Anthropic lets users connect more apps to Claude

Anthropic on Thursday launched a new way to connect apps and tools to its AI chatbot Claude, as well as an expanded “deep research” capability that allows Claude to search the web, enterprise accounts, and more. The new app connection feature, called Integrations, and expanded deep research tool, dubbed Advanced Research, are available in beta for subscribers to Anthropic’s Claude Max, Team, and Enterprise plans, and soon Pro. In related news, Anthropic has also upped the rate limits for its AI-powered coding tool, Claude Code, for Max customers. Integrations and Advanced Research are both a part of Anthropic’s effort to keep pace with competing chatbots like Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Anthropic reportedly hopes to reach $34.5 billion in revenue in 2027, and while it’s certainly making inroads, it has a long way to go. Anthropic’s annualized revenue was around $1.4 billion in early March, according to one report. Integrations builds on the company’s MCP protocol, which le ... Read full article.