OpenAI has launched Codex, a powerful AI coding agent inside ChatGPT that can write, test, and commit real code using codex-1, a model fine-tuned for software development. Meanwhile, China’s Manus AI introduced a next-gen image generator that plans, designs, and executes complex visual tasks using a multi-agent system. At the same time, Anthropic is preparing a major upgrade to Claude with true agentic behavior, and Google is transforming Search with Gemini-powered AI Mode for smarter, conversational results.