B1June 7, 2026·2 min read·260 words·6 vocab words·Source: TechCrunch

Notion Has Restored Access to Anthropic After Disruption

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Notion has restored access to Anthropic models after a service disruption. The company had disabled all Anthropic models in its automated productivity tool due to degraded performance. The issue started on Sunday when Anthropic's Opus 4.7 and 4.8 models experienced elevated errors. Users have faced a higher rate of failures when selecting these models. Notion's head of product Max Schoening has expressed astonishment at the response. He has pointed out that many people have reposted the original message. The post has received about 1,200 reposts. Schoening has explained that the degraded performance was a temporary service disruption. He has noted that similar issues have occurred at Notion, GitHub, AWS, and other services. An Anthropic spokesperson has confirmed that a brief infrastructure issue caused elevated errors on multiple Claude models. The issue has been resolved. The spokesperson has thanked users for their patience. Notion has now turned the models back on. Users can again use Notion AI with Anthropic. This incident has highlighted the importance of communication during outages. Both companies have worked together to solve the problem quickly. The incident has generated significant discussion on social media. Many users have expressed their concerns about model reliability. However, Schoening has argued that such disruptions are normal in the tech industry. He has emphasized that the service disruption was brief and fully resolved. Anthropic has also stated that they have fixed the underlying infrastructure issue. The models are now performing normally. Users have accepted the explanation and have resumed using the service. This event has demonstrated how companies handle unexpected technical problems.

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Present perfect for recent events with present relevance

One point · B1 - present perfect, phrasal verbs

B1 uses present perfect to connect past events to the present. The article uses has/have + past participle for actions that still affect the situation now.

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Notion has restored access to Anthropic models after a service disruption.

What to know · B1 - present perfect, phrasal verbs

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Neutral register

Scenario: You are a customer service rep. Tell a customer about a resolved issue.

  1. 01We have fixed the problem.
  2. 02The service has been restored.
  3. 03We appreciate your patience.

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🔑Key Phrases

has restored access tohas given back the ability to use

This present perfect phrase indicates completion of an action with current relevance. Useful for reporting recent company actions.

present perfect: has + past participle + object + preposition

The administrator has restored access to the database.

has expressed astonishmenthas shown great surprise

This phrase combines emotion with present perfect. It helps B1 learners express reactions in a formal way.

present perfect: has + past participle + noun

The manager has expressed astonishment at the sales numbers.

has confirmed thathas stated that something is true

Common in official statements. B1 learners can use it to report verified information.

present perfect + 'that' clause

The police has confirmed that the suspect is in custody.

has highlighted the importancehas emphasized how important something is

This phrase is used to draw attention to a lesson or key point. It's a useful collocation for discussions.

present perfect + object + preposition

The crisis has highlighted the importance of backup plans.

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