said Friday...

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Did they change data rates?

Reddit user reports unexpected token consumption increase on Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.7 MAX plan; possible pricing/rate change speculation.

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