OpenAI launches new agentic coding model only minutes after Anthropic drops its own In Brief Posted: 12:01 PM PST · February 5, 2026 Image Credits:Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images On Monday, OpenAI launched Codex, an agentic coding tool marketed to software developers. Today, OpenAI also launched a new model designed to turbo-charge Codex:...

Wispr Flow launches an Android app for AI-powered dictation AI-powered dictation startup Wispr Flow has launched its Android app today. The company released its app for Mac and Windows first, then launched on iOS in June 2025. On iOS, users could use Wispr Flow through a dedicated keyboard. On Android, the interface is a bit different, as you can access the dictionary through a floating...

Trump has big plans for Venezuela's oil but are they feasible?Robert PlummerBusiness reporterAFP via Getty ImagesVenezuela has the world's largest oil reserves, but the industry has been starved of investmentAfter US President Donald Trump oversaw the seizure of his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro last month, he vowed to tap the country's oil reserves – the world's largest.But for the US...

OpenAI says 18 to 24-year-olds account for nearly 50% of ChatGPT usage in India OpenAI seems to have found product-market fit with young Indians. The company said on Friday that users between 18 and 24 years of age accounted for nearly 50% of messages sent to ChatGPT in the country, and users under 30 accounted for 80%. The AI lab said Indians use ChatGPT mostly for work, with 35% of all...

Anthropic Expands Claude's Free Tier With More FeaturesNow that OpenAI has added ads to its free and low-cost ChatGPT plans, its competition is having a "field day," so to speak. Anthropic hit back with Super Bowl ads criticizing the move and saying its Claude service would stay ad-free. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded by saying OpenAI intended to avoid putting its best features behind a...