OpenAI expands Codex beyond coding with computer use, memory, and plugins

This major update marks a significant shift for OpenAI, as it positions the Codex desktop app not just as a chatbot but as a ...

OpenAI's Codex Desktop can run your computer now - and has its own browser

OpenAI's Codex Desktop can run your computer now - and has its own browser ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On with Microsoft's New VS Code Agents Preview -- Now in Insiders

Now shipping in the VS Code Insiders build, Microsoft's new Visual Studio Code Agents preview offers an early look at a separate companion app for agent sessions, approvals, workspace discovery, and ...

New Codex features include the ability to use your computer in the background

A new version of OpenAI’s Codex desktop app reaches users today. It brings a smorgasbord of new features and changes, ranging ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code Updates Boost AI Agents, Terminal Control and Copilot Workflow

Across the April 8 and April 15, 2026 releases, Visual Studio Code expanded its agent-focused tooling with a new companion app, better terminal interaction, session debugging and more built-in Copilot ...
Decrypt

OpenAI Super App Takes Shape: Codex Gets Computer Use, Browser, and Image Gen

OpenAI's Codex desktop app now controls your Mac, runs its own browser, and generates images in a new update released today.
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VS Code 1.116 Ships Built-in Copilot, Agent Debug Tools

Microsoft has embedded GitHub Copilot as a default VS Code extension in version 1.116, adding agent debug logging, terminal ...