Yesterday in AI: 29 April 2026 — Goldman Blocks Claude; 29K Stars Overnight
Goldman Sachs cut Claude access for all Hong Kong staff over a regional licensing gap; Anthropic launched 9 creative connectors for Adobe, Blender, and Ableton; TypeScript educator Matt Pocock's .claude skills directory hit GitHub Trending #1 with 29K stars in under 24 hours.
By OMC Editorial on 2026-04-30
TL;DR — Goldman Sachs blocked Claude for all Hong Kong staff after consulting with Anthropic about regional licensing, while ChatGPT and Gemini stayed active; Anthropic launched 9 creative-tool connectors integrating Claude directly into Adobe, Blender, Autodesk Fusion, and Ableton; TypeScript educator Matt Pocock published his personal .claude directory as a public skills repo and hit GitHub Trending 1 with 29K stars inside 24 hours.
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1️⃣ Goldman Sachs Cuts Claude in Hong Kong — ChatGPT and Gemini Stay On
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| What | Goldman Sachs removed Claude from its internal AI platform for all Hong Kong staff after determining Claude is not officially listed as a supported market in that territory |
| Why it matters | It signals that enterprise AI deployments now face geopolitical contract risk — Claude specifically blocked while direct competitors remain active on the same platform |
| Key number | 2 — the number of competing AI tools Gemini, ChatGPT still active on Goldman's platform while Claude is cut |
Goldman Sachs had previously allowed Hong Kong employees to access Claude via its internal AI platform, but revoked that access after consulting with Anthropic. The trigger: Anthropic's API and Claude.ai are not officially listed as available in Hong Kong on Anthropic's own website. Goldman took a strict reading of its enterprise contract and acted accordingly.
The move arrives against a backdrop of escalating US-China tension over AI data security and advanced computing export controls. Banks are increasingly scrutinizing which AI vendors their staff can access across jurisdictions — and Claude's absence from Anthropic's supported markets list for Hong Kong created an opening for compliance teams. ChatGPT and Gemini face no equivalent constraint on Goldman's platform.
📎 Bloomberghttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/goldman-staff-in-hong-kong-lose-access-to-anthropic-s-claude · Reuters via Investing.comhttps://www.investing.com/news/st