At the HumanX AI conference in San Francisco, attendees repeatedly cited Anthropic's Claude as the leading chatbot for business and coding tasks, while OpenAI's ChatGPT received noticeably less buzz. Industry insiders linked the shift to OpenAI's recent controversies, product missteps and a new $100 subscription tier aimed at recapturing market share. The contrast highlighted growing competition in the agentic AI space, with Anthropic gaining ground among enterprise users. Read more →

Poke, the messaging‑first AI assistant from The Interaction Company, launched publicly in March and now lets users automate daily tasks through iMessage, SMS, Telegram and limited WhatsApp. Backed by Spark Capital, General Catalyst and a roster of tech angels, the ten‑person startup raised an additional $10 million, valuing the company at $300 million. Users can create or adopt “recipes” that handle everything from calendar management to smart‑home control, all via plain‑text commands. Poke’s model‑agnostic architecture, multi‑layer security and flexible pricing aim to make agentic AI accessible to a broad audience. Read more →