Anthropic merged its Claude Cowork agentic tool into the Claude chatbot interface so prompts route automatically between chat and cowork. The change also introduced Claude Slides and Claude Docs in beta, starting with Claude Pro and Claude Max subscribers first. Claude Slides enables creating/editing PowerPoint slides and exporting them, while Claude Docs adds collaborative document drafting/editing with export to Word or Google Docs.
MCPJam launched a platform to test, debug, and evaluate MCP servers for use in chat apps like ChatGPT and Claude. It says more than 106,000 developers and over 300 enterprises use MCPJam. The result is added tooling for user testing, evals, and CI/CD gates to improve MCP server reliability.
Zella launched as a video recorder that records on Mac or iPhone and edits the result for you without uploading or an account. It offers free 1080p video with no watermark, and the paid Pro version costs a one-time $89 for both Mac and iPhone for life. As a result, one-tap Auto-Polish and “Viral” editing add captions, remove silence and filler words, and apply pacing, transitions, and audio cleanup automatically.
Snap is launching Specs Intelligence, an AI assistant that can connect other digital accounts to help with tasks and tracking travel information.
It’s available on iOS today as part of its launch.
This expands the service beyond Snap’s Specs AR glasses and adds a new account-connected assistant that can also be used via chat.
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Claude Cowork and chat are being merged into a single Claude experience, so prompts and tasks can be handled end-to-end in one place. The rollout starts for Pro and Max plans beginning “Starting today,” with availability in the Claude app on web, desktop, and mobile over the coming weeks. This consolidates the separate Cowork and chat surfaces, changing how users initiate and hand off work in the app.
Anthropic merged Claude Chat and Cowork into one interface that can handle both quick answers and multi-step work with connected tools. The change starts on Wednesday for Pro and Max users rolling out over the next few weeks. Anthropic is also moving Claude Design into conversations and adding Claude Docs and Claude Slides in beta on paid plans so context, skills, and connectors follow the same conversation instead of switching products.
OpenAI and AARP are running free, hands-on ChatGPT workshops for older adults to build practical AI skills safely. The program will reach 1,000 older adults across 10 U.S. cities. The workshops give participants direct training and safer usage guidance in everyday tasks.
Anthropic launched Claude Docs and Claude Slides, letting users create and export documents and presentations from Claude chats. The rollout is described as “today” in the announcement. Claude chats were merged into a single “one Claude” interface so all productivity tools and features are available in any conversation.
Zopa added AI voice banking to let customers manage payments, money transfers, and invoice settling using a conversational digital banking assistant. The rollout is now reaching all of Zopa’s current account customers, with Zopa saying the bank has over two million customers. The change replaces more manual steps with voice (and chat) instructions and introduces a remembered, personalised assistant experience for everyday finance tasks.
Mistral and Mozilla announced that Firefox Smart Window (beta) is now powered by Mistral models for AI-assisted browsing features. Smart Window will be powered by Mistral models in France and North America first, with the United Kingdom and Germany expected later this year. The rollout brings AI browsing assistance to more regions while keeping privacy defaults and data retention limits in place.
OpenArtifacts published a new workflow for creating and sharing reviewable HTML/Markdown artifacts produced by code assistants and approved by users. The free tier limits output to 6 publishes or updates per day (UTC) with 1 MiB of HTML per published document. This shifts publishing to include an approval step before links go public and adds version history, inline comments, and optional private or self-hosted sharing.
Quartz raised £2.75 million in pre-seed funding from Daphni to build an app that links users’ accounts and delivers AI investment guidance without holding financial-advice licensing. The round totals £2.75 million. The company is launching an invitation-only waitlist on App Store and Google Play and is positioning its “Charlie” conversational AI to ask questions and, later, take actions through linked accounts pending future FCA approval.
Quartz launched a UK personal finance platform, raising £2.75 million in pre-seed funding to build a consolidated finance app with guidance, including an AI assistant called Charlie. The company says it has been testing since the first quarter of 2026 and is tracking more than £10 million in members’ assets. Quartz is starting to onboard waitlist users in batches by invitation via its app on the App Store and Google Play.
Meta is preparing to unveil camera-free smart glasses to address backlash over its existing recorder-equipped flagship glasses. The Information reports the camera-free Luna glasses could be revealed at Meta Connect next week. Removing the camera reportedly lets the frames get smaller and adds six microphones to support Meta AI and the Muse AI agent via voice.
Sider Omni Sidebar launched as an AI agent that sits beside Mac apps and can act on what’s on your screen while you work. It launched today and is built on GPT-6 Astra. It changes how users interact with their Mac apps by letting them request on-screen changes without copying or uploading content.
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