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AI enthusiasts scrambled over the weekend after Anthropic blocked Claude subscriptions from powering third-party agent tools such as OpenClaw.
Why it matters: The move underscores a growing tension at the heart of the AI boom: Power users want autonomous agents that run constantly, but AI labs are trying to control costs, capacity and how their models are used.
