OpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins

OpenAI has a goblin problem. Instructions designed to guide the behavior of the company’s latest model as it writes code have been revealed to include a line, repeated several times, that specifically forbids it from randomly mentioning an assortment of mythical and real creatures. “Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other … Read more

Schematik Is ‘Cursor for Hardware.’ Anthropic Wants In

“There’s no blocker for your creativity anymore,” says Vermeeren, who is now also investing in Schematik. “That’s why I’m so excited about it and building stuff constantly.” He’s not the only one. On Thursday, Anthropic engineer Felix Rieseberg posted on He also shared a picture and a GitHub link for a device that looks very … Read more

Cursor Launches a New AI Agent Experience to Take On Claude Code and Codex

Cursor announced Thursday the launch of Cursor 3, a new product interface that allows users to spin up AI coding agents to complete tasks on their behalf. The product, which was developed under the code name Glass, is Cursor’s response to agentic coding tools like Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex, which have taken off … Read more

Code Metal Raises $125 Million to Rewrite the Defense Industry’s Code With AI

Code Metal, a Boston-based startup that uses AI to write code and translate it into other programming languages, just closed a $125 million Series B funding round from new and existing investors. The news comes just a few months after the startup raised $36 million in series A financing led by Accel. Code Metal is … Read more