Gaming

Simon Willison, a prominent software developer, accidentally activated a 'pet' feature in Codex Desktop on July 14, 2026, leading him to create a custom animated pelican on a bicycle named 'Pedalican.' The pet, reminiscent of the classic Clippy assistant, appears as a small robot on the desktop, providing updates on Codex tasks.

In a joint advisory with Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) highlighted ongoing operations by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) Center 16, which exploits poorly configured networking devices worldwide.

Microsoft is testing a cleaner version of the Windows 11 search menu that eliminates recommended content and advertisements.

Singapore-based video generation startup PixVerse has raised $439 million in a Series C extension round, pushing its valuation past $2 billion.

OpenAI’s new prompting guide for GPT-5.6 Sol marks a significant departure from previous advice, urging users to “stop over-prompting” and embrace leaner system instructions.