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App Drop: Claude Duet, Twitch Stream Recaps, Apple's HomeView and new App Store rules
This week's new and updated apps and software: what each does, who it's for, and where the stories say it is still a waitlist, a limit or an unknown.
Four launches and rule changes in this week's CashIn stories matter to people who use or build apps. Two more items are not shipping yet, and we mark them that way.
Claude Duet (research preview). Anthropic announced Duet, an AI agent for professionals and small business owners, according to CashIn News, via CashIn Now. The Verge, as cited there, says it sends a short morning brief on the key items across a user's connected apps, then messages only when something needs attention. Users can also hand it tasks such as building dashboards, scheduling meetings and creating financial forecasts, per CNBC. Anthropic says it runs on Claude Opus 5.5. It is a standalone app on iOS and Android and also works through Claude on the web. During the preview it is limited to Pro and Max subscribers, who must join a waitlist.
Payments need user approval, and TechCrunch reports Duet will not trade securities or move money between accounts. Anthropic itself cautions that the agent:
That is as quoted by CNBC in the CashIn News, via CashIn Now story. Anthropic says the product is still in an early phase.
App Drop sorts this week's new and updated apps by what each does, who it is for, and where access is still limited or unknown.
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