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OpenAI debuts GPT‑5.1-Codex-Max coding model and it already completed a 24-hour task internally

OpenAI has introduced GPT‑5.1-Codex-Max, a new frontier agentic coding model now available in its Codex developer environment. The release marks a significant step forward in AI-assisted software engineering, offering improved long-horizon reasoning, efficiency, and real-time interactive capabilities. GPT‑5.1-Codex-Max will now replace GPT‑5.1-Codex as the default model across Codex-integrated surfaces.

Carl Franzen
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The most important OpenAI announcement you probably missed at DevDay 2025

OpenAI’s annual developer conference on Monday was a spectacle of ambitious AI product launches, from an app store for ChatGPT to a stunning video-generation API that brought creative concepts to life. But for the enterprises and technical leaders watching closely, the most consequential announcement was the quiet general availability of Codex, the company's AI software engineer. This release signals a profound shift in how software—and by extension, modern business—is built.

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OpenAI Dev Day 2025: ChatGPT becomes the new app store — and hardware is coming

In a packed hall at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, against a backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman laid out a bold vision to remake the digital world. The company that brought generative AI to the mainstream with a simple chatbot is now building the foundations for its next act: a comprehensive computing platform designed to move beyond the screen and browser, with legendary designer Jony Ive enlisted to help shape its physical form.

Michael Nuñez
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OpenAI's DevDay 2025 preview: Will Sam Altman launch the ChatGPT browser?

The third annual DevDay conference at San Francisco's Fort Mason represents a critical moment for OpenAI, which has seen its dominance challenged by rapid advances from Google's Gemini, Anthropic's Claude, and Meta's growing AI efforts. The event comes just days after OpenAI's new Sora video generation app topped Apple's App Store, demonstrating the company's ability to capture mainstream attention even as technical competitors close the gap.

Michael Nuñez
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Anthropic’s new Claude can code for 30 hours. Think of it as your AI coworker

The San Francisco-based startup claims its newest model achieves state-of-the-art performance on critical coding benchmarks, scoring 77.2% on SWE-bench Verified — a rigorous software engineering evaluation — compared to GPT-5's performance. More remarkably, Anthropic says Claude Sonnet 4.5 can maintain focus on complex, multi-step tasks for more than 30 hours, a dramatic leap in AI's ability to handle sustained work.

Michael Nuñez
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How enterprises can select the right QA tools for riding the AI vibe coding wave

Enterprise startup CodeRabbit today raised $60 million to solve a problem most enterprises don't realize they have yet. As AI coding agents generate code faster than humans can review it, organizations face a critical infrastructure decision that will determine whether they capture AI's productivity gains or get buried in technical debt.

Sean Michael Kerner
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OpenAI adds 'powerful but dangerous' support for MCP in ChatGPT dev mode

It dropped in the midst of a chaotic and tragic news day yesterday, but OpenAI made a significant upgrade to ChatGPT that's worth further consideration among software developers: the company added support for the emerging Model Context Protocol (MCP) standard directly into ChatGPT itself when switched into developer mode, allowing third party developers to be able to connect their own external (MCP compatible) servers and tools directly into the developers' ChatGPT accounts.

Carl Franzen
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OpenAI leader admits 'way too much confusion' about Responses API, posts thread clarifying and urging adoption

While ChatGPT continues setting new usage records, millions of enterprise customers also rely on its maker OpenAI's application programming interfaces (APIs) for building their own distinctive chatbot and agentic products atop the company's host of generative AI large language models (LLMs).

Carl Franzen
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Qualcomm's AI Hub adds support for Snapdragon X processors, allows developers to use their own AI models

With the impending rise of AI PCs, Qualcomm wants to help developers get ahead of the game. The company is releasing an update to its AI Hub that will support the Snapdragon X processor series. App builders can now tap into Qualcomm's newest chips that power on-device AI, optimizing their programs to work efficiently on the next generation of Windows computers and laptops.

Ken Yeung
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Google launches a Gemini-powered debugging tool for Chrome DevTools

Google is announcing a Gemini-powered feature within Chrome DevTools that will provide developers with personalized and contextual information about what's wrong with their web apps. Starting this week, the AI will generate explanations about errors and debugging solutions and display them within the Chrome DevTools Console.

Ken Yeung
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Android Studio to get Gemini 1.5 Pro upgrade, Gemini code suggestions and crash reporting

Google's Android development environment is getting a Gemini makeover of sorts. The company is announcing that Gemini 1.5 Pro will arrive on Android Studio later this year. This version offers longer context windows and multimodal inputs. Moreover, developers can now use Gemini to generate code suggestions, analyze crash reports and recommend the next steps to rectify development issues.

Ken Yeung