Anthropic invests $1.5 million in the Python Software Foundation to boost Python ecosystem security. The funding targets improvements in CPython and PyPI, including new tools for package review and malware datasets. It also supports the PSF's core activities and community initiatives.

Anthropic's new Economic Index report introduces five "economic primitives" to measure *how* Claude is used: task complexity, user and AI skill level, use case (work, coursework, personal), autonomy, and task success - built from privacy-preserving classification of anonymized Claude.ai and first-party API transcripts from **November 2025**.

Tailwind CSS laid off roughly **75% of its engineering team** after a **~40% drop in documentation traffic** and an estimated **~80% decline in revenue**, even as usage of the framework continues to grow. According to its creator, AI-driven access to documentation has broken the link between adoption and sustainability.

Pulumi added support for managing Terraform and OpenTofu state in Pulumi Cloud and introduced native HCL support in its infrastructure as code engine. These changes allow teams to use Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi languages, and HCL side by side, with shared state visibility, governance features, and AI-assisted operations available across tools.