OpenAI downplays GPT-5.5 performance drop as user expectations rise
OpenAI confirms it's investigating GPT-5.5 performance complaints, but Altman suggests the real issue is that users have gotten used to its capabilities.
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Notion turns its knowledge base into a code execution platform
A six-person startup called Poetiq built an API-only harness that boosted Kimi K2.6 by 29.9 percentage points and let the lightweight Gemini 3.0 Flash beat bigger models like Claude Opus — all without fine-tuning any model weights.
OpenClaw hands off OpenAI loop to Codex runtime
OpenClaw's latest update offloads OpenAI model inference, tool calling, and context to the Codex runtime, citing tool bloat and the need for dynamic schema loading. Users can now log in with their ChatGPT account.
OpenAI confirms supply chain attack, forces macOS app update by June 2026
A malicious NPM package infected two employee devices, stealing code signing certificates. OpenAI is rotating certificates and requiring macOS users to update by June 12, 2026, or lose access.
Claude Opus beat a human nanoGPT record but kept shutting down
A two-week AI research experiment pitted two autonomous agents against a nanoGPT speed challenge. Claude Opus broke the record after 14,000 hours of compute — but also went on strike for 22 hours.
Hermes Agent Hands Over OpenAI Model Loop to Codex
Nous Research's Hermes Agent now supports running OpenAI model calls inside Codex, mirroring OpenClaw's approach but with deeper tool callbacks. The feature is opt-in and trades off some Hermes-specific tools.
ChatGPT Mobile Strikes Back with Remote Codex Control
OpenAI is preparing legal action against Apple, claiming the company never delivered on promised deep integration for ChatGPT in Siri. An OpenAI executive called the partnership a complete failure.
LangChain's new tools automatically hunt down and fix bugs in AI agents
LangChain announced a new database and automated debugging engine that can pinpoint failures in AI agent code and draft pull requests to fix them.
GPT-5.6 Appears in Codex With 1.5M Context, June Release Rumored
Developers have accessed an unreleased GPT-5.6 model via Codex, revealing a 1.5M token context window. Leaks point to a potential June release, just three weeks after GPT-5.5.
OpenAI offers two months free Codex to poach Claude defectors
OpenAI is offering two months of free Codex enterprise access to any business willing to switch from Anthropic's Claude, timed perfectly after Claude's new pricing sparked backlash.