Anthropic brings Claude Cowork to phones and the web

WIRED reports that Anthropic is expanding Claude Cowork to smartphones and web browsers. The update lets the agent keep working while a user's desktop is offline, pulling from connected tools such as email, Slack, and meeting transcripts. Anthropic is rolling the beta out to Max subscribers first and says usage is spreading from coding into operations and content work.

Key details: Claude Cowork is expanding to mobile and web, The agent can keep workflows running without an active desktop, Anthropic is starting with Max subscribers.

Why it matters: Cloud-running personal agents make AI workflows less tied to a single machine and more like persistent workplace infrastructure.