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What is a computer use agent?

What is a computer use agent? One of the big downsides of AI chatbots was that they were originally limited to their conversational interface, but that's now changing. With Claude computer use and ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft’s New ‘Fara-7B’ AI Agent Rivals GPT-4o, Runs Locally on Your PC

Microsoft’s Fara-7B is a 7B-parameter computer-use agent that runs locally on PCs, rivals GPT-4o on web tasks, and adds safety checkpoints for risky actions. Image: Microsoft Microsoft has unveiled ...
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Portable Computer is Perplexity’s new local AI agent – why it’s a game changer

Running an AI model locally, Perplexity's new Portable Computer can deliver faster performance, tighter security, and lower costs. But it has some strict requirements ...
VentureBeat

AI startup Hark unveils first product: an affordable, fast computer use agent Hark Handoff

Credit: VentureBeat made with OpenAI ChatGPT-Images-2.0 Sign-ups open to the public today at hark.com, with availability planned for later this month as part of the initial release of Hark's software ...
VentureBeat

Perplexity takes its ‘Computer’ AI agent into the enterprise, taking aim at Microsoft and Salesforce

Perplexity, the AI-powered search company valued at $20 billion, announced on Wednesday at its inaugural Ask 2026 developer conference that its multi-model AI agent, Computer, is now available to ...
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Anthropic Expands Claude's 'Computer Agent' Tools Beyond Developers with Cowork Research Preview

Anthropic is pushing Claude beyond chat into “agent” work for non-coders. Cowork repackages the computer-using capabilities behind Claude Code into a simpler macOS experience where users can assign ...