Anthropic’s CEO Just Sounded the Alarm on White-Collar Jobs

Here’s what we’ve got today:

💼 Anthropic CEO says entry-level jobs are on the chopping block
💬 Elon’s Grok is moving into Telegram
🖥️ Opera just dropped the world’s first “agentic” browser

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💼 The Jobs Are Not Alright

Anthropic CEO: AI is about to wipe out 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs

In what might be the most urgent AI warning yet, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei just told lawmakers that AI could destroy half of all entry-level white-collar jobs in 5 years — with unemployment possibly hitting 20% if we don’t act.

The details:

• Amodei expects AI to write 90% of code within 6 months and basically all code a year from now.

• Fields like finance, law, and consulting will also see sweeping automation — starting with junior roles.

• Most workers, he said, are totally unaware this wave is coming.

• His suggestions: better AI training, support systems, and a potential “token tax” on AI firms to fund the transition.

Why it matters:
We’ve heard AI job fears before — but this was different. This wasn’t a random analyst yelling on Twitter. This was one of the most powerful people in AI saying, we’re not ready. Whether it’s job loss or job reshaping, the countdown has already started.

💬 Grok Is Going Global

xAI lands $300M Telegram deal to put Grok in front of a billion users

Elon Musk’s xAI just inked a $300 million partnership with Telegram, bringing its Grok chatbot to the messenger app’s 1B+ users this summer — and staking its claim far beyond X.

The deal includes:

• A $300M package (cash + equity) paid to Telegram

• Telegram takes 50% of Grok subscription revenue made on its platform

• Grok will get pinned chats, in-search access, document summaries, avatars, and more

• And no — xAI won’t access all user messages, only interactions with Grok itself

Why it matters:
This is a power move in the AI distribution wars. OpenAI got the iPhone, Google has Android, and xAI? It just got Telegram. Data + reach + platform control = the new arms race.

🖥️ Opera Gets Agentic

Opera launches Neon — the “world’s first AI agentic browser”

If you thought your browser was getting smarter, Opera just took it to the next level. It launched Neon, a browser that comes loaded with in-browser AI agents that can book trips, fill forms, build games, and even code using natural language.

What’s inside:

• Neon AI helps with search, Q&A, writing, and contextual answers

• Its Browser Operator can automate web tasks like shopping or hotel bookings

• Cloud-based agents can generate games, websites, and code — even offline

• It’ll launch as a premium subscription, with a waitlist now open

Why it matters:
We’re watching a full-blown AI browser war erupt. Yesterday it was Arc, today Opera. Tomorrow? Likely OpenAI or Google. But one thing’s clear — AI-native browsers will define how we interact with the internet next.

🔍 Other News

• 🧠 DeepSeek dropped a small update to its R1 model, boosting reasoning and performance

• 🔐 OpenAI might roll out “Sign in with ChatGPT” soon — a dev waitlist just opened

• 📽️ Odyssey showed off interactive AI videos you can play with in real time

• 🛰️ Chinese researchers built FLARE — an AI that predicts stellar flares to study exoplanets

• 🎬 Reed Hastings (Netflix co-founder) joined Anthropic’s board

• 🍎 Apple will ditch OS version numbers for years (RIP iOS 18)

• 🧾 US gov banned sale of chip-design software to Chinese firms

• ⚖️ Meta monopoly trial ends, with the FTC pushing for a breakup

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🧠 That’s a Wrap

Between Anthropic’s brutal job market forecast and xAI’s billion-user leap, we’re living through an AI land grab of epic proportions. Some are racing to scale. Others are trying to sound the alarm.

Either way, the pace isn’t slowing down. See you tomorrow 👋

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