OpenAI supercharges its Codex coding assistant with 111 new plugins, parallel AI agents, GitHub integration, built-in browser, and autonomous task scheduling, directly challenging Anthropic's Claude as both companies race to dominate the booming developer AI tools market.
Perplexity launches its Personal Computer AI assistant on Mac, offering deep system integration with local files, iMessage, Mail, and Calendar for Max subscribers — but the powerful feature comes at a steep $200/month price tag.
Google Gemini now generates personalized images using your photos and connected app data — no extra setup required — rolling out to paid US users as Google pulls ahead of Apple in the AI personal intelligence race.
Cursor 3.1 launches agent-created canvases, enabling AI to generate interactive visual dashboards, diagrams, and charts built on a React-based UI library, dramatically reducing friction in human-agent collaboration by replacing dense text with dynamic visual interfaces.
Google launches 'Skills' in Chrome, enabling users to save and reuse AI prompts via simple shortcuts, streamlining repetitive tasks as AI-powered browser features continue to surge in popularity across the industry.
Google launches a Gemini desktop app for macOS, offering instant AI access via a keyboard shortcut, but the Apple Silicon-only release with no Windows version in sight suggests Google is still playing catch-up to rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic.
OpenAI rolls out its ChatGPT Windows desktop app with screen awareness and quick-access shortcuts, but only paid subscribers can use it now — free users must wait until later this year for full access.
Google launches a free native Gemini app for macOS 15 and above, letting users share their screen for instant AI-powered insights and access the assistant from anywhere with a quick Option + Space keyboard shortcut.
Anthropic launches Claude Code, an AI coding assistant now available across terminals, IDEs, Slack, and browsers, with teams reporting 7.6x more frequent deployments and 14% week-over-week growth, starting at $17/month.
Google launches 'Skills' in Chrome, allowing users to save and reuse AI prompts as one-click tools within Gemini, with customizable workflows, a pre-built library, and multi-tab functionality for tasks like calculations, comparisons, and document scanning.