Anthropic’s Claude Duet launches as a proactive AI agent app for professionals and small business owners. It prioritizes tasks, completes assignments like scheduling meetings or building dashboards, and operates in the background without requiring user device access. The tool integrates with over 6,000 apps via the Claude Marketplace, handles sensitive data with strict safeguards, and requires explicit approval before actions like sending messages or payments. Early testers, including small business owners like Shahs of Kabob’s Amin Ebrahimi, use it for accounting, customer support, and workflow automation.
PeopleGoal compares HRIS platforms for centralizing employee data, automating payroll, onboarding, attendance, benefits, and record management, with selection criteria for modern HR teams.
Gusto introduced Cofounder, an AI assistant for small business owners. It draws on Gusto payroll, benefits, and compliance data to run payroll, flag compliance risks, and handle routine operational tasks.
