AI Briefing#codex
The latest AI and developer news about #codex, with the original source and a short summary.
The latest AI and developer news about #codex, with the original source and a short summary.
According to a16z data, the number of Codex installations surged sharply in early May.
Codex now supports browser tasks within Chrome on macOS and Windows.
OpenAI Codex has added a desktop pet feature that visualizes agent status.
Codex CLI's `/goal` demonstrated a case of automatically resuming even after a 5-hour interruption.
Codex now works directly in Chrome on macOS and Windows.
Simplex used ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex to cut screen design time by 40%, development time by 70%, and integration testing time by 17%.
OpenAI Codex has emerged as the go-to work tool, overtaking Claude Code.
Singular Bank saved bankers 60-90 minutes per day with an in-house assistant built on ChatGPT and Codex.
The AI advantage of the top 5% of companies is compounding through deeper usage and delegation-style tools.
OpenAI has added animated Pets and a config file import feature to Codex.
GitHub Copilot has announced the end of support for GPT-5.2 and GPT-5.2-Codex.
Heard has been released as a voice guidance tool for Claude Code and Codex.
OpenAI has released Symphony, a Linear-based Codex agent orchestrator.
OpenAI has unveiled Advanced Account Security to prevent phishing.
OpenAI Codex's system prompt includes an instruction banning mentions of creatures like goblins.
OpenAI has expanded its partnership with AWS to launch limited previews of its models and Codex.
OpenAI Codex's GPT-5.5 instructions include a rule to avoid mentioning unrelated animals or creatures.
A hackathon was held where participants use OpenAI Codex to optimize Mac Metal kernels.
OpenAI and AWS have launched a limited preview of OpenAI models, Codex, and Managed Agents on AWS and Bedrock.
GitHub removed GPT-5.3-Codex from the Copilot Student model picker.
OpenAI released Symphony, a Codex orchestration spec that uses Linear as its control plane.
Simon Willison posted a short piece quoting a remark by Romain Huet.
A Browser Use plugin has been added to Codex, combining web app implementation and verification into a single flow.
OpenAI has launched GPT-5.5, which features enhanced work automation and coding capabilities along with improved token efficiency.