Week in Review: Why Anthropic Cut Access to Windsurf

Week in Review: Why Anthropic Cut Access to Windsurf

Welcome back to Week in Review! This week, we're diving into some intriguing developments, including why Windsurf lost access to Claude, the latest features from ChatGPT, highlights from WWDC 2025, and the ongoing feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Let's get started!

During an interview at TC Sessions: AI 2025, Anthropic's co-founder provided a clear explanation for why the company decided to cut access to Windsurf. "I think it would be odd for us to be selling Claude to OpenAI," said Chief Science Officer Jared Kaplan. This statement comes amidst rumors that OpenAI, a major competitor, is acquiring the AI coding assistant. Kaplan's reasoning seems quite logical given the competitive landscape.

In other AI news, Chinese lab DeepSeek recently released an updated version of its R1 reasoning AI model. This model has shown impressive performance on various math and coding benchmarks. However, there are speculations that some of the training data may have been sourced from Google's Gemini AI family.

Looking ahead, Apple's annual developers conference, WWDC 2025, is set to kick off on Monday. Expectations are high for a newly designed operating system, along with updates to Mac, Watch, TV, and a dedicated gaming app.

In business news, ChatGPT is rolling out new features aimed at business users. These include connectors for Dropbox, Box, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Google Drive, allowing ChatGPT to search across these services to answer questions.

Meanwhile, Indian grocery delivery startup KiranaPro faced a major setback when it was hacked, resulting in the deletion of all its data. The company serves 55,000 customers across 50 cities, with 30,000 to 35,000 active buyers placing 2,000 orders daily.

On the tech front, Adobe has launched a beta version of its Photoshop app on Android, bringing powerful editing tools like layering and masking to Google's operating system.

Tesla is making headlines again with new trademark applications for "Tesla Robotaxi" after previous attempts to trademark "Robotaxi" and "Cybercab" were unsuccessful.

In the world of startups, Anduril has secured a $1 billion investment as part of a $2.5 billion funding round led by Founders Fund, doubling its valuation to $30.5 billion.

Lastly, the public spat between Elon Musk and President Trump continues to escalate, with both taking to their respective social networks to exchange barbs. This high-profile feud could have significant implications for the tech industry.

That's a wrap for this week's review. Stay tuned for more updates, and have a great weekend!