🧠 OpenAI adds AI coding agent to ChatGPT

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OpenAI has launched Codex, a cloud-based AI agent for software engineering. It runs on codex-1, a version of the o3 model, and can handle multiple coding tasks at once while understanding your codebase. Let’s dive in! 

In today’s insights:

• OpenAI adds AI coding agent to ChatGPT

• China launches AI supercomputer into orbit

• Apple’s AI deal with Alibaba raises red flags in Washington

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OPENAI
🧠 OpenAI adds AI coding agent to ChatGPT

Evolving AI: OpenAI just launched Codex, a new AI coding agent built into ChatGPT.

Key Points:

• Codex uses OpenAI’s codex-1 model, tuned for software engineering.

• It works inside a secure virtual machine and connects to your GitHub repos.

• Codex is rolling out to ChatGPT Pro, Team, and Enterprise users, with Plus and Edu coming soon.

Details:

Codex is OpenAI’s new coding agent built into ChatGPT. It runs on a secure cloud machine and can link to your GitHub repos. You can ask it to write features, fix bugs, explain parts of your code, or run tests. It uses OpenAI’s codex-1 model, which is designed for software tasks and produces cleaner code than previous models. Codex works in the background and can handle several tasks at once, while you keep using your browser or computer. You assign tasks in the sidebar, track progress live, and don’t need to stay inside ChatGPT for it to keep running.

Why It Matters:

Codex reflects a major shift in how software is built. AI is moving from code helper to co-engineer. Y Combinator’s CEO says AI lets 10 developers do the work of 50. JPMorgan reports a 20% boost in productivity from AI tools. This isn’t about replacing engineers — it’s about scaling their impact. Codex pushes that further by acting like a teammate that builds, tests, and explains code on its own.

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CHINA
🛰️ China launches AI supercomputer into orbit

Evolving AI: China has started building a supercomputer in space, launching the first 12 of 2,800 planned AI-powered satellites.

Key Points:

• Each satellite runs an 8B parameter AI model and processes data on-board.

• Together, the 12 satellites perform 5 POPS — far more than a Copilot PC’s 40 TOPS.

• They’re part of China’s “Star Compute” program, aiming for a 1,000 POPS AI network in orbit.

Details:

The project, led by ADA Space in partnership with Zhijiang Lab and Neijang High-Tech Zone, is China’s move to bypass ground-based bottlenecks. The satellites share data at 100Gbps via laser links and store 30TB between them. They can generate 3D digital twins for use in disaster response, tourism, and gaming. Some carry X-ray sensors to study cosmic events. The long-term goal is a 2,800-satellite “Three-Body Computing Constellation,” forming an orbital AI cloud that processes data without needing to beam it back to Earth.

Why It Matters:

By moving AI processing to space, China bypasses Earth’s biggest bottlenecks — slow transfers, limited bandwidth, and energy-hungry data centers. These satellites can process and analyze data directly in orbit, using solar power and radiating heat into space. A strategic shift by China.

APPLE
🇨🇳 Apple’s AI deal with Alibaba raises red flags in Washington

Evolving AI: Apple may use Alibaba’s AI in iPhones sold in China — sparking warnings from US officials.

Key Points:

• Apple is reportedly partnering with Alibaba since OpenAI isn’t allowed in China.

• US officials worry this could expand censorship and deepen Apple’s dependence on Beijing.

• It’s the latest flashpoint in the growing US-China AI rivalry.

Details:

Apple is in talks to integrate Alibaba’s AI models into Chinese iPhones, replacing Western tools like OpenAI that are banned in the country. The move helps Apple stay competitive with Chinese brands like Huawei and Xiaomi, which already offer built-in AI. But the decision may increase Apple’s reliance on a partner closely tied to Beijing and expose users to China’s stricter data controls and content rules. US officials say it could also give a boost to China’s broader AI ambitions.

Why It Matters:

Apple isn’t just choosing an AI provider — it’s choosing how far it’s willing to bend to stay in China. This deal could normalize the use of government-aligned AI in consumer tech, setting a precedent for companies operating in countries with strict content control. In the global AI race, even small product decisions can tilt the balance.

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