The Verge: Here Comes the AI Money Squeeze

Top AI labs have recently changed their policies on API usage and third-party tools — like Anthropic essentially banning the use of OpenClaw unless subscribers pay extra — due to the extra strain. &ldquo;You&rsquo;ve got these tools that are basically just sitting as background processors on everyone&rsquo;s laptops and desktops, just continuously waking themselves up, generating some tokens,…