OpenAI updates its Codex desktop app with features like computer control, an in-app browser, image generation, automation memory, plugin support, and more (David Gewirtz/ZDNET)

David Gewirtz / ZDNET: OpenAI updates its Codex desktop app with features like computer control, an in-app browser, image generation, automation memory, plugin support, and more — ZDNET's key takeaways — Codex Desktop expands from coding into full productivity workflows. — Automation can generate images, charts, and workflow outputs.

New Codex features include the ability to use your computer in the background
Memo: OpenAI Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser says OpenAI's Microsoft deal 'limited our ability' to reach clients using Bedrock and touts its Amazon deal (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
Sources: SoftBank invites more banks to join its 40B loan backing its OpenAI investment, requiring them to commit ~5B each; SoftBank has already invested $30B (Bloomberg)
OpenAI plans to open its first permanent London office with a 500+ staff capacity; in February, OpenAI said it would make London its largest non-US research hub (Kai Nicol-Schwarz/CNBC)

Source: Techmeme | 2026-04-16

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