OpenAI Drops Codex Update to Duel Claude Code, Cloudflare Unveils AI Agent Inference Hub
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⚡ OpenAI drops desktop-ghost Codex, Google AI Studio goes pay-per-use, Cloudflare hosts Agents, Pi LLM wheezes, Korean glasses subtitle live, geeks tape robot arms—AI can’t sit still!
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OpenAI Drops Codex Bomb, Takes Aim at Claude Code
**OpenAI** on 16 Apr upgraded **Codex** to challenge **Anthropic**’s **Claude Code**: the macOS Agent now runs headless, controls desktop apps, and spawns parallel agents without interrupting users. New tricks—**gpt-image-1.5** image loops, plugins for **GitLab/Atlassian Rovo/Microsoft Suite**, native web browsing with on-page annotations, reusable threads, and scheduled wake-ups—plus optional memory of preferences and fixes. Preview rolls out “soon” to enterprise & edu tiers, EU later; Windows and wider OS support TBA.
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Anthropic CPO Steps Down from Figma Board
Anthropic CPO Mike Krieger quit Figma’s board 14 Apr amid reports the LLM firm will launch a rival design tool.
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Cloudflare Launches AI Inference Platform Built for Agents
Cloudflare debuts an AI platform positioned as the **inference layer for Agents**, unifying LLMs and network tools.
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