Anthropic Unveils Powerful Claude Sonnet 4, Bessemer Spots AI Startup Classes, Security Risks Emerge

Aug 19, 2025
The AI Report
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Summary

Anthropic unleashes Claude Sonnet 4 with 1 million token context window at higher pricing; Bessemer identifies two AI startup classes: fast 'Supernovas' and sustainable 'Shooting Stars'; security risks emerge in Model Context Protocol adoption, necessitating new threat models.

Key Points

  • Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4 with 1 million token context window, enabling processing entire codebases and documents while introducing higher pricing
  • Bessemer report reveals two classes of AI startups emerging: fast-growing 'Supernovas' and sustainable 'Shooting Stars' with different economics
  • Security vulnerabilities in Model Context Protocol adoption expose AI infrastructure to attacks, requiring new threat models and authentication frameworks

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