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Practice High-Stakes Conversations with Gemini Live 🗣
Anthropic sued over alleged subscription fraud 🤯
Gina Acosta
June 16, 2026
Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,
In today's issue, we'll show you how to use Gemini Live to simulate challenging, high-stakes conversations like sales pitches, major presentations, or difficult one-on-ones. Practice first, perform better when it counts.
Let’s jump into it!
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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI
Anthropic Sued Over Claude Max Subscription Usage Limits
Cybersecurity Leaders Urge US to Lift Ban on Anthropic's Frontier AI Models
AI Tutorial: Practice Difficult Conversations with AI Roleplay
AI Tools to check out
AI Findings/Resources
The Latest in AI and Tech 💡
AI News
ANTHROPIC
Anthropic Sued Over Claude Max Subscription Usage Limits
Anthropic has been hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that the company overstated the usage limits available on its most expensive Claude AI subscription tiers.
Details:
The case was filed on behalf of a subscriber who upgraded to the $200-per-month Max 20x plan and reportedly encountered usage restrictions sooner than expected.
The lawsuit claims Anthropic misled customers about the usage limits of its premium Max 5x and Max 20x plans, which were advertised as providing five and twenty times more usage than Pro plans.
It argues that the actual limits are difficult for customers to understand and that the real caps appear to be significantly lower in practice, failing to match the expectations created by Anthropic's marketing.
Plaintiffs are seeking reimbursement for affected subscribers and are asking the court to grant class-action status for customers who purchased the plans since April of last year.
The complaint points to the broader challenges facing AI companies: transparency in AI subscriptions and balancing customer demand with the significant computing resources required to operate advanced models.
TOGETHER WITH CASH APP
Help your kid build smart money habits early
If you have a kid between 6 and 12, you can start teaching them smart money habits right now with Cash App. Kids between 6 and 12 can now have a Cash balance, order a Cash App Card, and start saving, but they don’t get access to the app.* There are no subscription fees, and you control it all through your app and account.
Manage money together
A Cash App Card designed by them: They get their own debit card to design, made by them, with you alongside. They can spend their allowance or money from chores, but you can set spending limits.
3.25% interest on savings: Kids can earn 3.25% interest and start building strong saving habits early.**
Safe money transfers: You can choose up to 5 people who can send them money. They can't send money or buy stocks or bitcoin.
Parent-controlled account: They can't log in on their own, and they don't need a phone. You control their account and see their activity.
Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card. Savings provided by Cash App, a Block Inc. brand. Parents and legal guardians can open a managed account for kids 6-12. To view the eligibility requirements for sponsoring a teen or child, please visit the Sponsored Accounts section of the Cash App Terms of Service. *Cash App will pass through a portion of the interest paid on your savings balance held in an account for the benefit of Cash App customers at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Member FDIC. To earn interest on your Cash App savings balance, you need to have sponsor approval. Exceptions may apply. Savings yield rate is subject to change.
AI REGULATION
Cybersecurity Leaders Urge US to Lift Ban on Anthropic's Frontier AI Models
A coalition of cybersecurity professionals is calling on the U.S. government to lift recent restrictions on Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos AI models, arguing that the decision is hurting defenders more than potential attackers.
Details:
More than 70 cybersecurity experts signed an open letter urging the government to reverse its export control order on Anthropic’s most advanced AI models.
The experts claim that restricting access to the models removes valuable capabilities from organizations working to secure software, networks, and critical infrastructure.
They also question the validity of the report by Amazon researchers that is believed to have prompted the ban, saying it "did not actually demonstrate a real jailbreak."
The experts also argue that similar cybersecurity capabilities described in the Amazon paper can already be achieved using other leading AI models, including systems from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Chinese AI companies.
The letter also calls for future AI regulations to be based on transparent, evidence-driven processes involving both industry and academic researchers rather than sudden restrictions.
AI Tutorial
Practice Difficult Conversations with AI Roleplay
On your Android phone or tablet, open the Gemini mobile app.
Tap the "Live" option or swipe left.
Tell Gemini what you want to practice. Instruct it to roleplay by clearly defining both of your roles.
Example: "I need to make an important sales call, let's roleplay.
I'm a salesperson for a logistics company called Cardboard Caravan. My goal is to book a meeting with the logistics manager at Terry's Trousers, who recently submitted an inquiry on our website.
I call and you answer the phone."
Once you finish the live conversation, you can ask Gemini for feedback: “Provide feedback on my approach, include strengths, weaknesses, and suggestions for improvement.”
Bonus: You can also use Gemini Live to talk through ideas and turn them into actionable project proposals. For example, if you have an out-of-the-box concept for a new product launch, Gemini can help you flesh it out and synthesize your conversation into an action plan with clearly outlined next steps. A great way to go from idea to execution.
AI Tools to check out
💡 Mixboard: An AI-powered concepting board that helps you explore, expand, and refine your ideas.
🎨 Editly: All-in-one AI creation platform. Generate images, edit photos, create videos.
🧊 Imagen3D: Convert image to 3D model online.
✨ Variant: Enter an idea for an app or site and see endless design options just by scrolling.
🌐 MiroMiro: Copy any website's design & assets in one click.
AI Findings/Resources
🛰️ "SpaceX & the Sentient Sun," an insightful article by Marc Andreessen on the topic of SpaceX (67M views on X)
⚽ After Brazil's disappointing World Cup debut, this fan "fixes" the squad's issues
👀 Anthropic updated its privacy policy and may soon require Claude Free, Pro, and Max users to undergo age or identity checks
🎨 A Reddit user asked ChatGPT to "create an image with the most ridiculous amount of content possible"
The latest in AI and Tech
Meta is rolling out new AI tools on Facebook, including "AI Mode," a new search experience that generates answers from public posts, Groups, and Reels instead of traditional search results, and new AI editing features for photos and videos.
SpaceX has agreed to acquire Anysphere, the company behind the AI coding assistant Cursor, in a $60 billion deal expected to close in the third quarter of 2026. The deal will help xAI, which merged with SpaceX earlier this year, better compete with rivals like Anthropic and OpenAI, which also offer popular coding tools.
The company has launched a new partner program designed to help organizations adopt and deploy AI solutions with support from consulting, technology, and systems integration firms. The company is investing $150 million in the initiative and aims to train 300,000 certified consultants by the end of 2026.
The Japanese AI startup has launched Marlin, an enterprise-focused AI agent designed to spend hours researching a topic and producing detailed reports, presentations, and strategic recommendations. Unlike traditional chatbots that generate responses in seconds, Marlin can run autonomous reasoning processes for up to eight hours before delivering results.
Users can now simply hover over a conversation or project and pin it to the top of their sidebar for quick access. OpenAI has also added new organization options for the Recents section
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