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April 24, 2026

Claude, ChatGPT, OpenAI Codex and 1 more shipped updates

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OpenAI Codex

OpenAI Codex

Try these 10 prompts to move real work forward with dashboards, decks, workflows, and more.

Try these 10 prompts to move real work forward with dashboards, decks, workflows, and more. | You’ve seen what Codex can do. Now it’s time to put it to work. These use cases show how to use Codex to do real work: create deliverables, pull together context from multiple tools, take action on real inputs, and move tasks forward faste… | Set up a weekday heartbeat called “Morning Work Brief” that starts at 8:30 AM loca… Try these 10 prompts to move real work forward with dashboards, decks, workflows, and more. You’ve seen what Codex can do. Now it’s time to put it to work. These use cases show how to use Codex to do real work: create deliverables, pull together context from multiple tools, take action on real inputs, and move tasks forward faste… Set up a weekday heartbeat called “Morning Work Brief” that starts at 8:30 AM local time and keeps checking throughout the workday. At 8:30, use today’s calendar, unread Slack DMs and mentions from the previous 24 hours, unread Gmail from…

Source · Top 10 uses for Codex at work
Source · Top 10 uses for Codex at work

OpenAI Codex

Select New thread to begin. You can select an existing project to associate it with, create a new project, or leave it as a standalone conversation.

The sidebar is where you navigate between threads, projects, and tools. Most of your work will begin by creating a new thread. When you’re using Codex, think of a “thread” the same way you would think of a “chat” in ChatGPT. You can have a… | Select New thread to begin. You can select an existing project to associate it with, create a new project, or leave it as a standalone conversation. | Projects are how you orga… The sidebar is where you navigate between threads, projects, and tools. Most of your work will begin by creating a new thread. When you’re using Codex, think of a “thread” the same way you would think of a “chat” in ChatGPT. You can have a… Select New thread to begin. You can select an existing project to associate it with, create a new project, or leave it as a standalone conversation. Projects are how you organize your work and where you group tasks together. In Codex, a project is linked to a folder on your computer where you are conducting that set of tasks. When…

Source · Working with Codex
Source · Working with Codex

OpenAI Codex

To access plugins, select plugins in the top left corner of Codex. From there, you can see plugins that are recommended or already installed, browse the plugins library, or create a new plugin.

To access plugins, select plugins in the top left corner of Codex. From there, you can see plugins that are recommended or already installed, browse the plugins library, or create a new plugin. | Creating a new plugin usually requires more technical expertise than creating a skill. | That matters because the same task can look different from team to team. Ten companies might structure a newsletter ten different ways… To access plugins, select plugins in the top left corner of Codex. From there, you can see plugins that are recommended or already installed, browse the plugins library, or create a new plugin. Creating a new plugin usually requires more technical expertise than creating a skill. That matters because the same task can look different from team to team. Ten companies might structure a newsletter ten different ways. Your company may have a specific voice for customer-facing messages. Your sales team may have a require…

Source · Plugins and skills
Source · Plugins and skills
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Claude

Claude

NEC Corporation will use Claude as it builds one of Japan’s largest AI-native engineering organizations, making it available to approximately 30,000 NEC Group employees worldwide.

NEC Corporation will use Claude as it builds one of Japan’s largest AI-native engineering organizations, making it available to approximately 30,000 NEC Group employees worldwide. | “This long-term partnership with Anthropic enables NEC to maximize the potential of AI in the Japanese market,” said Toshifumi Yoshizaki, Executive Officer and COO of NEC Corporation. “Together, we aim to create solutions that meet the h… NEC Corporation will use Claude as it builds one of Japan’s largest AI-native engineering organizations, making it available to approximately 30,000 NEC Group employees worldwide. “This long-term partnership with Anthropic enables NEC to maximize the potential of AI in the Japanese market,” said Toshifumi Yoshizaki, Executive Officer and COO of NEC Corporation. “Together, we aim to create solutions that meet the hig… In addition, NEC is already integrating Claude into its Security Operations Center services to help defend customers against increasingly sophisticated……

Source · Anthropic and NEC partner to build AI-native engineering at scale in Japan
Source · Anthropic and NEC partner to build AI-native engineering at scale in Japan

ChatGPT

ChatGPT

On a call with journalists, Brockman said that the new model was a big advancement “towards more agentic and intuitive computing.”

OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-5.5 , its newest AI model, which the company calls its “smartest and most intuitive to use model” yet. The algorithm comes with increased capabilities in a multitude of areas, with OpenAI co-foun… | On a call with journalists, Brockman said that the new model was a big advancement “towards more agentic and intuitive computing.” | 8220;This model is a real step… OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-5.5 , its newest AI model, which the company calls its “smartest and most intuitive to use model” yet. The algorithm comes with increased capabilities in a multitude of areas, with OpenAI co-foun… On a call with journalists, Brockman said that the new model was a big advancement “towards more agentic and intuitive computing.” 8220;This model is a real step forward towards the kind of computing that we expect in the future — but it is one step, and we expect to see many in the future,” Brockman said.…

Source · OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, bringing company one step closer to an AI 'super app' | TechCrunch
Source · OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, bringing company one step closer to an AI 'super app' | TechCrunch

ChatGPT

On a call with journalists, Brockman said that the new model was a big advancement “towards more agentic and intuitive computing.”

OpenAI has reduced the rate of hallucination in more recent model releases, but chatbot tools still output errors. “There seems to be this sense emerging, at least among casual users, that the hallucination problem has been fixed,” says Sr… | When you turn to a human financial advisor for money tips, they will likely be cordial and professional and push back on any preconceptions you may have about saving, investing… OpenAI has reduced the rate of hallucination in more recent model releases, but chatbot tools still output errors. “There seems to be this sense emerging, at least among casual users, that the hallucination problem has been fixed,” says Sr… When you turn to a human financial advisor for money tips, they will likely be cordial and professional and push back on any preconceptions you may have about saving, investing, and spending money. On the other hand, chatbots are known for… “AI sycophancy is not merely a stylistic issue or a niche risk, but a prevalent behavior with…

Source · 5 Reasons to Think Twice Before Using ChatGPT—or Any Chatbot—for Financial Advice
Source · 5 Reasons to Think Twice Before Using ChatGPT—or Any Chatbot—for Financial Advice

ChatGPT

Introducing GPT-5.5

We are deploying industry-leading safeguards for this level of cyber capability. We first introduced cyber-specific safeguards with GPT‑5.2 ⁠ (opens in a new window) last year, which we have continued to test, refine, and build on in subse… | We are expanding access to accelerate cyber defense at every level. We are making our cyber-permissive models available through Trusted Access for Cyber ⁠ , starting with Codex… We are deploying industry-leading safeguards for this level of cyber capability. We first introduced cyber-specific safeguards with GPT‑5.2 ⁠ (opens in a new window) last year, which we have continued to test, refine, and build on in subse… We are expanding access to accelerate cyber defense at every level. We are making our cyber-permissive models available through Trusted Access for Cyber ⁠ , starting with Codex, which includes expanded access to the advanced cybersecurity… We are working with government partners to help protect critical infrastructure for the public.…

Source · Introducing GPT-5.5
Source · Introducing GPT-5.5

DeepSeek

DeepSeek

Try it now at chat.deepseek.com via Expert Mode / Instant Mode. API is updated & available today!

Try it now at chat.deepseek.com via Expert Mode / Instant Mode. API is updated & available today! | Enhanced Agentic Capabilities: Open-source SOTA in Agentic Coding benchmarks. 🔹 Rich World Knowledge: Leads all current open models, trailing only Gemini-3.1-Pro. 🔹 World-Class Reasoning: Beats all current open models in Math/STEM/Coding… | Reasoning capabilities closely approach V4-Pro. 🔹 Performs on par with V4-P… Try it now at chat.deepseek.com via Expert Mode / Instant Mode. API is updated & available today! Enhanced Agentic Capabilities: Open-source SOTA in Agentic Coding benchmarks. 🔹 Rich World Knowledge: Leads all current open models, trailing only Gemini-3.1-Pro. 🔹 World-Class Reasoning: Beats all current open models in Math/STEM/Coding… Reasoning capabilities closely approach V4-Pro. 🔹 Performs on par with V4-Pro on simple Agent tasks. 🔹 Smaller parameter size, faster response times, and highly cost-effective API pricing.

Source · DeepSeek V4 Preview Release | DeepSeek API Docs
Source · DeepSeek V4 Preview Release | DeepSeek API Docs