Claude's new Opus 4.7 model understands instructions better and sees clearer images, while OpenAI Codex gains new deskt…

Claude launched a smarter model, and OpenAI Codex gained new desktop control and creative tools.

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ClaudeClaude's new Opus 4.7 model follows instructions better and sees clearer images.

OpenAI Codex

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The Codex app for Mac and Windows can now control other apps on your computer.

The updated Codex app for macOS and Windows adds computer use, in-app browsing, image generation, memory, and plugins to accelerate developer workflows. You can now browse the internet directly within the Codex app.

The app can now create images for you.

Original reportingCodex for (almost) everythingRead original ↗

Claude

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Claude is now much better at understanding and following your instructions.

Instruction following. Opus 4.7 is substantially better at following instructions.

Interestingly, this means that prompts written for earlier models can sometimes now produce unexpected results: where previous models interpreted instructi…

It can now "see" and understand details in much larger and clearer images.

Original reportingIntroducing Claude Opus 4.7Read original ↗

ChatGPT

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The stakes are especially high for OpenAI’s corporate future, as a bad outcome in this case could negatively impact its plans to file for an IPO later this year.

The stakes are especially high for OpenAI’s corporate future, as a bad outcome in this case could n…

Expanded summary · ChatGPT

Despite generating billions of dollars in revenue, OpenAI is still overseen by a nonprofit today.

The stakes are especially high for OpenAI’s corporate future, as a bad outcome in this case could n…

Expanded summary · ChatGPT

The first concerns whether OpenAI breached its charitable trust.

The stakes are especially high for OpenAI’s corporate future, as a bad outcome in this case could n…

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Cursor

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Expanded summary · Cursor

The promise of physical AI is that engineers will be able to program physical agents the same way they do digital ones.

This simulation startup wants to be the Cursor for physical AI TechCrunch

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