Claude

American

[klawd, klohd] / klɔd, kloʊd /

noun

Albert, 1899–1983, U.S. biologist, born in Belgium: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1974.
Also Claud. a male given name: from a Roman family name meaning “lame.”

Claude British

/ klɔːd, klod /

noun

Albert. 1898–1983, US cell biologist, born in Belgium: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1974) for work on microsomes and mitochondria

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Shares jumped after the company announced an integration with Claude Cowork in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

But Anthropic’s Claude Mythos model shows that these rapid advancements could have unprecedented consequences if the technology falls into the wrong hands.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Anthropic launched Claude Design, an AI tool enabling users to create visual designs, slides, and more with its Claude model.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

So rather than make it widely available to Claude users, Anthropic gave 12 tech companies access via Project Glasswing, which it described as "an effort to secure the world's most critical software".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Theo shares news from the gallery, especially about an exhibit of Claude Monet’s work that he is mounting.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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