Anthropic merges Claude chat and Cowork, adds Docs and Slides for Pro and Max subscribers

According to TechCrunch and The Verge, Anthropic consolidated its Claude product surface by merging Cowork (collaborative agents) into the main Claude chat interface and adding Docs and Slides creation tools directly within chat for Pro and Max subscribers. The unification simplifies the product offering by combining multiple interfaces into a single environment.

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