Productivity
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Filter storiesOpenHistory is an open-source Mac app that records local activity and generates hourly and daily summaries with on-device inference. Its MCP bridge exposes that work history to local agents using event logs.
Cursor said cloud agents rose from 1 in 10 merged PRs in December to 56% today. Its setup gives agents cloud computers and tooling to repair their own environments.
Reports described GPT-5.6 Sol adding needless abstractions and Fable spending quota on many subagents for small changes. The debate frames lighter setups and senior review as safeguards against agent-made tech debt.
OpenAI said 7M active users now use Codex and ChatGPT Work, and paid users reported an extra reset card in web and mobile settings. Other reports said GPT-5.6 Sol context changes may reduce Codex burn.
Genspark turned Build Preview into Genspark Design and merged its AI Designer tooling into one product with Figma uploads, reusable brand systems, and code export. The launch matters because it pushes design-to-code workflows toward editable layered output instead of one-shot mockups.
Vercel launched Drop, a browser flow that turns a dragged file or folder into a production URL within seconds. Use it for static prototypes and HTML artifacts when you want deployment without repo setup or a separate CLI flow.
Linear launched Diffs, a PR review workflow inside Linear with realtime updates, threaded comments, focused notifications, and beta AI guidance. It keeps review closer to issue tracking, though teams still need GitHub for some PR discovery.
OpenAI shipped a Google Sheets add-on that lets ChatGPT build, edit, analyze, and update spreadsheets with natural-language prompts. The integration gives teams a lightweight way to automate sheet workflows without moving data into a separate BI or scripting stack.
Perplexity launched Personal Computer for Mac, giving its desktop agent access to local folders, native apps, and the browser from one orchestration layer. It also supports Mac mini setups controlled from iPhone, pushing the product toward an always-on desktop agent.