OpenAI Codex rivals Claude Code

Codex CLI is an open-source coding agent from OpenAI, written primarily in Rust, that runs locally on your computer. Codex IDE extension is a coding agent that runs in Visual Studio Code and its forks, such as Cursor and Windsurf. Codex Web, which connects to Codex...

Java or Python for building agents?

Python didn’t become the lingua franca of artificial intelligence by accident. I’ve argued that Python’s dominance in AI isn’t due to blazing performance or fancy features, but because it offers the shortest distance from idea to working code. It’s an accessible,...

Lessons from the Salesforce breach

The chilling reality of a Salesforce.com data breach is a jarring wake-up call, not just for its customers, but for the entire cloud computing industry. In recent months, a wave of cyberattacks has targeted cloud-based platforms that house and process massive amounts...

OpenAI Codex adds SDK, admin tools, Slack integration

Codex, OpenAI’s AI-powered software engineering agent that can work on tasks in parallel, is now generally available. Since being launched as a research preview in May, Codex has added Slack integration, an SDK, and admin tools. OpenAI announced general availability...

Google’s Jules coding agent adds CLI, API

Google Labs has introduced Jules Tools and the Jules API, a command-line interface and API respectively for the Jules coding agent. Jules Tools and the Jules API were announced October 2. Jules Tools is a new CLI that brings Jules directly into the developer’s...