THE TECH BITE
👋 Intro
Happy Monday, Tech Bite family 🎉
Here’s a quick 3+ minutes Tech Bite to catch up on a few AI updates worth knowing.
In today’s Tech Bite:
OpenAI launches GPT-5.2-Codex 💻
Claude can now use the web for you 🌐
ChatGPT’s tone is now customizable 🤖
Plus: useful tools, social chatter, and one smart takeaway 🔥
Let’s dive into today’s bite 🍪
🍪 Today’s Main Bite
1) OpenAI launches GPT-5.2-Codex for real-world coding
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🚀 Quick Take:
OpenAI quietly pushed agentic coding forward with GPT-5.2-Codex. This is not about faster autocomplete. This is about AI handling long, real software work and defensive cybersecurity at scale.
📝 What’s New:
GPT-5.2-Codex is optimized for long-horizon agentic coding
Handles large refactors, migrations, and big repos without losing context
Stronger performance in Windows environments
Built-in context compaction for long-running tasks
State-of-the-art results on SWE-Bench Pro and Terminal-Bench 2.0
Much stronger defensive cybersecurity capabilities
Already live in Codex for paid ChatGPT users
API access coming soon with controlled rollout
Invite-only trusted access for cybersecurity professionals
🧠 Why It Matters:
This marks a shift from AI helping with snippets to AI handling long, real engineering work.
In short:
Developers supervise agents, not just write code
Security teams catch real vulnerabilities earlier
Windows users finally get native, reliable support
Bottom line: this isn’t just a new model. It’s a change in how software work gets done.
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2) Claude can now use the web for you
🚀 Quick Take:
Anthropic just made Claude’s Chrome plugin available to all paid users, not just the $200 Max tier. Claude is no longer stuck in a chat box. It can now use websites on your behalf.
📝 What’s New:
Claude’s Chrome plugin is now available to all paid subscribers
Claude can navigate websites and take actions for you
Can fill forms, manage calendar and email, and run multi-step workflows
Users can record workflows and teach Claude how to repeat them
Integrated with Claude Code for coding-related tasks
Built on Anthropic’s long focus on “computer use.”
🧠 Why It Matters:
This is another sign that AI is moving from answering questions to doing real work inside the browser.
In short:
The browser is becoming an AI execution layer
Repetitive web tasks can be delegated, not just assisted
Competition is heating up with OpenAI and Perplexity already pushing similar ideas
Google is still holding back full browser control for Gemini, but that gap likely won’t last long
Bottom line: AI agents are quietly moving from demos into everyday workflows.
3) ChatGPT’s tone is now customizable
🚀 Quick Take:
OpenAI is giving users more control over how ChatGPT talks, after complaints that recent updates felt cold or rude.
📝 What’s New:
New personalization controls for Warmth and Enthusiasm
Options to choose more, less, or default
Added alongside settings for headers, lists, and emojis
Builds on earlier tone styles like Professional, Candid, and Quirky
Available inside ChatGPT’s Personalization settings
🧠 Why It Matters:
Tone matters more than people admit.
In short:
Users want control, not forced personality changes
Small tone shifts affect trust and daily usage
AI tools are becoming personal products, not just utilities
Bottom line: people don’t just care what AI says anymore. They care how it says it.
🔧 Tool Bite
SurgeFlow: Automates browser tasks across tabs with one command. Runs directly in Chrome.
cto.new: Free AI coding agent with no API keys or credit card. Easy way to test agent-style coding.
⚙️ Smart Bite
Prompt to try today:
“Break this task into clear steps and do the first step for me.”
💬 Social Bite
🍽️ Final Bite
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