OpenAI Codex Auto-Imports CLAUDE.md, Adds Codex Pets

OpenAI Codex Auto-Imports CLAUDE.md, Adds Codex Pets

OpenAI shipped a May 2 Codex update that auto-imports Claude Code CLAUDE.md and other rival agent configs into AGENTS.md, plus eight animated Codex Pets that float over your screen as ambient status indicators.

IBM Granite 4.1: Dense LLMs Walk Back the MoE Bet

IBM Granite 4.1: Dense LLMs Walk Back the MoE Bet

IBM released Granite 4.1 on April 29, 2026 with dense decoder-only 3B, 8B, and 30B Apache 2.0 LLMs that walk back the Granite 4.0 MoE bet. The 8B dense beats the 32B-A9B MoE on most benchmarks. 128K production context, 512K extension.

Cursor Launches SDK for Programmatic Coding Agents

Cursor Launches SDK for Programmatic Coding Agents

Cursor released a TypeScript SDK on April 29, 2026 that lets developers build and deploy AI coding agents programmatically, embedding the same runtime that powers Cursor into their own products and pipelines.

Mistral Workflows: Durable Orchestration for AI Agents

Mistral Workflows: Durable Orchestration for AI Agents

Mistral launched Workflows in public preview on April 28, 2026. Built on Temporal durable execution, the platform brings replay-able workflows, HITL approval gates, and audit trails to AI orchestration.

Claude's Official Blender Connector: Setup and Workflow

Claude's Official Blender Connector: Setup and Workflow

Anthropic's official Claude Blender connector shipped April 28, 2026. Drag-and-drop install, Free-tier eligible, scene-graph aware. The verified setup, the four workflows Anthropic has demoed, and the limits to know.

Poolside Releases Laguna M.1 and Open-Weight XS.2

Poolside Releases Laguna M.1 and Open-Weight XS.2

Poolside released the first two models in its Laguna family on April 28: a 225B-parameter flagship called M.1 and an open-weight 33B model called XS.2 under Apache 2.0. Both are pitched at agentic, long-horizon coding work.

The AI Coding War: What xAI's Rebuild Means for Creators

The AI Coding War: What xAI's Rebuild Means for Creators

When Elon Musk publicly admitted on March 13 that "xAI was not built right first time around, so is being rebuilt from the foundations up," he confirmed what the numbers already showed: the AI coding assistant market has clear winners, and Grok is not among them

Musk Admits xAI 'Not Built Right,' Starts Over

Musk Admits xAI 'Not Built Right,' Starts Over

Elon Musk stated on March 13, 2026 that "xAI was not built right first time around, so is being rebuilt from the foundations up." The admission came as 10 of the company's 12 original co-founders have departed, and xAI is now recruiting engineers from Cursor to rebuild its AI coding tools

Lovable Hits $400M ARR With Just 146 Employees

Lovable Hits $400M ARR With Just 146 Employees

Lovable, the vibe coding platform that lets users build applications through natural language commands, reached $400 million in annual recurring revenue in February 2026. The company did it with just 146 employees and 8 million users, adding $100 million in revenue in a single month

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