May 6, 2026

ChatGPT adds Etsy shopping, gets smarter; Claude integrates with Microsoft Office

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ChatGPT launched new shopping features and got smarter, while Claude now works directly with Microsoft Office apps.

ChatGPT

You can now use the Etsy app directly inside ChatGPT to find products by describing what you're looking for.

Etsy announced Tuesday the launch of its native app within ChatGPT, opening up a new way for shoppers to explore its catalog of over 100 million listings.

The new experience is designed to move beyond the limitations of traditional keyword queries.

ChatGPT

The main version of ChatGPT that everyone uses is now smarter and more accurate, giving you clearer and more personalized answers.

Etsy announced Tuesday the launch of its native app within ChatGPT, opening up a new way for shoppers to explore its catalog of over 100 million listings.

The new experience is designed to move beyond the limitations of traditional keyword queries.

Claude

You can now use Claude directly within Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, with Outlook coming soon, making it easier to work across these apps.

Claude now offers ready-to-use tools called 'agent templates' to help with common tasks in finance, like preparing reports.

Market researcher tracks sector and issuer developments, synthesizes news, filings, and broker research, and flags items for credit and risk review.

Perplexity

Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type

Configurable control : Enable/disable and override media types as needed

New max_tokens parameter : Control the maximum tokens extracted per page in search results. This gives you finer control over response size and costs

Gemini

Increasingly, that concern is reflected across the industry.

The company has previously defended its deals with government organizations.

Employees at Google DeepMind in London have voted to unionize as part of a bid to block the AI lab from providing its technology to the US and Israeli militaries .