The latest AI news and updates of Claude — Anthropic's AI assistant and model family, spanning the Claude models, Claude Code, and the Claude API. Covering Claude's latest product updates and launches from the past 90 days.
AnthropicClaude3h agoAnthropic added a built-in browser to the Claude Cowork desktop app, allowing Claude to navigate sites, read pages, and fill forms in a side panel. The browser operates independently of the user's own browser, keeping tabs and logins separate. It is rolling out to Pro, Max, and Team plans over the next week, alongside Claude in Chrome's general release.
ClaudeAug 25Anthropic updated Claude to share a single memory across chat and Claude Cowork, allowing tasks to start with context from previous conversations. Settings provide a list of topics for editing or deletion, with sensitive subjects excluded by default. Memory is enabled by default for Free, Pro, and Max plans.
ClaudeAug 22Anthropic launched Claude Security scans on Claude Mythos 5 in public beta for all Claude Enterprise customers. The update integrates the model into security workflows, returning vulnerability findings with CWE categories, severity ratings, and suggested patches. Scans are billed as standard token usage, and patches require human review before implementation through Claude Code on the web.
ClaudeAug 22Anthropic adds Gmail and Google Drive connectors to Claude, supporting direct email sending and file management. Claude drafts and sends email replies, with user-controlled approval required by default for actions. The update is available on all paid plans through the connectors menu.
ClaudeAug 12Anthropic updates Claude in Chrome to sync sessions across desktop, web, and mobile platforms. The browser side panel now runs full Claude Cowork sessions, allowing skills and connectors to function directly in the browser. This update is available today for Max and Team plans, with a rollout to Pro plans scheduled for the coming weeks.
ClaudeAug 10Anthropic is making the introductory pricing for Claude Sonnet 5 permanent. The model remains priced at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. This update cancels the previously planned price increase that was scheduled to take effect after August 31, 2026.
ClaudeAug 8Anthropic updated Claude Fable 5’s biology safety classifiers to reduce false-positive fallbacks by about 85%. The model now directly assists with a wider range of everyday health and educational questions, such as interpreting lab results. It continues to block dual-use requests in fields like virology and toxicology, which remain routed to Claude Opus 5.
ClaudeJul 24Anthropic launched Claude Opus 5, a model matching near-frontier Fable 5 intelligence at half the cost. It achieves state-of-the-art results on coding and knowledge-work benchmarks, scores 3x higher than competitors on ARC-AGI-3, and is Anthropic’s most aligned model to date. Opus 5 is available today on all paid plans and the Claude API at the same price as Opus 4.8.
ClaudeJul 23Anthropic updated Claude’s voice mode to run on Claude Opus and Sonnet models. The feature now supports Spanish, French, Hindi, and Japanese on every plan and integrates with connected tools like email and calendar mid-conversation. This public beta is available today across mobile, desktop, and web platforms.
ClaudeJul 22Anthropic released the Claude Security plugin for Claude Code in public beta. The tool scans codebases for vulnerabilities like injection flaws and memory corruption, validates findings through adversarial verification, and suggests targeted patches for human review. It integrates directly into the terminal, allowing teams to identify and fix security issues within their existing development environment.
ClaudeJul 22Anthropic launched a connector for the Anthropic Economic Index, allowing direct queries about AI usage across the economy within Claude. The tool provides answers grounded in the Index data, covering topics like task automation and occupational AI adoption. It is available in the connectors menu on claude.ai and functions with any Claude model.
ClaudeJul 21Claude adds a Record a Skill feature to the Claude desktop app, enabling the creation of repeatable workflows. The tool captures screen activity, clicks, typing, and voice narration to generate executable agentic skills. This capability is available under the plus menu for Pro, Max, and Team plan subscribers.
ClaudeJul 18Anthropic is permanently including Claude Fable 5 in Max and Team Premium plans starting July 20, 2026, at 50% of weekly usage limits. Pro and Team Standard users receive a one-time $100 credit and continue accessing the model through usage credits. This update provides permanent access to the model for high-intensity plan tiers.
ClaudeJul 14Anthropic launched Claude for Teachers, offering verified US K-12 educators free access to premium Claude capabilities. The platform includes teaching-specific skills and a Learning Commons connector for evidence-based curricula aligned to state standards. It operates under FERPA-compliant privacy terms with model training disabled by default. Sign-ups for the one-year free access remain open through June 30, 2027.
ClaudeJul 9Anthropic launched Reflect, a new beta feature for Claude that provides a monthly recap of usage patterns and task distribution. The dashboard includes controls for setting quiet hours and break reminders. Reflect is available on web and desktop for Free, Pro, and Max plans, provided the Memory feature is enabled.
ClaudeJul 8Anthropic extends promotional access to Claude Fable 5 for Pro, Max, Team, and premium Enterprise subscribers through July 12, 2026. The promotion includes up to 50% of weekly subscription usage limits at no extra cost. Usage beyond this cap draws from separately billed usage credits or requires switching to another Claude model.
ClaudeJul 7Anthropic is rolling out Claude Cowork to mobile and web in beta, starting with Max plan subscribers. The update allows agents to continue tasks in the background even when computers are offline, while pushing decision requests to mobile devices. Additionally, chat and Cowork now share a unified interface, with doubled usage limits extended through August 5.
ClaudeJul 2Anthropic redeployed Claude Fable 5 with updated cybersecurity safeguards following discussions with the US government. The model now flags a higher fraction of harmless requests, triggering a fallback to Opus 4.8. Paid plans receive promotional access to Fable 5 through July 7, limited to 50% of weekly usage. Feedback on false positives helps refine these classifiers.
ClaudeJun 30Anthropic launched Claude Sonnet 5, its most agentic model to date. It autonomously executes complex tasks like planning, browsing, and terminal operations, matching Opus-class performance at a lower price point. The model is now the default for Free and Pro users, with introductory pricing of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens through August 31.
ClaudeJun 30Anthropic launched Claude Science, an AI workbench for scientific research now in public beta. The app integrates 60+ scientific databases, manages compute resources on demand, and generates reproducible artifacts traced to their code. It includes native support for NVIDIA BioNeMo Agent Toolkit models and is available to Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise users on macOS and Linux.
ClaudeJun 30Anthropic makes Claude Opus 4.8 and Claude Haiku 4.5 generally available in Microsoft Foundry, hosted on Azure. The integration supports Azure-native authentication, consolidated billing, and Microsoft commitment retirement. Inference runs on Azure infrastructure operated by Anthropic, with immediate support for prompt caching and extended thinking capabilities.
ClaudeJun 23Anthropic launched Claude Tag in beta for Slack, adding Claude as a persistent team member that delegates tasks and maintains channel context. The tool supports asynchronous task scheduling, proactive ambient updates, and multiplayer interaction. Anthropic reports that 65% of its own product team’s code now originates from an internal version of the tool, which runs on Claude Opus 4.8.
ClaudeJun 18Anthropic launched Artifacts in Claude Code, generating interactive web pages from agentic coding sessions. These pages, including PR walkthroughs and dashboards, draw on full session context and update automatically as the agent works. Artifacts remain private by default and shareable within organizations, currently available in beta on Team and Enterprise plans.
ClaudeJun 18Anthropic updated Claude Design to import design systems from codebases and repositories for consistent output. The redesigned editor adds direct canvas controls for dragging and resizing elements. Additionally, a new bidirectional sync with Claude Code pushes design components directly from the terminal. The update is available in beta on all paid plans.
ClaudeJun 13Anthropic announced three updates at Code with Claude Tokyo. Claude Managed Agents now support scheduled deployments and environment variable vaults in public beta. Additionally, dynamic workflows in Claude Code are now generally available, allowing the tool to orchestrate parallel subagents for complex tasks like codebase-wide bug hunts and large-scale migrations.
ClaudeJun 10Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5, its first Mythos-class model made generally available with safeguards for broad use. This release brings frontier AI capabilities to a wider audience, demonstrating state-of-the-art performance across complex tasks like software engineering and scientific research.
ClaudeJun 6Anthropic has doubled the usage limits for Claude Cowork on all paid plans for the next month. This allows users to delegate more extensive and complex autonomous tasks, enabling deeper engagement with the agentic AI system.
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