Claude's September update merges Chat and Cowork, ships 5.5 models
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A September update recap published October 8 shows Claude merged Chat and Cowork and launched the Claude 5.5 model series. The update lets users create documents, presentations and designs in conversation, with those tasks running in the cloud and continuing after a laptop is closed. For collaboration, Claude Docs lets team members and Claude edit the same document. The recap covers the chat and work integration, the model series launch, cloud task execution and document collaboration.
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Claude's September update merges Chat and Cowork and ships the Claude 5.5 model series, supporting documents, presentations and design work inside a conversation. Tasks run in the cloud and keep going after the laptop is closed, and Claude Docs lets teams edit in the same document as Claude.
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