Walmart's Code Puppy was born from rage at AI's lock-in trap

Walmart's viral Code Puppy AI tool helps avoid vendor lock-in, cut costs, and reduce dependence on Claude Code and Codex.

I had ChatGPT build me a free PDF editor because I didn't trust it to change my files - it worked!

The smartest way to use AI may not be letting it touch your files, but asking it to write software that handles them safely - ...
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Meet Microsoft Scout, Your AI Coworker That Never Logs Off

Soon, your coworkers in Microsoft Teams might not all be human. Scout, an always-on AI agent announced at Microsoft’s Build developer conference on Tuesday, can go through your work messages, calendar ...

OpenAI extends Codex with productivity tools for nontechnical users

Codex’s new plugin collection is rounded out by two extensions for salespeople and data science teams. Both can automate data ...