OpenAI upgrades Codex with computer control, image generation to rival Claude Code

OpenAI has announced a major update for its AI coding assistant, Codex. One of the main additions is background computer use.

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 ...
The Star

The Big Bang: AI has created a code overload

Since AI coding tools from Anthropic, OpenAI, Cursor and other companies took off last year, one result has now become apparent: code overload. — Pixabay SAN FRANCISCO: When a financial services ...
Digit

Anthropic rolls out Claude computer control on Windows, lets AI run apps and code autonomously

Anthropic has expanded its computer use capability for Claude, bringing the feature to Windows after initially rolling it out on macOS. The update allows the AI assistant to carry out a variety of ...
BBC

Claude Code users hitting usage limits 'way faster than expected'

Anthropic says it is looking to resolve an issue which is blocking users of its AI coding tool. Claude Code, the AI-powered helper for writing computer code, has become popular in recent months. The ...
Digit

Claude Code’s computer use: How it works and what it can do on your Mac

There’s something nice about not having to over-explain things to an AI anymore. With Claude Code’s new computer use feature, you can just let it see what you’re doing. I’m not a proper coder, so half ...
The Verge

Anthropic’s Claude Code and Cowork can control your computer

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Ars Technica

Claude Code can now take over your computer to complete tasks

Anthropic is joining the increasingly crowded field of companies with AI agents that can take direct control of your local computer desktop. The company has announced that Claude Code (and its more ...
Engadget

Claude Code and Cowork can now use your computer

Anthropic announced today that its Claude Code and Claude Cowork tools are being updated to accomplish tasks using your computer. The latest update will see these AI resources become capable of ...
Engadget

OpenAI is putting ChatGPT, its browser and code generator into one desktop app

OpenAI is developing a “super app” for desktop that unifies ChatGPT, its browser and its Codex app, according to the Wall Street Journal and CNBC. A company spokesperson told the publications that ...
Digital Trends

Claude Code now lets you handle tasks remotely from a phone

Claude Code is no longer tied to your desk. Anthropic has introduced a new Remote Control mode that lets you manage and monitor Claude Code tasks from your phone, turning long-running coding jobs into ...
Science Daily

Scientists reveal why human language isn’t like computer code

Human language may seem messy and inefficient compared to the ultra-compact strings of ones and zeros used by computers—but our brains actually prefer it that way. New research reveals that while ...