Anthropic has announced Claude Duet, an active AI agent positioned as a new force in the AI agent race. The partnership between OpenAI and Google Cloud and OpenAI's acquisition of Orchestra Bio have also been reported.
Anthropic has launched a research preview of its new app, Claude Duet. It is available to US subscribers on the Pro and Max plans through a waitlist, supports iOS, Android and the web, and uses Claude Opus 5.5 as its underlying model.
Claude Duet includes assistant features designed to support users with their everyday work, as well as a proprietary browser that runs on a virtual machine. It is said to support a wide range of tasks, including delivering morning briefings, coordinating meeting schedules, building dashboards and developing web apps.
The app also emphasizes security and permission management. Important actions require prior approval, and the design does not allow actions such as transferring funds to be carried out even when approval has been granted. The article also mentions the partnership between OpenAI and Google Cloud and OpenAI's acquisition of Orchestra Bio.