OpenAI’s big Codex update is a direct shot at Anthropic’s Claude Code

The Verge
By Robert HartApr 16, 2026, 1:00 pm86 ptsTrending
Codex can control apps on your desktop like Tic Tac Toe. | Image: OpenAI OpenAI is beefing up its agentic coding and development system Codex with a suite of updates that let it use your computer, generate images, and remember from past experiences. Codex will now be able to operate desktop apps on your…

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