๐๏ธ Politics Anthropic and Gov. Newsom forge deal allowing California government to use Claude at half price As Anthropic forges a closer relationship with the state of California, the federal government has made an enemy out of the OpenAI rival. TE TechCrunch 29 Jun 2026 13 hours ago 1 min read TechCrunch โ 29 June 2026 Text: Aโ A+ 1 0 0 ๐๏ธ Listen ๐ Translate ๐ Translate: ๐ฌ๐ง EN ๐ธ๐ฆ AR ๐ต๐ฐ UR ๐ฎ๐ณ HI ๐ซ๐ท FR ๐ช๐ธ ES ๐ฉ๐ช DE ๐น๐ท TR ๐จ๐ณ ZH ๐ท๐บ RU ๐ง๐ท PT โ ๐๏ธ AI Podcast โ Two-Host Discussion Anthropic and Gov. Newsom forge deal allowing California government to use Clauโฆ Kokoro TTS ยท ~5 min episode ยท American English voices โ ๐ค Voice Selectionโผ tap to expand Choose voices for Host A and Host B. Changes take effect on next play. Host A ๐ฅ Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Fenrir (Rich, authoritative) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Onyx (Strong, broadcast) Liam (Youthful, conversational) Bella (Warm, expressive) Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Daniel (Polished, clear) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) Alejandro (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) Siwis (F, expressive) Alpha (F, clear) Gongitsune (F, natural) Kumo (M, deep) Xiaobei (F, bright) Yunyang (M, warm) Alpha (F, natural) Omega (M, clear) Sara (F, expressive) Nicola (M, rich) Dora (F, warm) Alex (M, clear) Host B ๐ฆ Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Bella (Warm, expressive) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Dora (F, warm) Alejandro (M, clear) Siwis (F, expressive) Nezuko (F, bright) Tebukuro (F, calm) Kumo (M, deep) Yunxi (F, energetic) Yunyang (M, warm) Omega (M, clear) Alpha (F, natural) Nicola (M, rich) Sara (F, expressive) Alex (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) ๐๏ธ Regenerate with Selected Voices A Now Speaking โ Generating podcastโฆ Synthesising speech โ will play automatically when readyโฆ โถ 0:00 / 0:00 1ร As Anthropic forges a closer relationship with the state of California, the federal government has made an enemy out of the OpenAI rival. Read Full Story at TechCrunch โ Advertisement Anthropic Gov Newsom forge deal allowing California government ticker:GE ticker:MSFT React: ๐ฅ0 ๐ฎ0 ๐ข0 ๐ก0 โค๏ธ0 ๐ค0 Read original story at TechCrunch Sources TechCrunch Sponsored Related Stories ๐๏ธ Politics Former Greene opponent wins GOP primary runoff for Loudermilk seat The Hill ยท 13 days ago ๐๏ธ Politics FAA investigating close call between two jets at Boston airport The Hill ยท 7 days ago ๐๏ธ Politics GOP senator circulates plan to discuss government shutdown strategy with Trump The Hill ยท 7 days ago ๐๏ธ Politics China restricts exports to US defense firms The Hill ยท 7 days ago ๐๏ธ Politics Kenyan McDuffie concedes to Janeese Lewis George in DC mayoral primary Politico ยท 11 days ago ๐๏ธ Politics Iranian-American fans boo Iranโs national anthem at World Cup match The Hill ยท 13 days ago