I upgraded my Claude token counter tool to compare different models and Opus 4.7 does appear to use 1.46x times the tokens for text and up to 3x the tokens for images – it's priced the same as Opus 4.6 on a per-token basis so this is actually a pretty big price bump
ECONOMY
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FSD Approval Delayed by Shanghai Production Capacity Limits
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This is before supervised FSD is approved in China. Limiting factor is production output in Shanghai.
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API costs declining increase value for AI applications
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Totally, and now that the API costs are coming way down they are even more valuable.
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American Workers and Unions: Market Mobility Arguments
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In America workers can always vote with their feet, so unions have no reason to exist.
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AI’s Role in Ukraine War Strengthens Geopolitical Sovereignty
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Sovereignty is downstream of AI. It is astonishing how quickly Ukraine’s geopolitical hand has strengthened thanks to its experience fighting the first AI war: one where compute, algorithms, drones (and the gamers driving those drones!) can outmaneuver a far “bigger” fighting
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US Power Generation Capacity Limits GPU Sales Growth
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The only thing limiting GPU sales is US power generation capacity.
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Etienne Breton Built $2M Portfolio Investing Palantir Stock
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Palantir's Hero Etienne Breton built a $2 million portfolio just buying Palantir. @etienne_breton @PalantirTech Breton began buying Palantir in late 2020, shortly after the company became public. Etienne Breton has made a 7 figure net worth in 5 years by investing solely in
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CEO speaks candidly about AI impact on employment losses
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CEO Addresses AI’s Impact on Jobs and Economic Future
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WSJ: "The CEO Preaching Straight Talk About #AI and Job Losses" by @ChipCutter and @patiencehaggin (Link to article in the reply) There's a book about this! New edition covering the job market and economic implications of the latest advances in #AI available on June 2, 2026.
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Europe implements planned obsolescence in technology sector
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Europe is working on its own planned obsolescence.