# OpenAI Unveils Codex "Superapp" Update with Computer Use, Automations, Built-In Browser, and More - MacStories

<https://www.macstories.net/news/openai-unveils-codex-superapp-update-with-computer-use-automations-built-in-browser-and-more/>

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## What Jamie wrote

Codex just got a ton of new capabilities.

> On the productivity side of things, the update allows Codex to operate your desktop apps, interacting with interface elements and inputting text, for example. We’ve seen computer use from other AI companies before, but one thing that sets Codex apart is its ability to work in your apps in the background so they don’t steal the focus from whatever app you’re already using.

These systems are moving _so fast_ it is impossible to keep up.

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