OpenAI’s big Codex update is a direct shot at Claude Code

Codex is also getting the ability to generate and iterate on images with gpt-image-1.5, new plug-ins for tools like GitLab, ...
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Claude Opus 4.7 Is Here: Anthropic’s Latest Model Delivers, But It’s a Token Eating Machine

Anthropic's new flagship model Claude Opus 4.7 beat every benchmark we threw at it, and eats tokens like a hungry teenager.

Can this $70 Linux app make up for the lack of Photoshop? I tried it to find out

For those who bemoan the lack of Photoshop on Linux, it's possible that a competitor to GIMP could fill that need… maybe.
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VS Code Updates Boost AI Agents, Terminal Control and Copilot Workflow

Across the April 8 and April 15, 2026 releases, Visual Studio Code expanded its agent-focused tooling with a new companion app, better terminal interaction, session debugging and more built-in Copilot ...

Microsoft supercharges Visual Studio Code 1.116 with native AI and deep agent debugging

Stop hunting for extensions. Visual Studio Code 1.116 is here, baking GitHub Copilot directly into the core and giving you ...