OpenAI Builds Desktop Super App Combining ChatGPT Browser and Codex

OpenAI will combine its web browser, ChatGPT app and Codex coding app into a singular desktop super app, with Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of Applications, overseeing the change with assistance from OpenAI President Greg Brockman. The new app aims to help OpenAI streamline the user experience and reduce fragmentation. The effort to unify OpenAI's products under one application comes after Simo held an all-hands meeting with staffers earlier this month, telling them that "what really matters for us right now is staying focused and executing extremely well." The company released a flurry of new products and experiences in recent months, including its Codex app and its browser, as it races to keep an edge over rivals like Google and Anthropic.

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