Overview
- IBM will integrate Anthropic’s Claude into select software starting with a private-preview IDE used by 6,000+ early adopters who reported roughly 45% productivity gains.
- IBM and Anthropic released an enterprise guide, Architecting Secure Enterprise AI Agents with MCP, outlining an Agent Development Lifecycle and contributions to the MCP community.
- IBM shares rose as much as 7.5% in early trading after the partnership announcement, reflecting investor enthusiasm for enterprise AI integrations.
- Deloitte is beginning a global deployment of Claude to more than 470,000 staff across over 150 countries, featuring role-specific personas and a Claude Center of Excellence.
- On the same day as the Deloitte rollout news, Australia’s employment department said Deloitte would refund part of a contract over AI-generated errors, and separate reporting said Anthropic plans an India office and is in discussions with Reliance.