Anthropic’s Claude reports widespread outage

On Monday morning, Anthropic's Claude services encountered significant disruptions, leaving thousands of users unable to access the platform. Reports indicate that both Claude.ai and Claude Code were impacted, although the Claude API reportedly continued to function correctly. Many users faced errors during the login process, as noted on the company's status page, which stated, "The issues we are seeing are related to Claude.ai and with the login/logout paths." While Anthropic has yet to disclose the specific cause of the outage, the company confirmed that it has identified an issue and is actively working on a solution. This disruption comes on the heels of a surge in users flocking to Claude, spurred by heightened attention surrounding the company's negotiations with the Pentagon. Over the weekend, Claude's chatbot app surged to the top of the App Store rankings, surpassing its main competitor, ChatGPT, after a prolonged period outside the top 20. In a related development, U.S. President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to cease their use of Anthropic products following a disagreement regarding safeguards intended to prevent the Department of Defense from deploying its AI technologies for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has indicated plans to classify Anthropic as a supply-chain threat, although the company has stated it has not yet received any official notices regarding this matter.