Claude Code in Slack
A tip to get better UI from Codex

TL;DR
- Codex can now generate images for UI assets, improving web page aesthetics.
- Claude Code can be tagged in Slack for team collaboration, maintaining context.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash can now control browsers and desktop environments.
- Figma's new tools allow turning design layers into code, motion design, and shader generation.
- Notion's developer platform now supports code-based workflows and integration with external agents.
- OpenAI has developed its first AI chip, 'Jalapeño', for LLM work.
- Runpod Flash Hack Day offers a hackathon to learn serverless GPU endpoint creation.
- Updates to GPT-5.5 Instant improve conversational abilities and intent recognition.
- Exa Connect offers web agents for querying business databases.
- Perplexity introduces Computer for Counsel for legal research.
- AssemblyAI's Universal-3.5 Pro Realtime uses call context for speech-to-text.
- Modal Auto Endpoints simplifies running open models in production.
- Executor is an open-source gateway for connecting agents to services.
- Aside is an AI browser with local encrypted data and ChatGPT support.
- Genspark Design generates UI prototypes, videos, and code.
- Hubble is a Markdown notepad for agents with live HTML previews.
- John Jumper, formerly of AlphaFold, is moving to Anthropic.
- Engram is a lab aiming to train personal models that learn from user work.
- Harvey Labs focuses on legal foundation models and firm-owned intelligence.
- A 'Dev Intel' role is proposed for keeping up with AI releases and distilling information for teams.