OpenAI is going to let users access Codex, its desktop AI tool that can write code and use apps on your computer, from the ChatGPT app on your phone.
Following the surge in popularity for Anthropic's Claude Code, OpenAI has been working quickly to try and catch up, including by cutting back on "side quests," shutting down projects like the Sora video-generation tool, and focusing on growing its enterprise business. The company's push included the recently released major update for Codex that lets it operate apps on macOS - a potentially major step as part of its ambitions to make a desktop "superapp."
Codex in the ChatGPT mobile app lets …
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In brief ChatGPT’s global web traffic share fell from 77.6% in May 2025 to 53.7% in April 2026, per SimilarWeb. For the first time, Anthropic passed OpenAI in business adoption: 34.4% vs. 32.3% of companies tracked by the Ramp AI Index. Secondary markets are pricing Anthropic at around $1 trillion—above OpenAI’s $880 billion on Forge Global. For a long time, “ChatGPT” was almost synonymous with “AI.” That shorthand is getting harder to defend. According to SimilarWeb’s latest web traffic data, ChatGPT commanded 77.6% of global generative AI website traffic in May 2025. By April 2026, that share had dropped to 53.7%. Still the leader—but it’s lost roughly 24% in 12 months. The ground it’s ceding isn’t going to a single challenger. Google’s Gemini went from 7.27% to 26.7% in the same window—nearly quadrupling its share. Claude jumped from 1.37% to 7.95%, a near-sixfold increase. Grok, P
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A class action filed in California federal court accuses OpenAI of disclosing private ChatGPT user data to Meta and Google. The complaint says the company used embedded tracking technology without consumer consent. The lawsuit covers United States residents who entered queries on ChatGPT.com. It argues that OpenAI funneled personal questions and account details to two firms whose advertising networks reach billions of people each day. What The Complaint Alleges The filing centers on tracking technology that Meta and Google supply to website operators for analytics and ad targeting. According to the complaint, OpenAI embedded that code into its ChatGPT site and allowed it to transmit user information automatically. The plaintiffs say the disclosed data included query topics, account identifiers, and email addresses tied to individual users. The case argues that
