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4 updates · 4 appsMay 28, 2026

Minor updates from a few apps, but a quiet day overall

Perplexity now lets you control search result length, and Claude Code explains its safety features.

Perplexity

1 update

Expanded summary · Perplexity

You can now control how long the search results are, which can help manage how much you spend if you're paying for usage.

Smart media selection: Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type Configurable control: Enable/disable and override media types as needed New max_tokens parameter: Control the maximum tokens extracted per page in search results. This gives you finer control over response size and costs.

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Claude Code

1 update

Expanded summary · Claude Code

The app now explains how its 'auto mode' is designed to be safer, helping prevent it from doing things you didn't intend, making mistakes, or being tricked.

Overeager behavior. In this case, the agent understands the user's goal, and is genuinely trying to help, but takes initiative beyond what the user would approve.

For example, it uses a credential it happened to find or deletes somet…

Original reportingHow we built Claude Code auto mode: a safer way to skip permissionsRead original

ChatGPT

1 update

Expanded summary · ChatGPT

California and New York have the strongest AI safety laws, requiring tech companies to provide information about model guardrails and to publish reports on safety incidents as they occur.

Illinois’ bill goes a step further, requiring indep…

Original reportingIllinois Lawmakers Just Passed America’s Strongest AI Safety BillRead original

OpenAI Codex

1 update

Expanded summary · OpenAI Codex

Cisco and OpenAI are redefining enterprise engineering with Codex, helping Cisco scale AI-native development, accelerate AI Defense work, and automate defect remediation.

Cisco and OpenAI are redefining enterprise engineering with Codex, helping Cisco scale AI-native de…

Original reportingCisco and OpenAI redefine enterprise engineering with CodexRead original