OpenAI ratchets up Codex’s agentic capabilities to rival Claude Code

The ChatGPT maker is engaged in a fierce battle for AI coding supremacy with its rival Anthropic PBC, and is widely perceived ...

OpenAI Codex Update Adds Computer Use, Image Generation, and Memory on Mac

OpenAI is making several updates to its Codex AI coding agent. Codex is now able to operate desktop Mac apps with its own ...
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VS Code Updates Boost AI Agents, Terminal Control and Copilot Workflow

Across the April 8 and April 15, 2026 releases, Visual Studio Code expanded its agent-focused tooling with a new companion app, better terminal interaction, session debugging and more built-in Copilot ...

OpenAI drastically updates Codex desktop app to use all other apps on your computer, generate images, preview webpages

OpenAI is releasing more than 90 new plugins. These connectors—including CircleCI, GitLab, and Microsoft Suite—allow the ...

OpenAI Upgrades Codex With Computer Use, Image Generation Capabilities

OpenAI claims that these capabilities will be helpful for developers who want to use Codex for frontend tasks, testing, and ...
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OpenAI just gave Codex the power to control your workflow

OpenAI is pushing Codex into a bigger role. The tool is no longer being framed only as a coding assistant that helps inside an editor. With this update, Codex starts looking more like an agentic ...