OpenAI Codex Brings Computer Use to Windows and Makes Goal Mode Generally Available

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Per OpenAI's Codex changelog, Computer Use now operates Windows desktop apps by seeing, clicking, and typing in the foreground (also macOS; excluded in EEA/UK/Switzerland at launch), with remote steering from iOS/Android or a Mac. 'Goal mode' — define an outcome and success criteria and let Codex iterate toward it — went generally available across the app, IDE extension, and CLI. Together they push Codex further from a coding assistant toward an autonomous desktop agent for testing and bug-hunting.