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Claude Opus 5.5 Ships Cheaper, With Four Breaking Changes
Anthropic shipped Claude Opus 5.5 on September 22, with a 20 percent price cut and four breaking API…
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Anthropic Launches Claude Marketplace With 2,000+ Connectors
Anthropic's September 23 Claude Marketplace bundles 2,000+ connectors, partner products, and a committed-spend procurement model into one launch.
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- Anthropic launched the Claude Marketplace on September 23, bringing connectors and plugins, AI-powered products, and consulting partners into one place
- Over 2,000 connectors and plugins are live at launch, alongside Claude-powered software from companies like CrowdStrike, Cursor, Harvey, Legora, Lovable, and Snowflake
- The headline mechanic is that teams can spend a portion of their existing committed Anthropic spend on marketplace vendors instead of opening a separate budget for each one
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The Settings Page Every RAXXO Tool Gets Before Launch
Every RAXXO tool ships a settings page on day one, built from the same four-section skeleton, with every…
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Claude Optimized 30 Biology Tools, Then Came the Protein Contest
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The One Dependency I Refuse to Add to Any RAXXO Tool
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Anthropic Says Claude Now Leads 26% of Its AI Research
A new Anthropic report says Claude now leads 26% of its own R&D end to end, paired with…
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Anthropic Merges Cowork Into Chat and Launches Docs and Slides
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Why Every RAXXO Tool Ships in English First
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The Waitlist Page Every New RAXXO Tool Gets First
Every new RAXXO tool gets a one-field waitlist page before a product page exists, and it tells me…
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Claude for Financial Advisors: What Anthropic Actually Shipped
Anthropic launched Claude for Financial Advisors with BlackRock, Vanguard, and Schwab as named partners, and eight workflow skills…
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The Handoff Note Every RAXXO Session Ends With
Every RAXXO session ends with a short, honest note on where I stopped, what is unverified, and what…
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The Traffic Spike Plan Every RAXXO Tool Has Before Launch Day
Before any RAXXO tool goes loud, I run a load check and pick four numbers to watch, so…