You know him socially but is there a reason you’re writing this rather than him? It looks like he has his own web presence.
Cynical read would be you’re stealing his thunder a bit by prematurely announcing this before it’s fully confirmed
Tom knows I'm a freelance writer and decided to give me the scoop. He's more interested in linguistics than he is in journalism.
Isn't it customary for the author of a post shared on HN to leave a comment on the thread?
What thunder? Claude did the work and used a human to interface with experience and causality better.
Promoting your friends' work is hardly stealing their thunder. It's increasing their thunder!