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5 min readAnthropic Drops Claude Opus 4.7, TSMC Reassures on AI Demand, and X Launches Cashtags
Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.7 on Thursday, describing it as "a notable improvement on Opus 4.6 in advanced software engineering" with a new "X-High effort level" setting, while simultaneously rolling out government ID verification for some users — a move that has drawn sharp criticism from the privacy-conscious user base that flocked to Anthropic after OpenAI's Pentagon deal.
Claude Opus 4.7: Better at Coding, Less Capable Than Mythos
Opus 4.7 is narrower in scope than Anthropic's most powerful model, Claude Mythos Preview. The company explicitly stated that Opus 4.7 is "less broadly capable than Claude Mythos Preview" and that "its cyber capabilities are not as advanced as those of Methos Preview." But since Mythos is not broadly available — Anthropic restricted it to select businesses after warning last week that the system could "identify and then exploit vulnerabilities in every major operating system and every major web browser when directed by a user to do so" — Opus 4.7 is what most users can actually access.
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- 1 (00:04) **Episode Opening & Headlines** - Brian McCullough introduces the April 16th, 2026 episode and lists the day's top stories: Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.7, TSMC earnings, X cash tags, and Google's SpaceX stake.
- 2 (00:25) **Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.7 for Coding** - Anthropic launches Opus 4.7 as a specialized coding model with an "X-High effort level," while clarifying it is less broadly capable than the restricted Claude Mythos Preview.
- 3 (02:03) **Opus 4.7 Capabilities and Benchmarks** - Detailed breakdown of Opus 4.7's improvements including vision, instruction following, and memory, with benchmarks showing it ahead of GPT-5.4 and Gemini 3.1 Pro but behind Mythos.
- 4 (03:31) **New Release Cadence and Token Usage Changes** - Anthropic establishes a predictable two-month upgrade cycle for Claude Opus, and warns users about tokenizer changes that may increase token usage by roughly 1.35x.
- 5 (04:46) **TSMC Beats Earnings and Raises Forecasts** - TSMC reports Q1 revenue up 35.1% and net income up 58.3% year-on-year, with CEO confirming AI demand remains strong despite the Iran War and raising capital expenditure forecasts.
- 6 (06:55) **Geopolitical Risks to TSMC's Supply Chain** - Despite strong demand, the Middle East conflict poses risks to TSMC's power-intensive chip production, particularly for helium, hydrogen, and natural gas supplies.
- 7 (08:44) **Ad Break - Gusto** - Promotional segment for Gusto payroll and benefits software.
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Show Notes
Anthropic drops Claude Opus 4.7 for coding and rolls out government ID verification for some users. TSMC beats earnings, raises forecasts on strong AI demand. X launches Cashtags, and Google's SpaceX stake could hit $100 billion at IPO.
- Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.7, a "notable improvement" in advanced software engineering with a new "xhigh" effort level (Anthropic)
- TSMC CEO C.C. Wei says AI demand still strong amid Iran war, raises revenue forecasts (WSJ)
- Anthropic rolls out identity verification requiring government-issued photo ID and live selfie for "certain capabilities" (Decrypt)
- X launches Cashtags, showing real-time financial data on stocks and crypto, starting with iOS in the US and Canada (The Block)
- Google owns ~5% SpaceX stake; at a $2T IPO valuation, that's worth $100B (Bloomberg)
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