All posts tagged: thirdparty

Amazon Luna to Drop Support for Third-Party Games and Subscriptions in June

Amazon Luna to Drop Support for Third-Party Games and Subscriptions in June

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Amazon Luna, the retail giant’s cloud gaming service, will make a big change in June. In the same vein as Prime Video, users were able to bring over their third-party subscriptions and use them to play games in the cloud, but that all changes on June 10.  Luna will no longer support third-party subscriptions or games, according to the Luna support page updated on Friday. This feature allowed users to play games purchased from other online game stores such as EA, Ubisoft or GOG, as well as titles available via Ubisoft Plus and Jackbox Games subscriptions. Starting June 10, Luna subscribers will only have access to games available in the Luna library.  Amazon didn’t provide a reason for this change other than saying, “As our library continues to grow, more of that content is available to Prime members, and that’s where we’re focusing our future.” What is Amazon Luna?  Amazon Luna is the company’s cloud gaming service. It went live back in 2020 to compete with Google’s now-defunct Stadia cloud gaming service, as well as Xbox …

Atlassian launches visual AI tools and third-party agents in Confluence

Atlassian launches visual AI tools and third-party agents in Confluence

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Software giant Atlassian announced new AI tools and agents on Wednesday with a focus on turning data into visual assets and applications. This includes the rollout of the visual tool Remix in open beta. Remix allows enterprises to turn the data and information stored in Atlassian’s content collaboration software Confluence into assets including charts and graphics. Remix will recommend which visual format makes the most sense for the data or information at hand and create these visual assets without requiring the users to open another application or software. The company also announced three new third-party agents that run within Confluence using model context protocols (MCPs). One agent connects Confluence users to the vibe coding darling Lovable to turn product ideas and data into working prototypes. Another agent connects to app builder software Replit and allows users to convert technical documents into starter apps. The third agent works with AI presentation builder Gamma to build slides and other presentation materials. “With Remix and agents in Confluence, a single page becomes the starting point for whatever comes …

OpenClaw Banned: Anthropic Ends Claude Third-Party Use

OpenClaw Banned: Anthropic Ends Claude Third-Party Use

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Anthropic’s recent decision to ban the use of OpenClaude with its Claude subscriptions has sparked widespread discussion among users and industry observers. According to Prompt Engineering, this policy shift stems from technical challenges, particularly disruptions to Anthropic’s prompt caching mechanisms caused by third-party integrations. These disruptions have led to increased compute costs, making it difficult for the company to sustain its subsidized subscription model. While users can still access Claude services through API keys, the ban underscores Anthropic’s focus on maintaining operational efficiency and fair resource distribution. Explore how this decision reflects broader trends in the AI industry, including the move toward tighter control over third-party integrations. You’ll gain insight into how Anthropic is addressing user concerns through measures like refunds and API usage credits, as well as the implications for workflows reliant on OpenClaude. Additionally, this guide examines how companies are balancing user satisfaction with long-term sustainability, offering a clearer picture of what these changes mean for the future of AI services. Why the OpenClaw Ban Was Enforced TL;DR Key Takeaways : Anthropic has …

Anthropic cuts off the ability to use Claude subscriptions with OpenClaw and third-party AI agents

Anthropic cuts off the ability to use Claude subscriptions with OpenClaw and third-party AI agents

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Are you a subscriber to Anthropic’s Claude Pro ($20 monthly) or Max ($100-$200 monthly) plans and use its Claude AI models and products to power third-party AI agents like OpenClaw? If so, you’re in for an unpleasant surprise. Anthropic announced a few hours ago that starting tomorrow, Saturday, April 4, 2026, at 12 pm PT/3 pm ET, it will no longer be possible for those Claude subscribers to use their subscriptions to hook Anthropic’s Claude models up to third-party agentic tools, citing the strain such usage was placing on Anthropic’s compute and engineering resources, and desire to serve a wide number of users reliably. “We’ve been working hard to meet the increase in demand for Claude, and our subscriptions weren’t built for the usage patterns of these third-party tools,” wrote Boris Cherny, Head of Claude Code at Anthropic, in a post on X. “Capacity is a resource we manage thoughtfully and we are prioritizing our customers using our products and API.” The company also reportedly sent out an email to this effect to some subscribers. …

How to FaceTime on Android (or your Windows PC) – no third-party app needed

How to FaceTime on Android (or your Windows PC) – no third-party app needed

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What does the Android user see when they’re invited to FaceTime? When an iPhone user sends a FaceTime invitation to an Android user, the Android user will receive a link via text, email, or however the sender chooses to share. You can open the link in a browser, and it’ll load the video call and prompt you to add your name.  Also: One of the best budget Android tablets I’ve tested replaced both my iPad and Kindle What iOS version do you need to FaceTime an Android phone?  To have a successful iPhone-to-Android FaceTime call, the iPhone user must run iOS 15 or later on their device, macOS 12 Monterey or later on their Mac, and iPadOS 15 or later on their iPad.  Can you use FaceTime on a PC? Yes, just like you can join FaceTime calls on Android devices, you can also open the FaceTime link on a PC to join a call. Think of using FaceTime across platforms much like using a video conferencing app like Zoom, Teams, or Meet. Can Android phones initiate …

Anthropic cracks down on unauthorized Claude usage by third-party harnesses and rivals

Anthropic cracks down on unauthorized Claude usage by third-party harnesses and rivals

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Anthropic has confirmed the implementation of strict new technical safeguards preventing third-party applications from spoofing its official coding client, Claude Code, in order to access the underlying Claude AI models for more favorably pricing and limits — a move that has disrupted workflows for users of popular open source coding agent OpenCode. Simultaneously but separately, it has restricted usage of its AI models by rival labs including xAI (through the integrated developer environment Cursor) to train competing systems to Claude Code. The former action was clarified on Friday by Thariq Shihipar, a Member of Technical Staff at Anthropic working on Claude Code. Writing on the social network X (formerly Twitter), Shihipar stated that the company had “tightened our safeguards against spoofing the Claude Code harness.” He acknowledged that the rollout had unintended collateral damage, noting that some user accounts were automatically banned for triggering abuse filters—an error the company is currently reversing. However, the blocking of the third-party integrations themselves appears to be intentional. The move targets harnesses—software wrappers that pilot a user’s web-based Claude …