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10 يوليو 2026 · Archive
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OpenAI Merges Codex Into ChatGPT, Copies Rival's App, Breaks It

The relaunch buries three modes in one dropdown, turns minimize into a close button, and rebuilds the Mac app on Electron.

  • Three modes, ChatGPT Work, Codex, and Chat, now share a single dropdown menu.
  • Chat opens as a pop-up box, its minimize button just closes the window.
  • Mac app dropped native code for Electron; the prompt now reads 'Do anything.'

Why it matters: OpenAI rebuilt its flagship app to imitate a rival's design without confirming its own controls still work.

M.G. Siegler, Spyglass ("The ChatGPT Super App Sort of Super Sucks") ↗ · 10 يوليو 202610‏/7‏/26 · ✓ Checked

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