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Shut Those Laptops! Anthropic Puts Its Claude Cowork Agent on Your Phone

WIRED — AI · July 07, 2026 · International · Privacy Law

Claude Cowork now keeps working on tasks even after you close your laptop. It’s part of a larger push toward smartphone-controlled agents.

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Shut Those Laptops! Anthropic Puts Its Claude Cowork Agent on Your Phone

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