OpenAI's "Codex for Everything" Update Enhances Computer and Browser Control

The biggest shift this week is OpenAI's transformation of Codex into “Codex for Everything” — a control layer that operates directly over the desktop and browser, effectively making the AI a universal assistant. This move solidifies the agentic trend, where AI not only writes code but takes actions on your machine. Anthropic also released deep integrations for creative tools, and Microsoft turned legal AI into a Word feature with its new Legal Agent. Meanwhile, GitHub Copilot is transitioning to usage-based billing starting June 1 to support more advanced agentic workflows, signaling a broader industry move toward metering AI usage.

On the commoditization front, DeepSeek slashed cached input token prices to one-tenth, with V4-Flash at $0.0028 per million tokens and V4-Pro at $0.003625. Xiaomi open-sourced trillion-parameter MiMo models under MIT license with generous token grants. China's National Development and Reform Commission blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition of autonomous agent startup Manus, citing security concerns and requiring the deal to be unwound. Alibaba launched HappyHorse 1.0, a cinematic video generation model, in limited beta. These developments highlight both the rapid democratization of frontier AI and the tightening geopolitical control over strategic assets.