(Image credit: Anthropic) Anthropic is making a bold play to turn Claude into more than a chatbot. In a new update, the company announced a wave of “everyday life” connectors that let Claude plug directly into services like Spotify , Uber, Instacart, TurboTax and Booking.com. That means instead of just answering questions, Claude could help you order groceries, book a ride, find a dinner reservation or plan a vacation from one conversation. It’s another sign that the AI race is shifting away from smarter models alone and toward useful ecosystems. Just like OpenAI has pushed ChatGPT deeper into shopping, search and productivity with its own app hub , Anthropic now wants Claude to become a daily assistant that actually gets things done. For users, this could be one of Claude’s most practical updates yet. For the broader market, it shows the next phase of AI may be won by whichever assistant becomes the easiest to live with.…