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Anthropic launches interactive Claude apps, including Slack and other workplace tools

Anthropic launches interactive Claude apps, including Slack and other workplace tools: Claude users will now be able to call up interactive apps inside the chatbot interface, with Cowork integration coming soon. Read More

Tech workers call for CEOs to speak up against ICE after the killing of Alex Pretti: More than 450 tech workers from companies like Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Salesforce have signed a letter urging their CEOs to call the White House and demand ICE leave our cities.  Read More

TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok US deal finalized: Skylight, co-founded by CEO Tori White and CTO Reed Harmeyer, offers a built-in video editor; user profiles; support for likes, commenting, and sharing; and the ability for community curators to create custom feeds for others to follow. Read More

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