Anthropic opens the waitlist for the research preview of Claude Duet, using virtual cards to shop on users’ behalf

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Anthropic opened the waitlist for the research preview of Claude Duet on October 21, allowing Claude to shop on users’ behalf and request confirmation before key actions. Claude Duet uses Stripe Link and Shopify’s Shop Pay, paying with a virtual card at checkout without sharing the actual card number; users must approve every purchase and also confirm before messages are sent, payments are made, documents are signed, or content is deleted.