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OpenAI Enhances Codex with Desktop Control and Multi-Agent Capabilities to Compete with Anthropic
April 16, 2026 19:18
OpenAI has significantly upgraded Codex, its AI coding assistant, with new features including background desktop control, multi-agent parallel processing, an in-app browser, and memory capabilities. These updates appear...
Simular Raises $21.5M for Desktop AI Agent with Novel Neuro-Symbolic Approach
December 2, 2025 16:00
Simular, an AI agent startup founded by ex-Google DeepMind researchers, has raised $21.5M Series A to develop autonomous agents that control Mac OS and Windows PCs directly rather than just browsers. The company uses a "...