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OpenAI Unveils Autonomous Software Engineering Agent

ALSO: xAI revealed that an "unauthorized modification" to Grok & China has launched the first 12 satellites

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OpenAI has launched Codex, a new cloud-based software engineering agent capable of autonomously managing multiple development tasks at once.

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  • xAI revealed that an "unauthorized modification" to Grok

  • China has launched the first 12 satellites of its Three-Body Computing Constellation

  • xAI has also introduced a new feature for Grok

  • OpenAI Unveils Autonomous Software Engineering Agent

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OpenAI's VP of Research, Jerry Tworek, shared that GPT-5 will integrate tools like Codex, Operator, Deep Research, and Memory into a unified system—minimizing the need to switch between different models.

xAI revealed that an "unauthorized modification" to Grok led the chatbot to repeatedly surface sensitive discussions related to South Africa.

China has launched the first 12 satellites of its Three-Body Computing Constellation, an ambitious plan for a 2,800-satellite AI-driven network that will process data directly in orbit.

xAI has also introduced a new feature for Grok, enabling the chatbot to generate visual charts—now accessible through the browser.

Chinese startup Synyi AI opened the world’s first AI-run medical clinic in Saudi Arabia, where a virtual doctor independently diagnoses and prescribes treatment without human intervention.

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OpenAI Unveils Autonomous Software Engineering Agent

OpenAI has launched Codex, a new cloud-based software engineering agent capable of autonomously managing multiple development tasks at once.

Here’s what you need to know:

Codex is powered by codex-1, a variant of OpenAI’s o3 model that’s been fine-tuned specifically for software engineering.

It runs within isolated cloud environments, enabling it to write new features, fix bugs, answer questions about the codebase, and execute tests—all independently.

Codex can also follow project-specific instructions through AGENTS.md files, which help it navigate codebases, follow testing protocols, and comply with team standards.

Initially, Codex is available to ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise, and Team users, with a usage-based, rate-limited model rolling out later to support expanded access.

Why it matters:
As companies increasingly rely on AI to generate code, OpenAI’s Codex represents a major step forward—offering a virtual teammate that can take on multiple engineering tasks with minimal oversight. The pace at which AI is reshaping software development now outstrips nearly every other field.

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