Claude Opus 4.5 brings lower prices and new features

The AI company Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.5, its latest flagship model. The launch is accompanied by a significant price reduction, new product features, and performance claims that position it competitively against models from rivals like OpenAI and Google. According to Anthropic, Claude Opus 4.5 delivers state-of-the-art performance, particularly in software engineering and complex …

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Anthropic’s Claude chatbot gains a memory feature for paid users

The AI company Anthropic has expanded its “Memory” feature, previously exclusive to enterprise clients, to all paid subscribers of its Claude chatbot, including Pro and Max plan users. According to the company, the feature is designed to create a more personalized and efficient user experience by allowing the chatbot to remember context and preferences from …

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Anthropic introduces ‘Skills’ to customize Claude for specific workflows

AI company Anthropic has launched a new feature called “Skills” for its Claude series of models. According to the company, Skills are designed to equip its AI with specialized expertise for specific tasks, making it more useful for business and professional workflows. The feature is available for users of Claude’s Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise …

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Claude Haiku 4.5 offers high performance at a lower cost

Anthropic has launched Claude Haiku 4.5, its latest small and efficient AI model. The company states that the new model delivers performance comparable to its Sonnet 4 model, which was considered state-of-the-art just five months prior. According to Anthropic, Haiku 4.5 achieves this at one-third the cost and more than twice the speed of Sonnet …

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Claude Sonnet 4.5 can operate autonomously longer than ever

Anthropic announced Claude Sonnet 4.5, an AI model that can operate autonomously for up to 30 hours on complex tasks. The company demonstrated this capability by having the model create a chat application similar to Slack, producing 11,000 lines of code before stopping upon task completion. The new model represents a significant improvement over Anthropic’s …

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Anthropic plans major global expansion in 2026

AI company Anthropic plans to triple its international workforce and expand its applied AI team fivefold next year. The move is a response to soaring global demand for its Claude family of AI models. MacKenzie Sigalos reports for CNBC. According to the company, nearly 80 percent of Claude’s activity now comes from outside the United …

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AI assistants show starkly different approaches to memory

The two leading AI assistants, ChatGPT and Claude, have been built with fundamentally opposite philosophies on how to remember user interactions. ChatGPT’s memory is designed to be automatic and invisible, creating a personalized experience with zero effort from the user. Claude’s initial approach, however, gave users explicit control over when to use its memory function. …

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Anthropic’s Claude now creates and edits files directly

Anthropic announced that its AI assistant, Claude, can now create and edit files like Excel spreadsheets, documents, PowerPoint presentations, and PDFs. Users can describe their needs or upload data to receive finished files directly within the chat interface, moving beyond simple text responses. According to an official post by Anthropic, this feature allows Claude to …

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Anthropic will train AI models on user chat data

AI company Anthropic will start using user chat transcripts and coding sessions to train its language models unless users actively opt out, The Verge reports. All users must make a decision by September 28th through a pop-up notification. Those who click “Accept” allow Anthropic to immediately begin training on their data and retain it for …

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Anthropic pilots Claude extension for Chrome

AI company Anthropic has started a limited test for a new Chrome browser extension for its AI assistant, Claude. In an official post, the company announced that the extension allows Claude to see a user’s screen, click on website elements, and fill out forms on their behalf. Anthropic stated that while this capability makes the …

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