Anthropic Newsroom Roundup: Claude Sonnet 4.6, Responsible Scaling Policy v3.0, Vercept Acquisition, and Department of War Discussions

Summary

Anthropic's newsroom page from late February 2026 reveals a dense cluster of significant announcements. On February 17, Anthropic launched Claude Sonnet 4.6, the latest iteration of its mid-tier model. The same week saw the announcement of a collaboration with Infosys to build AI agents for telecommunications and other regulated industries, alongside the opening of a Bengaluru office with new partnerships across India — signaling expansion into enterprise and regulated-sector delivery. On the p