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AI News: Claude Can Now Control Your Computer!

2026-01-17 Science & Technology
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Try Perplexity Comet browser today - https://www.perplexity.ai/comet This was supposed to be a light news week. It absolutely was not. Anthropic just gave Claude the ability to work directly with your files and documents, Google rolled out a wave of Gemini updates that quietly change how search, video, and shopping work, and OpenAI somehow found itself in more drama again. In this video, I break down Claude’s new Cowork feature, Google’s biggest AI moves this week, OpenAI’s latest decisions behind the scenes, and a rapid fire round of updates you probably missed. Some of this stuff is genuinely useful. Some of it is messy. And a few things feel like early signs of where AI assistants are actually headed.Let’s get into it. Discover More: 🛠️ Explore AI Tools & News: https://futuretools.io/ 📰 Weekly Newsletter: https://futuretools.io/newsletter 🎙️ The Next Wave Podcast: https://youtube.com/@TheNextWavePod Socials: ❌ Twiter/X: https://x.com/mreflow 🖼️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/mr.eflow 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@mr.eflow 🟦 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-wolfe-30841712/ 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattrwolfe Resources From Today's Video: https://claude.com/blog/cowork-research-preview https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/personal-intelligence/ https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/veo-3-1-ingredients-to-video/ https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/google-trends-explore-with-ai/ https://blog.google/products/ads-commerce/agentic-commerce-ai-tools-protocol-retailers-platforms/ https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/translategemma/ https://www.androidauthority.com/chatgpt-translate-3632584/ https://the-decoder.com/openai-brings-back-three-top-researchers-from-mira-muratis-startup-thinking-machines/ https://archaeologist.dev/artifacts/anthropic https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/joint-statement-google-apple/ https://openai.com/index/cerebras-partnership/ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/docusigns-new-ai-translates-legalese-and-does-your-contract-busywork-302659313.html https://z.ai/blog/glm-image Let’s work together! - Brand, sponsorship & business inquiries: [email protected] #AINews #AITools #ArtificialIntelligence Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:25 Claude Cowork Launch 02:28 Testing Claude Cowork 06:14 Google Personal Intelligence 09:52 Sponsor: Comet Browser 11:03 Testing Personal Intelligence 14:07 Veo 3.1 Updates 15:40 Testing Veo 3.1 17:37 Gemini Search Trends 18:40 Google Shopping & Translate 20:21 ChatGPT Translation Tool 21:51 AI Industry Drama 23:38 Claude Code Controversy 26:14 Rapid Fire News 26:28 Apple & Google Partnership 27:27 OpenAI x Cerebras 28:26 DocuSign AI 29:06 GLM Image Model 30:20 Wrap Up

Top Comments (10)

@joshxt 2026-01-17

I almost skipped the section on Claude co-work because I've seen a few other creators talk about it. But you mentioning that it's also available on the $20/month plan kept me on my toes and makes me appreciate that you might not put out content faster than everyone else, but it's always thorough and always valuable

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@bobbyboyderecords 2026-01-18

When it hallucinates and deletes all your accounts and files

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@user-ok2xb1lw5y 2026-01-17

GOAT = Matt Wolfe 🎉❤

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@vibinginthecorner 2026-01-17

6:00 "Now you can use Claude Cowork to essentially manage your computer for you." Well, I have some great news for people on Windows who don't have Claude Cowork---you could already do this with the regular Claude desktop app. You don't need Claude Cowork *at all.* I do this kind of stuff (having Claude move, create, write, and edit files on my hard drive) every day with the regular Claude desktop app. All you have to do is go into settings, go to connectors, and click on "Filesystem". Next, tell it which folders you want to allow Claude to access. Done. Now Claude can do everything Matt showed in the demo, no Cowork required. I've seen a bunch of Claude Cowork demos, and so far, I've not seen anything done that I'm not already doing with regular Claude desktop.

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@themplanetz 2026-01-17

Thanks for still doing AI news Matt! Super useful. love the intro! Lol

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@DanDoesGame 2026-01-17

Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:25 Claude Cowork Launch 02:28 Testing Claude Cowork 06:14 Google Personal Intelligence 09:52 Sponsor: Comet Browser 11:03 Testing Personal Intelligence 14:07 Veo 3.1 Updates 15:40 Testing Veo 3.1 17:37 Gemini Search Trends 18:40 Google Shopping & Translate 20:21 ChatGPT Translation Tool 21:51 AI Industry Drama 23:38 Claude Code Controversy 26:14 Rapid Fire News 26:28 Apple & Google Partnership 27:27 OpenAI x Cerebras 28:26 DocuSign AI 29:06 GLM Image Model 30:20 Wrap Up

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@gib6099 2026-01-17

Frequent viewer, first time commenter. I appreciate you and thank you so much for highlighting that Claude Cowork is available for those of us on the $20 plan. I've been debating going to a max plan and this gives me more time to try it out. I updated my Mac desktop app immediately. I'm so excited. Thank you.

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@mreflow 2026-01-17

If you want the really weird side of CES, that video is right here 👉 https://youtu.be/2me3MuDEtPQ

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@yajtyler 2026-01-17

Another banger, Matt! 🚀 Honestly, these Gemini updates are getting better every single day. You really are the GOAT for us tech nerds—keep 'em coming! 🙌

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@VaibhavShewale 2026-01-24

checking out old news sounds so optimistic

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