Anthropic launches workplace tools to challenge Microsoft and Google

Anthropic launched new workplace features on Tuesday, including Claude Meetings, Whiteboards, and Sheets, intensifying competition with Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI in the office software market. Claude Meetings lets the AI join video calls to take notes, answer questions, and create action items in real time, initially supporting Google Meet for Team and Enterprise plans. Claude Whiteboards offers collaborative visual brainstorming, while Claude Sheets enables AI-assisted spreadsheet editing with direct cell changes. Anthropic also made Claude Data generally available, connecting to business systems like CRMs, and introduced interactive connectors for third-party apps such as Adobe, Atlassian, and HubSpot. These moves follow OpenAI's recent workplace tool launch, with Meta's Muse AI agent also entering the fray.