The real shiptober (plus one day) was at Anthropic: • 11/1 – Token counting API
• 11/1 – Multimodal PDF support across claude and the API
• 10/31 – Voice dictation in Claude mobile apps
• 10/31 – Claude desktop app
• 10/29 – Claude in Github Copilot
• 10/24 – Analysis tool
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Anthropic Ships Major Features and Updates Throughout October and November
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Anthropic Releases Free Token Counting Endpoint for API
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There's finally an easy way to count tokens with the Anthropic API. With our new token counting endpoint, you can send a request and get a token count back in response. This endpoint is free to use and doesn't affect your normal rate limits.
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Expert Match Launches AI Developer Collaboration Platform
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New Scale Product Today, we're launching Expert Match! Expert Match enables AI developers to connect with Experts (doctors, lawyers, PhDs) to collaborate on their AI projects: Advanced Search View Qualifications Streamlined Screening + Selection Read more
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Anthropic API Now Supports PDF Documents in Requests
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We are also rolling out the ability to send Claude PDFs in the Anthropic API. With our new PDF support beta, you can directly include a PDF in your API request. For more details on how this works, check out our docs:
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Claude now visually processes PDFs with text extraction
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Up until today, when you attached a PDF in claude dot ai, we would use a text extraction service to grab the text and send that to Claude in the prompt. Now, Claude can actually see the PDF visually alongside the text.
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Claude’s Enhanced Ability to Analyze Complex Documents with Visual Content
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This allows Claude to more accurately understand complex documents, such as those laden with charts or graphics that aren't representable in text.
— Alex Albert (@alexalbert__) 1 novembre 2024
For example, I can now ask Claude questions about this PDF full of anatomy diagrams. pic.twitter.com/xEshVNmf87This allows Claude to more accurately understand complex documents, such as those laden with charts or graphics that aren't representable in text. For example, I can now ask Claude questions about this PDF full of anatomy diagrams.
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Claude’s Visual PDF Support Launch Across Platforms
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It's a big day for Claude's PDF capabilities.
— Alex Albert (@alexalbert__) 1 novembre 2024
We're rolling out visual PDF support across claude dot ai and the Anthropic API.
Let me explain:pic.twitter.com/yYEE6wzPVqIt's a big day for Claude's PDF capabilities. We're rolling out visual PDF support across claude dot ai and the Anthropic API. Let me explain:
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Anthropic API now supports PDF inputs in beta
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The Anthropic API now also supports PDF inputs in beta:
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Anthropic introduces visual PDF support as a new feature
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Amazing new feature from Anthropic: visual PDFs!
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Matthew Berman Tests Best Search Tool Performance
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The test we all need: @MatthewBerman examines which search tool is the best.