OpenAI introduced a new $100/month ChatGPT Pro tier offering 5x more usage of its Codex coding assistant, bridging the gap between $20 and $200 plans.

Cursor has released Cursor 3, a redesigned agent-first coding platform that directly challenges Anthropic's Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex for developer mindshare.

OpenAI announced its acquisition of Astral, the startup behind Python's most widely used developer tools including uv, Ruff, and ty, aiming to embed them into the Codex AI coding platform and expand its reach across the full software development lifecycle.

OpenAI is consolidating its ChatGPT app, Codex AI coding platform, and Atlas browser into a single desktop superapp, aiming to eliminate product fragmentation and sharpen focus as competition with Anthropic intensifies.

Figma announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI to natively embed support for Codex, OpenAI's AI coding agent, directly into the Figma design platform, enabling developers to generate and edit code from design files.

GitHub introduces Agent HQ, enabling developers to run multiple AI coding agents including Copilot, Claude, and Codex directly in their workflow.

OpenAI introduces Codex app for macOS, a powerful interface for managing multiple AI agents simultaneously, running parallel tasks, and collaborating over long-running development projects with built-in skills system and automations.