Published April 16, 2026 at 7:18 PM
TechCrunch
Apr 17, 2026, 6:00 AM
OpenAI takes aim at Anthropic with beefed-up Codex that gives it more power over your desktop

OpenAI's agentic coding tool has gotten a major makeover, with a variety of new powers and abilities.
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