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OpenAI announced it is ending its partnership with Cursor after the coding-assistant company's acquisition by SpaceX, cutting off direct model access on November 12. Cursor says OpenAI models account for only 5% of its traffic and is seeking to reverse the decision.

Google is shutting down Gemini CLI and Gemini Code Assist for GitHub for consumer-level users on June 18, 2026, as it consolidates development tools into its Antigravity CLI platform. Enterprise users will retain access to Gemini Code Assist unchanged.

OpenAI announced major updates to Codex, its automated coding tool, adding background desktop control that lets it operate apps and click through interfaces while users continue working. The update includes 111 plugin integrations and matches capabilities Anthropic released for Claude Code last month.

OpenAI released a plugin that embeds its Codex coding assistant directly into Anthropic's Claude Code, the market-dominant code IDE. The plugin offers standard code review, adversarial review, and background task handoff capabilities, requiring only a ChatGPT subscription or OpenAI API key.

Google has made Canvas in AI mode available to all US-based users in English. The feature enables users to create plans, projects, and applications directly within Gemini.