🎨 Anthropic launches Claude Design, the Figma killer? 🎨
Anthropic ships a full visual design tool that turns conversations into polished prototypes and decks.

Anthropic has launched Claude Design, a new product powered by Claude Opus 4.7 that lets users create polished visual work — prototypes, slides, mockups, and marketing assets — through natural language. Available to Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise subscribers, the tool reads your codebase and design files during onboarding to build a custom design system, then applies your brand's colors, typography, and components automatically to every project. Users can refine through inline comments, direct edits, or custom sliders, and export to Canva, PDF, PPTX, or standalone HTML. A one-click handoff to Claude Code packages designs for implementation. The move directly challenges Figma's core market — Anthropic's CPO even stepped down from Figma's board this week ahead of the launch.

🤖 Codex ships Mac automation, hits 3M weekly users 🤖
OpenAI's coding tool rolls out full desktop automation capabilities for Mac.

OpenAI Codex is no longer just a coding assistant. The platform now offers background computer control that lets it operate any Mac application autonomously, alongside support for multi-agent workflows running in parallel and persistent memory that retains user preferences across sessions. An Atlas-powered in-app browser lets developers mark up pages for direction, while inline gpt-image-1.5 generates mockups without switching apps. Automations allow Codex to resume long-running tasks days later, and a web browsing feature is currently in testing. The platform has reached 3 million weekly users with 70% month-over-month growth — a strong adoption signal signaling a competitive push into all-in-one developer tools rather than simple code completion.

💻 Perplexity rolls out Personal Computer for Mac 💻
Perplexity's Mac agent rollout directly challenges OpenAI Codex in desktop automation.

Perplexity has launched Personal Computer, a Mac application that reimagines the operating system from manual instruction execution to probabilistic goal completion. Available to Max-tier subscribers, the platform runs AI agents across more than 20 frontier models to drive native applications, read files, and pilot its proprietary Comet browser continuously. Deep web research serves as the core foundation, enabling agents to autonomously evaluate reasoning paths and execute complex multi-step workflows. The move puts Perplexity in direct competitive pressure with OpenAI's Codex, as both companies race to define the computer-use agent category — a space that could reshape how users interact with their desktops.

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🧬 GPT-Rosalind beats 95% of scientists in RNA tests 🧬

OpenAI has introduced GPT-Rosalind, the first model in a dedicated life sciences series purpose-built for drug discovery and biological research. In a rapid rollout targeting pharma, the model combines reasoning across chemistry, protein engineering, and genomics with tool use for literature review and experimental planning. In a blind RNA test from Dyno Therapeutics, Rosalind outperformed 95% of human scientists on prediction tasks. Enterprise pilots are underway at Amgen, Moderna, and the Allen Institute — a major capability jump for domain-specific scientific AI.

🎙️ Jensen Huang loses composure over China chip bans 🎙️

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sat down for a wide-ranging interview covering Google TPU competition, Nvidia's supply chain dominance, and China chip export regulation tensions. Huang became visibly emotional discussing export restrictions, revealing the access dilemma between commercial interests and national security. He also explained why Nvidia has chosen not to become a hyperscaler and shared candid views on Anthropic and OpenAI. The conversation offers a rare unfiltered look at strategic thinking inside AI's most critical hardware company.